NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 7, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

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Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Rust–Rakell–Beauvillier skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:34.
•New look for PIT: Rust–Rakell–Beauvillier skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge New York Islanders 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brad Lambert (WPG) played 7:06, −5:38 down on his 12:44 season average over 4 games.

•Gabriel Vilardi had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:31.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:54.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:01.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Nashville Predators 6–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 6–2 at home. Ryan Donato (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Ryan Donato had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:02.
•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:03.
•Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:02.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Edmonton Oilers 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 at EDM. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 22:18.
•Cale Makar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 29:11.
•Corey Perry had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:38.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in a shootout at home. Matt Duchene (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for DAL: Dadonov–Hintz–Robertson skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:14.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:04.
•Phillip Danault had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:36.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Ryan Donato for CHI vs NSH, 67.8 mph. Full game report →

Ryan Donato (CHI vs NSH): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 67.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Donato CHI	vs NSH	2	2	4	4	1	0	19:02	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at EDM	1	3	4	7	0	1	22:18	—
Cale Makar COL	at EDM	2	1	3	6	0	2	29:11	—
Matt Duchene DAL	at LAK	2	1	3	6	1	0	20:14	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs NYI	2	0	2	7	0	1	15:31	—
Corey Perry EDM	vs COL	2	0	2	3	0	1	10:38	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs COL	2	0	2	3	0	1	21:33	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at EDM	1	1	2	4	0	2	24:47	—
Frank Nazar CHI	vs NSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	14:02	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	0	0	23:04	—
Seth Jones CHI	vs NSH	1	1	2	3	2	4	21:54	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs NSH	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:03	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Rust–Rakell–Beauvillier skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Bemstrom–Tomasino skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Dadonov–Hintz–Robertson skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Oettinger DAL	at LAK	O	37	4	.892
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYI	W	35	3	.914
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs NSH	W	33	2	.939
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	L	30	6	.800
David Rittich LAK	vs DAL	W	30	4	.867
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at WPG	L	27	4	.852
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at EDM	W	27	4	.852
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	L	26	3	.885
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at NYR	W	24	2	.917
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs COL	L	19	2	.895
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs COL	—	12	3	.750

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