NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 29, 2024

12 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Vegas Golden Knights

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Michael Amadio (VGK) played 19:27, +6:09 up on his 13:18 season average over 72 games.

•Morgan Geekie had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:32.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at CBJ. Brady Skjei (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Roslovic, Werenski and Nylander) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Alex Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:40.
•Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:43.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:22.

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New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at DET. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Nelson, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:54.
•Olli Maatta had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:14.
•Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:30.

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Florida Panthers edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:43 together.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:22.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:58.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:16.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime at TBL. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:55.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:15 together.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Point and Cirelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:45 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Mark Giordano (TOR) played 3:09, −13:46 down on his 16:55 season average over 45 games.

•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.
•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.
•Mark Giordano (TOR) played 3:09, −13:46 down on his 16:55 season average over 45 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +5 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.

•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:25.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:43.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +5 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.

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Nashville Predators rout Minnesota Wild 6–1

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 6–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Novak) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:22 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:09.
•Colton Sissons had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:14.
•Gustav Nyquist had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:08.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–0 at CHI. Zach Parise (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) played 19:15, −3:36 down on his 22:51 season average over 81 games.

•Zach Parise had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:22.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:15.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:20.

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Seattle Kraken beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0

Seattle Kraken beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 at home. Alexander Wennberg (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Wennberg, McCann, Dunn, Yamamoto and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:35.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Wennberg, McCann, Dunn, Yamamoto and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:26 together.
•New look for SEA: Gourde–Tolvanen–Kartye skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Drew Doughty had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:22.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:11.

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Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 6–4

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 6–4 at SJS. Anthony Duclair (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ANA won it by committee.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:31.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:40.
•Mikael Granlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:28.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Drew Doughty for LAK @ VAN, 82.5 mph. Full game report →

Drew Doughty (LAK @ VAN): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 82.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Morgan Geekie BOS	vs VGK	3	0	3	3	1	1	14:32	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs MTL	2	1	3	5	1	0	23:22	—
Anthony Duclair SJS	vs ANA	2	1	3	5	0	1	19:31	—
Zach Parise COL	at CHI	2	1	3	5	0	0	15:22	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at FLA	1	2	3	5	1	0	22:16	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs MTL	1	2	3	3	0	1	22:58	—
William Nylander TOR	vs ARI	1	2	3	3	0	1	19:49	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	at VAN	1	2	3	3	1	0	16:48	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	1	0	23:09	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at VAN	1	2	3	2	1	0	25:22	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at SJS	1	2	3	1	0	1	16:40	—
Mikael Granlund SJS	vs ANA	0	3	3	2	0	2	25:28	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Nylander–Texier–Sillinger skated 12:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Greenway–Thompson skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Cozens–Peterka–Benson skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Lettieri–Lucchini skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Tolvanen–Kartye skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs VGK	W	36	4	.889
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at FLA	O	35	3	.914
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	L	35	3	.914
Juuse Saros NSH	vs MIN	W	34	1	.971
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs COL	L	33	5	.848
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs PIT	W	33	0	.1000
Adin Hill VGK	at BOS	L	32	5	.844
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs CAR	L	32	3	.906
Joseph Woll TOR	vs ARI	W	32	2	.938
Anthony Stolarz FLA	vs MTL	W	31	3	.903
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at NSH	L	31	6	.806
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs ANA	L	29	5	.828
Tristan Jarry PIT	at SEA	L	28	2	.929
John Gibson ANA	at SJS	W	28	4	.857
Alex Lyon DET	vs NYI	L	26	4	.846
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	W	26	1	.962
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at DET	W	25	3	.880
Connor Ingram ARI	at TOR	L	25	3	.880
Justus Annunen COL	at CHI	W	24	0	.1000
Cam Talbot LAK	at VAN	W	24	1	.958
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	O	23	3	.870
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at TBL	W	23	2	.913
Spencer Martin CAR	at CBJ	W	22	2	.909
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs LAK	L	20	5	.750

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