NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 4, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Philadelphia Flyers

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:05 together.

•Evgenii Dadonov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:28.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:42.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Dadonov, Trocheck, Huberdeau and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:05 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at COL. Ryan Ellis (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Ryan Ellis had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:50.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:02 together.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Turris, Ellis, Ekholm, Sissons and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:50 together.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Ryan Getzlaf had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:47.
•Corey Perry had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:10.
•Jakob Silfverberg had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:12.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at NJD. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Perron, Tatar, Haula, Miller and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:08 together.

•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:05.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Perron, Tatar, Haula, Miller and Hunt) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:08 together.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at CAR. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Patrik Laine had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:16.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Jason Zucker (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Winnik–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:07.
•Ryan Suter had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:29.
•New look for MIN: Winnik–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

San Jose Sharks

Columbus Blue Jackets beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Letestu–Calvert skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:19.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:05.
•New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Letestu–Calvert skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% 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
Patrik Laine WPG	at CAR	2	1	3	5	1	0	14:16	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	at COL	1	2	3	4	2	2	26:50	—
Ryan Getzlaf ANA	vs CHI	0	3	3	0	0	1	19:47	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:12	—
Jason Zucker MIN	vs DET	2	0	2	4	1	1	18:07	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at SJS	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:19	—
Evgenii Dadonov FLA	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:28	—
Corey Perry ANA	vs CHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:10	—
Nick Schmaltz CHI	at ANA	2	0	2	2	1	1	15:44	—
Taylor Hall NJD	vs VGK	1	1	2	7	0	1	20:05	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs CBJ	1	1	2	5	6	1	20:05	—
David Perron VGK	at NJD	1	1	2	3	1	3	16:08	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: McGinn–Trocheck–Huberdeau skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Brickley–McCann–Mamin skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Grabner–Maroon skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Tatar–Eakin–Tuch skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Winnik–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Abdelkader–Mantha–Larkin skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Coyle skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Letestu–Calvert skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Vanek–Jenner–Wennberg skated 6:52 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 →
New look for SJS: Couture–Boedker–Meier skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs PHI	W	40	1	.975
John Gibson ANA	vs CHI	W	40	3	.925
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at NJD	W	35	2	.943
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CAR	W	35	2	.943
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at SJS	W	35	2	.943
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs NSH	O	31	4	.871
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs DET	W	29	1	.966
Cory Schneider NJD	vs VGK	L	27	3	.889
Petr Mrazek PHI	at FLA	L	26	4	.846
Jimmy Howard DET	at MIN	L	26	3	.885
Pekka Rinne NSH	at COL	W	25	3	.880
Cam Ward CAR	vs WPG	L	23	3	.870
Anton Forsberg CHI	at ANA	L	21	4	.810
Aaron Dell SJS	vs CBJ	—	14	0	.1000
Martin Jones SJS	vs CBJ	L	13	3	.769
J-F Berube CHI	at ANA	—	10	2	.800

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