NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018

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

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Dallas Stars

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Dallas Stars 6–5 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 6–5 in a shootout at home. James van Riemsdyk (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•James van Riemsdyk had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:19.
•Tyler Seguin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:31.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:30.

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New York Rangers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Buchnevich and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:34 together.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.
•Neal Pionk had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:03.
•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 18:51.

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San Jose Sharks edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at EDM. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:08.
•Logan Couture had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:47.
•Oscar Klefbom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:46.

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New Jersey Devils rout Vegas Golden Knights 8–3

New Jersey Devils beat Vegas Golden Knights 8–3 at VGK. Erik Haula (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD won it by committee.

•Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.
•Erik Haula had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:10.
•Colin Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:26.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0 at home. Brandon Montour (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +8 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.

•Brandon Montour had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:45.
•Jason Chimera had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 7:52.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +8 against a season average of 29.1; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Chris Kreider NYR	vs PIT	1	3	4	3	1	1	16:33	—
James van Riemsdyk TOR	vs DAL	3	0	3	8	0	2	19:19	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	at EDM	2	1	3	4	2	2	18:08	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at TOR	1	2	3	6	2	0	23:31	—
Logan Couture SJS	at EDM	1	2	3	1	0	2	19:47	—
Neal Pionk NYR	vs PIT	0	3	3	2	2	0	26:03	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs PIT	2	0	2	9	0	1	18:51	—
Erik Haula VGK	vs NJD	2	0	2	7	1	1	19:10	—
Brandon Montour ANA	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	1	2	24:45	—
Blake Coleman NJD	at VGK	2	0	2	3	5	1	16:06	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at TOR	1	1	2	5	0	1	20:30	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at VGK	1	1	2	4	0	0	12:28	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at VGK	W	42	3	.929
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs PIT	W	40	3	.925
Al Montoya EDM	vs SJS	O	40	4	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at ANA	L	37	3	.919
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at TOR	O	33	5	.848
Casey DeSmith PIT	at NYR	O	33	4	.879
John Gibson ANA	vs VAN	W	32	0	.1000
Martin Jones SJS	at EDM	W	28	3	.893
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs DAL	—	20	3	.850
Maxime Lagace VGK	vs NJD	—	17	4	.765
Curtis McElhinney TOR	vs DAL	W	15	2	.867
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs NJD	L	11	4	.636

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