NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 12, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–3

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–3 at home. Jimmy Vesey (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Skinner, Rask, Hanifin and Ryan) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Jimmy Vesey had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:54.
•Mika Zibanejad had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:31.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:13.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at PHI. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:43 together.

•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:43 together.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Karlsson, Marchessault, Hyka, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:45 together.
•New look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Tuch skated 14:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 23:07.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:13.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:03 together.

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Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Alexander Wennberg (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 3A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg, Panarin and Dubois) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:02 together.

•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.
•Ian Cole had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:54.
•Seth Jones had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:13.

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Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at FLA. Matt Duchene (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Magnus Paajarvi had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.
•Matt Duchene had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.

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St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at ANA. Ivan Barbashev (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brandon Montour (ANA) played 26:19, +5:55 up on his 20:24 season average over 79 games.

•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:06.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:10.
•Brandon Montour (ANA) played 26:19, +5:55 up on his 20:24 season average over 79 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0 at home. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Carter–Lewis–Rieder skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:00.
•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:57.
•New look for LAK: Carter–Lewis–Rieder skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3

San Jose Sharks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3 at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. SJS won it by committee.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:27.
•Chris Tierney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:26.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alexander Wennberg CBJ	vs MTL	1	3	4	2	0	0	13:49	—
Jimmy Vesey NYR	vs CAR	3	0	3	4	0	0	15:54	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	0	19:27	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs CAR	0	3	3	1	1	3	18:31	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs CAR	0	3	3	1	0	1	15:13	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs WPG	2	0	2	8	5	0	23:07	—
Matt Duchene OTT	at FLA	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:16	—
Mats Zuccarello NYR	vs CAR	2	0	2	3	1	1	20:40	—
Magnus Paajarvi OTT	at FLA	2	0	2	2	0	0	15:40	—
Tyler Toffoli LAK	vs VAN	1	1	2	5	1	0	13:00	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	0	1	23:13	—
Seth Jones CBJ	vs MTL	1	1	2	3	2	2	14:13	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Karlsson–Marchessault–Tuch skated 14:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Eakin–Hyka–Carpenter skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Carter–Lewis–Rieder skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Leipsic–Motte–Horvat skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs CAR	W	44	3	.932
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at WSH	O	43	3	.930
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at PHI	W	40	2	.950
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs MTL	W	40	2	.950
Craig Anderson OTT	at FLA	W	38	3	.921
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VAN	W	35	0	.1000
Anders Nilsson VAN	at LAK	L	33	3	.909
Jimmy Howard DET	at SJS	L	33	4	.879
Petr Mrazek PHI	vs VGK	L	29	3	.897
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs WPG	W	28	2	.929
Martin Jones SJS	vs DET	W	26	3	.885
Charlie Lindgren MTL	at CBJ	L	25	5	.800
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs OTT	L	25	5	.800
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	23	4	.826
Jake Allen STL	at ANA	W	22	2	.909
Scott Darling CAR	at NYR	L	21	4	.810

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