NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 6, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Detroit Red Wings

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Detroit Red Wings 6–5 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5 in overtime at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Brad Marchand had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 19:38.
•Anthony Mantha had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:51.
•Torey Krug had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:18.

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New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4 at home. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Vatanen and Hall) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Travis Zajac had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:19.
•Jacob de la Rose had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:53.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Vatanen and Hall) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:01 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat New York Rangers 3–0

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Rangers 3–0 at NYR. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Mark Scheifele (WPG) played 10:44, −10:07 down on his 20:51 season average over 59 games.

•Patrik Laine had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:39.
•Mark Scheifele (WPG) played 10:44, −10:07 down on his 20:51 season average over 59 games.
•New look for NYR: Desharnais–Kreider–Buchnevich skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

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Vegas Golden Knights

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VGK: Tatar–Eakin–Carpenter skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:29.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:30.
•New look for VGK: Tatar–Eakin–Carpenter skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 5–4 in overtime at home. Nick Bjugstad (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. TBL won it by committee.

•Nick Bjugstad had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:05.
•Yanni Gourde had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:40.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:51.

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Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at home. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DAL: Spezza–Smith–Elie skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DAL: Spezza–Smith–Elie skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Fisher–Smith–Fiala skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ryan Johansen (NSH) played 22:35, +4:05 up on his 18:30 season average over 78 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–2

Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–2 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Skinner, Rask, Hanifin and Ryan) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Eric Staal had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:25.
•Jared Spurgeon had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:28.
•Mikko Koivu had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in overtime at home. Jonathan Toews (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:30 together.

•Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:57.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:30 together.
•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Jurco–Highmore skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Washington Capitals 4–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Washington Capitals 4–0 at home. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +5 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.
•Josh Manson had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:35.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	vs DET	3	2	5	6	0	1	19:38	—
Anthony Mantha DET	at BOS	2	2	4	4	2	0	18:51	—
Torey Krug BOS	vs DET	2	2	4	3	0	2	20:18	—
Nick Bjugstad FLA	at TBL	3	0	3	7	2	1	19:05	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at NYR	3	0	3	4	1	1	16:39	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	vs FLA	2	1	3	3	1	2	18:40	—
Travis Zajac NJD	vs MTL	2	1	3	3	2	0	17:19	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs VGK	1	2	3	5	0	0	16:29	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	vs VGK	1	2	3	2	2	2	15:30	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs DET	0	3	3	5	0	0	16:24	—
Eric Staal MIN	vs CAR	2	0	2	5	0	2	16:25	—
Jacob de la Rose MTL	at NJD	2	0	2	4	2	2	15:53	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Desharnais–Kreider–Buchnevich skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Tatar–Eakin–Carpenter skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Smith–Elie skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Fisher–Smith–Fiala skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Jurco–Highmore skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	W	49	4	.918
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs VGK	W	38	1	.974
John Gibson ANA	vs WSH	W	36	0	.1000
Anton Khudobin BOS	vs DET	W	35	5	.857
J-F Berube CHI	vs COL	W	34	1	.971
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs MTL	W	33	4	.879
Charlie Lindgren MTL	at NJD	L	33	6	.818
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs WPG	L	33	2	.939
Roberto Luongo FLA	at TBL	O	33	5	.848
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at NSH	L	33	1	.970
Steve Mason WPG	at NYR	W	31	0	.1000
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs CAR	W	31	2	.935
Semyon Varlamov COL	at CHI	O	27	2	.926
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs DAL	W	26	0	.1000
Jimmy Howard DET	at BOS	O	21	2	.905
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at CBJ	L	20	3	.850
Scott Darling CAR	at MIN	—	18	2	.889
Jared Coreau DET	at BOS	—	16	4	.750
Cam Ward CAR	at MIN	L	13	4	.692
Braden Holtby WSH	at ANA	L	9	3	.667
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at ANA	—	8	0	.1000

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