DailyFaceoff Morning Report — 02/19/22

Nick Szeman
Nick Szeman
DailyFaceoff Morning Report — 02/19/22

The DailyFaceoff Morning Report will be released on weekdays, recapping the key news and events from the day before.

We will highlight injuries that will affect today’s games, hot streaks, cold streaks, and anything relevant for everyone from the casual hockey fan to the Fantasy Hockey grinder.

Predators lose fourth straight in 5-3 loss to Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes reunited their top line of Teravainen-Aho-Svechnikov, and the trio connected for three goals, with Svechnikov leading the way (2G / 1A).

The Nashville Predators pulled their goalie, down 4-1, with just under six minutes to play in regulation. They scored two goals with the extra attacker to make it interesting before Andrei Svechnikov put the game away, scoring his second goal of the night into the empty net. The Predators started the month in second place in the Central Division. They have now fallen into the first Wild Card spot, only three points up on the Los Angeles Kings.

Oettinger and Fleury both record shutouts in Stars win

The rare double-shutout occurred on Friday night as the Dallas Stars defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 in a shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury was terrific in the loss, saving all 29 shots he faced, none better than a point-blank glove save on Roope Hintz late in the second period.

With the 34-save shutout tonight, Jake Oettinger has now stopped 80 of 81 shots over his last two games and has started five of the last six (4-1-0). The Stars seem to have turned to Oettinger over Holtby as they fight to secure a playoff spot.

Marchment does it again

Just three games removed from a six-point performance, Mason Marchment scored a hat-trick for the Florida Panthers, guiding them to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Wild coach Dean Evason followed the trend of the night, pulling his goalie while down 4-2 with over seven minutes remaining. The aggressive move proved costly as the Panthers iced the game with an empty-net goal just 31 seconds later.

Eichel records his first point; Knights lose 4-3 (OT) to Kings

Jack Eichel recorded an assist on one of Max Pacioretty’s two goals in the game.

Entering action on Friday, Pacioretty had no goals and only four assists over his last 11 games. Pacioretty has only averaged 1.5 shots over his last eight games, down from the whopping five shots per game he was averaging prior.

Adrian Kempe scored two goals for the Los Angeles Kings, including the overtime winner, giving him 14 points (10G / 4A) in his last 17 games.

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