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Players of the Night:
Nazem Kadri, Toronto Maple Leafs: Kadri continued his torrid pace as of late, scoring a hat trick and recording five points in a 6-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kadri has seven goals in his past 10 games.
Frederik Andersen, Toronto Maple Leafs: The Blue Jackets put 57 shots on Anderson. He stopped 54 of them. Yes, 54 saves - a career-high. Unreal.
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche: Varlamov turned aside 43 shots, including five on the power play, to help the Avalanche to a 2-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens. It was Varlamov’s first win since Dec. 29.
Highlights of the Night:
Andersen doing his thing:
DENIED, love @f_andersen30. 🛑 pic.twitter.com/tAofRocewg
— NHL (@NHL) February 15, 2018
Korpisalo, the Maple Leafs killer (not quite on Wednesday) but my goodness this save:
This isn't a bad save from Korpisalo.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/fBvVAJHAu0
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) February 15, 2018
Sticking with the nice save theme:
Penalty shot awarded to the United States 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/MESxlNkMfR
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 15, 2018
Kadri’s hat trick goal, and quite the pass from Marner:
Buzzing like bees here as @43_Kadri completes the hatty. #CBJvsTOR https://t.co/v2mmeeQ4H2
— NHL (@NHL) February 15, 2018
Factoids of the Night:
Leafs haven't allowed 56 shots in a game since the mid-1980s.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) February 15, 2018
Scores:
Maple Leafs 6, Blue Jackets 3
Avalanche 2, Canadiens 0
Panthers 4, Canucks 3
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck
