NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 5, 2018

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Calgary Flames

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +12 against a season average of 26.4; the win.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:17.
•Troy Brouwer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:35.
•Phil Kessel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:36.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at home. Leo Komarov (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF won it by committee.

•Leo Komarov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:10.
•Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:20.
•Johan Larsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.

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Ottawa Senators edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Karlsson, Hoffman, Duchene, Stone and Pageau) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 1:55 together.

•Tyler Seguin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:05.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 30:51.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 28.7; the overtime loss.

•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:06.
•Darcy Kuemper (ARI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 28.7; the overtime loss.
•Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +5 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

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Vancouver Canucks edge New York Islanders 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime at home. Brendan Leipsic (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for VAN: Leipsic–Horvat–Virtanen skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brendan Leipsic had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Jake Virtanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:48.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:17.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brendan Leipsic VAN	vs NYI	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:13	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs CGY	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:17	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs OTT	2	0	2	6	0	1	23:05	—
Leo Komarov TOR	at BUF	2	0	2	5	5	0	15:10	—
John Tavares NYI	at VAN	1	1	2	8	0	0	17:17	—
Erik Karlsson OTT	at DAL	1	1	2	5	1	2	30:51	—
Jason Pominville BUF	vs TOR	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:20	—
Jake Virtanen VAN	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	5	0	14:48	—
Matt Duchene OTT	at DAL	1	1	2	3	0	2	16:06	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	vs TOR	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:51	—
Johan Larsson BUF	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	1	1	20:30	—
Ryan O'Reilly BUF	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:41	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Ferland–Gaudreau–Monahan skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leipsic–Horvat–Virtanen skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Chad Johnson BUF	vs TOR	W	41	3	.927
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CGY	W	38	3	.921
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at EDM	O	36	4	.889
Cam Talbot EDM	vs ARI	W	35	3	.914
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs NYI	W	34	3	.912
Craig Anderson OTT	at DAL	W	33	2	.939
Jon Gillies CGY	at PIT	O	32	4	.875
Frederik Andersen TOR	at BUF	L	24	5	.792
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at VAN	O	23	4	.826
Kari Lehtonen DAL	vs OTT	O	18	3	.833
Ben Bishop DAL	vs OTT	—	12	0	.1000

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