NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 9, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. Seth Jones (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jared Coreau (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +7 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.

•Seth Jones had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:06.
•Jared Coreau (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +7 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.
•New look for DET: Frk–Athanasiou–Svechnikov skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at OTT. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mike Condon (OTT) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.

•Mike Condon (OTT) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.
•New look for OTT: Burrows–Pyatt–McCormick skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau (OTT) played 20:02, +3:20 up on his 16:42 season average over 77 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Dallas Stars beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:37.
•Tyler Seguin had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:14.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Shore) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Matt Cullen (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Gagner–Leipsic–Horvat skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:59.
•Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 13:28.
•New look for VAN: Gagner–Leipsic–Horvat skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% 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
Seth Jones CBJ	vs DET	2	0	2	4	1	2	21:06	—
Matt Cullen MIN	at VAN	1	1	2	7	0	1	13:28	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs ANA	1	1	2	6	1	3	20:37	—
Charlie Coyle MIN	at VAN	1	1	2	1	0	2	13:59	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs ANA	0	2	2	6	0	1	21:14	—
Mark Borowiecki OTT	vs CGY	0	0	0	1	7	3	17:22	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Frk–Athanasiou–Svechnikov skated 4:57 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 OTT: Burrows–Pyatt–McCormick skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Spezza–Roussel–Ritchie skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Gagner–Leipsic–Horvat skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mike Condon OTT	vs CGY	L	37	2	.946
Ryan Miller ANA	at DAL	L	37	2	.946
Jared Coreau DET	at CBJ	L	36	3	.917
Anders Nilsson VAN	vs MIN	L	35	4	.886
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at VAN	W	32	2	.938
David Rittich CGY	at OTT	W	30	1	.967
Kari Lehtonen DAL	vs ANA	W	27	1	.963
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs DET	W	24	2	.917

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