NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 23, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals rout Edmonton Oilers 7–3

Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 7–3 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 9 shots in 16:29.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:43.
•Aliaksei Protas had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:40.

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New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 at PIT. J.T. Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•Ryan Shea had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:37.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:14.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at home. Patrick Kane (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:38 together.

•Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:43.
•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:07.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Paul–Cirelli–Hagel skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.
•New look for TBL: Paul–Cirelli–Hagel skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +10 against a season average of 27.2; the win.

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St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Mathieu Joseph (STL) played 5:32, −6:29 down on his 12:01 season average over 59 games.

•Jordan Kyrou had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:14.
•Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:14.
•Mathieu Joseph (STL) played 5:32, −6:29 down on his 12:01 season average over 59 games.

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New Jersey Devils rout Nashville Predators 5–0

New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 5–0 at NSH. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:08 together.

•Nico Hischier had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:44.
•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:35.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Nick Robertson (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Nick Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:05.
•Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:33.
•Jake McCabe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:49.

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Dallas Stars edge New York Islanders 4–3

Dallas Stars beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Jason Robertson had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.
•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:23.
•Roope Hintz had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.

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Calgary Flames edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at home. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:54 together.

•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:22.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:07.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:54 together.

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Utah Mammoth edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1

Utah Mammoth beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 at home. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:34 together.

•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:34 together.
•New look for UTA: Bjugstad–Kerfoot–Stenlund skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: J.T. Miller for NYR @ PIT, 83.2 mph. Full game report →

J.T. Miller (NYR @ PIT): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 83.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs EDM	3	0	3	9	1	0	16:29	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at NYI	3	0	3	4	1	1	16:12	—
Patrick Kane DET	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	1	0	21:43	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs EDM	1	2	3	3	0	0	15:43	—
Aliaksei Protas WSH	vs EDM	0	3	3	4	0	0	15:40	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at NSH	0	3	3	2	0	0	17:50	—
Nick Robertson TOR	at CHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	13:05	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	at DET	2	0	2	3	1	2	17:39	—
J.T. Miller NYR	at PIT	2	0	2	2	5	1	16:56	—
Ryan Shea PIT	vs NYR	2	0	2	2	0	2	20:37	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs SJS	1	1	2	6	2	0	22:22	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	at NSH	1	1	2	5	6	2	18:44	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Paul–Cirelli–Hagel skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Girgensons–Chaffee–Goncalves skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Bourque skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Zary skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Kunin–Sturm–Graf skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Bjugstad–Kerfoot–Stenlund skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Cooley skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Hoglander–Bains skated 4:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PIT	W	40	3	.925
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs SEA	W	37	1	.973
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NYI	W	37	3	.919
Lukas Dostal ANA	at DET	O	36	5	.861
Justus Annunen NSH	vs NJD	L	36	5	.861
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at CGY	L	36	3	.917
Calvin Pickard EDM	at WSH	L	34	6	.824
Arturs Silovs VAN	at UTA	L	32	2	.938
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	W	29	1	.966
Nico Daws NJD	at NSH	W	29	0	.1000
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs TOR	L	29	4	.862
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs DAL	L	29	4	.862
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs SJS	W	29	2	.931
Alex Lyon DET	vs ANA	W	28	4	.857
Joseph Woll TOR	at CHI	W	27	2	.926
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs EDM	W	25	3	.880
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at STL	L	25	3	.880
Ales Stezka SEA	at TBL	L	23	3	.870
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs VAN	W	16	1	.938
Joel Blomqvist PIT	vs NYR	L	15	4	.733

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