NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 13, 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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Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 at CAR. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•David Pastrnak had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 17:36.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:45.
•Brock McGinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:08.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Marc Methot (DAL) played 7:32, −10:39 down on his 18:11 season average over 35 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:18.
•Alex Galchenyuk had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:21.
•Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:41.

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Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 at TBL. J.T. Miller (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. OTT won it by committee.

•J.T. Miller had a hat trick (3 points) on 10 shots in 20:36.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:17.
•Steven Stamkos had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:31.

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Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Little, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:02 together.

•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Little, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:02 together.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Ehlers–Laine skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Bonino–Jarnkrok–Hartman skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Minnesota Wild 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–1 at MIN. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:28 together.

•J.T. Compher had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:33.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:28 together.
•Nikita Zadorov (COL) played 24:58, +5:34 up on his 19:24 season average over 76 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Edmonton Oilers 1–0

Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 1–0 at home. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Frolik–Backlund–Bennett skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Frolik–Backlund–Bennett skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Brouwer–Shore–Hathaway skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Stajan–Stewart–Lazar skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at home. Jeff Carter (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Muzzin and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Jeff Carter had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:48.
•Nick Cousins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:22.
•Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 30:49.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Pastrnak BOS	at CAR	3	1	4	6	2	0	17:36	—
J.T. Miller TBL	vs OTT	3	0	3	10	1	0	20:36	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at CAR	1	2	3	2	2	0	20:45	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs OTT	0	3	3	5	0	0	21:17	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs OTT	0	3	3	2	0	2	20:31	—
Mike Hoffman OTT	at TBL	2	0	2	4	1	1	19:28	—
Jeff Carter LAK	at ARI	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:48	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	vs DAL	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:18	—
J.T. Compher COL	at MIN	2	0	2	3	0	1	11:33	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	1	0	16:25	—
Brock McGinn CAR	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	1	0	14:08	—
Tom Pyatt OTT	at TBL	1	1	2	3	0	0	12:37	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Wheeler–Ehlers–Laine skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bonino–Jarnkrok–Hartman skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Little–Armia–Connor skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Bourque–Toninato–Kerfoot skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Niederreiter skated 5:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frolik–Backlund–Bennett skated 14:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Brouwer–Shore–Hathaway skated 9:24 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 CGY: Stajan–Stewart–Lazar skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (78.9% 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	at TBL	W	46	4	.913
Antti Niemi MTL	vs DAL	W	38	2	.947
Adin Hill ARI	vs LAK	W	37	3	.919
Semyon Varlamov COL	at MIN	W	34	1	.971
Cam Ward CAR	vs BOS	L	33	5	.848
Tuukka Rask BOS	at CAR	W	33	4	.879
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs WPG	W	33	1	.970
Cam Talbot EDM	at CGY	L	32	1	.969
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NSH	—	30	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs OTT	L	29	6	.793
Jack Campbell LAK	at ARI	O	29	3	.897
Mike Smith CGY	vs EDM	W	28	0	.1000
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at MTL	L	26	4	.846
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs COL	L	22	5	.773
Michael Hutchinson WPG	at NSH	L	15	3	.800
Peter Budaj TBL	vs OTT	—	4	1	.750

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