NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 1, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 at home. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•David Krejci had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:25.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:13.
•Olli Maatta had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:23.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Justin Williams (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CAR: Williams–Staal–McGinn skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Justin Williams had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:54.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:19.
•New look for CAR: Williams–Staal–McGinn skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Vatanen and Hall) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:05.
•Evgenii Dadonov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:25.
•Patrick Maroon had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:16.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in overtime at DAL. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:41 together.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 9 shots in 22:47.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 8:14.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:59.

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Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at EDM. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +12 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:22.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:08.
•Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:46.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Minnesota Wild 5–3

Arizona Coyotes beat Minnesota Wild 5–3 at home. Max Domi (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Domi, Fischer, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:00 together.

•Max Domi had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:52.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:09.
•Christian Fischer had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:53.

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San Jose Sharks rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–2

San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–2 at home. Dylan DeMelo (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CHI: Toews–Saad–Hinostroza skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (67.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan DeMelo had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:05.
•Joe Pavelski had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:43.
•Joonas Donskoi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Christian Folin (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. LAK's first power-play unit (Muzzin, Doughty, Toffoli, Pearson and Amadio) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:42 together.

•Christian Folin had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:39.
•Alex Iafallo had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:28.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Muzzin, Doughty, Toffoli, Pearson and Amadio) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:42 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Krejci BOS	vs PIT	3	0	3	3	1	0	16:25	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs TBL	2	1	3	9	4	0	22:47	—
Justin Williams CAR	at PHI	2	1	3	2	0	0	15:54	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs PIT	1	2	3	4	0	0	15:13	—
Dylan DeMelo SJS	vs CHI	0	3	3	2	1	1	18:05	—
Max Domi ARI	vs MIN	0	3	3	1	1	0	14:52	—
Christian Folin LAK	vs CBJ	0	3	3	0	3	1	15:39	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	at EDM	2	0	2	7	0	0	16:22	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	1	1	17:43	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	0	3	23:05	—
Olli Maatta PIT	at BOS	2	0	2	3	3	3	19:23	—
Alex Iafallo LAK	vs CBJ	2	0	2	2	1	1	14:28	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Williams–Staal–McGinn skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Stempniak–Rask–Ryan skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Leier–Raffl skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Boyle–Maroon–Coleman skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Kunitz–Callahan–Stamkos skated 12:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Cammalleri–Aberg–Draisaitl skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Saad–Hinostroza skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (67.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Letestu–Calvert–Jenner skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Bjorkstrand–Milano skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot EDM	vs NSH	L	42	4	.905
Pekka Rinne NSH	at EDM	W	36	2	.944
Petr Mrazek PHI	vs CAR	L	35	4	.886
Louis Domingue TBL	at DAL	W	35	4	.886
Antti Raanta ARI	vs MIN	W	35	3	.914
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at LAK	L	34	5	.853
Martin Jones SJS	vs CHI	W	34	2	.941
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BOS	L	33	5	.848
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CBJ	W	32	2	.938
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs NJD	W	31	2	.935
Cory Schneider NJD	at FLA	L	29	3	.897
J-F Berube CHI	at SJS	L	28	6	.786
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs PIT	W	26	4	.846
Ben Bishop DAL	vs TBL	O	25	5	.800
Alex Stalock MIN	at ARI	L	24	4	.833
Cam Ward CAR	at PHI	W	22	1	.955
Anton Forsberg CHI	at SJS	—	6	1	.833
Casey DeSmith PIT	at BOS	—	5	3	.400

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