NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Winnipeg Jets

Ottawa Senators

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 2:25, −12:12 down on his 14:37 season average over 78 games.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:20.
•Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 2:25, −12:12 down on his 14:37 season average over 78 games.
•Linus Ullmark (OTT) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +10 against a season average of 27.9; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:12 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:12.
•Martin Necas had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:08.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:59.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at LAK. Conor Garland (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Chytil skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:20.
•Filip Chytil had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.
•New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Chytil skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Conor Garland for VAN @ LAK, 63.2 mph. Full game report →

Conor Garland (VAN @ LAK): Dump and chase, dumped in, 1 pass, 63.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NJD	2	1	3	7	1	0	21:12	—
Martin Necas COL	vs NJD	0	3	3	2	2	0	22:08	—
Conor Garland VAN	at LAK	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:20	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at OTT	1	1	2	2	1	0	21:20	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NJD	0	2	2	4	0	2	24:59	—
Filip Chytil VAN	at LAK	0	2	2	2	0	1	16:35	—
Brenden Dillon NJD	at COL	0	0	0	0	6	2	22:58	—
Filip Hronek VAN	at LAK	0	0	0	0	4	4	26:03	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Giroux–Crookshank–Stützle skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Drouin–Nichushkin–Mittelstadt skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Chytil skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs WPG	L	38	3	.947
Jake Allen NJD	at COL	L	37	5	.865
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at LAK	W	26	2	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at OTT	W	24	1	.958
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs NJD	W	23	1	.957
David Rittich LAK	vs VAN	O	17	3	.824

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.