NHL Recaps: Friday, Feb 27, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at FLA. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:41 together.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:23.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:19.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:41 together.

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Washington Capitals edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:37.
•Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:38.
•Rasmus Sandin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:30.

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Utah Mammoth beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Utah Mammoth beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:41.
•Lawson Crouse had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:33.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:41.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Winnipeg Jets 5–4 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 in overtime at home. Beckett Sennecke (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Beckett Sennecke had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:05.
•Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:57.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:39.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Beck Malenstyn for BUF @ FLA, 71.6 mph. Full game report →

Beck Malenstyn (BUF @ FLA): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 3 passes, 71.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH	vs VGK	2	1	3	6	0	1	19:37	—
Clayton Keller UTA	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	0	1	16:41	—
Beckett Sennecke ANA	vs WPG	0	3	3	3	3	0	19:05	—
Lawson Crouse UTA	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	3	0	15:33	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at UTA	1	1	2	7	1	4	17:41	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at FLA	1	1	2	6	1	3	19:23	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	0	26:39	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs BUF	1	1	2	2	0	0	21:19	—
Alex Iafallo WPG	at ANA	1	1	2	1	1	0	14:57	—
Pavel Mintyukov ANA	vs WPG	1	1	2	1	0	1	20:28	—
Mikhail Sergachev UTA	vs MIN	0	2	2	5	2	0	25:05	—
Cole Perfetti WPG	at ANA	0	2	2	4	2	1	20:38	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ANA	O	40	5	.875
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs BUF	L	38	2	.947
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at UTA	L	37	5	.865
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs WPG	W	33	4	.879
Akira Schmid VGK	at WSH	L	30	3	.900
Alex Lyon BUF	at FLA	W	29	2	.966
Logan Thompson WSH	vs VGK	W	26	2	.923
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs MIN	W	23	2	.913

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