NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 3, 2018

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Philadelphia Flyers 7–6 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–6 in a shootout at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 7 shots in 19:06.
•Victor Hedman had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 28:11.
•Ivan Provorov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:20.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jay Bouwmeester (STL) played 9:46, −10:41 down on his 20:27 season average over 34 games.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:45.
•Tyler Seguin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:36.
•Jay Bouwmeester (STL) played 9:46, −10:41 down on his 20:27 season average over 34 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–3 at LAK. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CHI: Toews–Kane–Saad skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:59.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:13.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Kane–Saad skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at home. Torey Krug (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Antti Niemi (MTL) faced 50 shots and stopped 48 (.960), +20 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

•Torey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 10 shots in 24:46.
•Antti Niemi (MTL) faced 50 shots and stopped 48 (.960), +20 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.
•Charlie McAvoy (BOS) played 0:37, −21:53 down on his 22:30 season average over 62 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Christopher Gibson (NYI) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +15 against a season average of 35.5; the overtime loss.

•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.
•Phil Kessel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:41.
•Christopher Gibson (NYI) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +15 against a season average of 35.5; the overtime loss.

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Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:08.
•John Carlson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:48.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:29.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at home. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Fredrik Claesson (OTT) played 21:04, +5:49 up on his 15:15 season average over 63 games.

•Fredrik Claesson (OTT) played 21:04, +5:49 up on his 15:15 season average over 63 games.
•Jason Demers (ARI) played 17:10, −4:02 down on his 21:12 season average over 68 games.
•Nick Cousins (ARI) threw 7 hits, a night for hits leagues.

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New York Rangers edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

New York Rangers beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Strome–Slepyshev–Puljujarvi skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:22.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:42.
•New look for EDM: Strome–Slepyshev–Puljujarvi skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs PHI	2	3	5	7	0	1	19:06	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs PHI	2	2	4	4	0	1	28:11	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	at TBL	1	2	3	5	1	3	24:20	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs TOR	1	2	3	5	0	1	18:29	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	at LAK	1	2	3	4	1	0	20:59	—
John Carlson WSH	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	1	1	22:48	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	1	18:08	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at LAK	1	2	3	2	0	0	21:13	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs PHI	0	3	3	2	0	0	20:08	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs STL	1	1	2	8	3	0	21:45	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at TBL	1	1	2	4	1	0	22:08	—
Nolan Patrick PHI	at TBL	1	1	2	4	1	0	22:32	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Toews–Kane–Saad skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Sharp–Highmore–Kampf skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Deslauriers–Froese–Shaw skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Gionta–Backes–Heinen skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Hornqvist–Guentzel skated 14:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: van Riemsdyk–Bozak–Kapanen skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Strome–Slepyshev–Puljujarvi skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Cammalleri–Nugent-Hopkins–Aberg skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Antti Niemi MTL	at BOS	O	50	2	.960
Christopher Gibson NYI	at PIT	O	50	3	.940
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PHI	W	43	6	.860
Ben Bishop DAL	vs STL	W	37	2	.946
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at EDM	W	37	2	.946
Petr Mrazek PHI	at TBL	O	35	6	.829
Carter Hutton STL	at DAL	O	34	3	.912
Cam Talbot EDM	vs NYR	L	34	3	.912
Anton Forsberg CHI	at LAK	W	32	3	.906
Braden Holtby WSH	vs TOR	W	29	2	.931
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs MTL	W	28	1	.964
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYI	W	27	2	.926
Mike Condon OTT	at ARI	L	27	2	.926
Frederik Andersen TOR	at WSH	L	25	5	.800
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CHI	L	24	4	.833
Antti Raanta ARI	vs OTT	W	24	1	.958
Curtis McElhinney TOR	at WSH	—	9	0	.1000

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