NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 16, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final

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New York Islanders

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 6–3

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Alex Chiasson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Alex Chiasson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.
•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:12.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:16.

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Ottawa Senators edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at home. Matt Duchene (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mike Hoffman (OTT) played 24:22, +6:02 up on his 18:20 season average over 81 games.

•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:45.
•Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:22.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 31:15.

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Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 at COL. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NSH: Bonino–Sissons–Hartman skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Colton Sissons had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:52.
•Craig Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:48.

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San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 7–4

San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 7–4 at CGY. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 4G 0A. New look for CGY: Versteeg–Jankowski–Hathaway skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evander Kane had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 18:35.
•Micheal Ferland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:50.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at home. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 29.5; the loss.

•Jakob Silfverberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:07.
•Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 29.5; the loss.
•Jason Chimera (ANA) played 5:05, −5:17 down on his 10:22 season average over 73 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Jason Zucker (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Granlund skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:12.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:15.
•David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evander Kane SJS	at CGY	4	0	4	7	0	0	18:35	—
Alex Chiasson WSH	vs NYI	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:18	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at COL	2	0	2	5	1	1	16:52	—
Colton Sissons NSH	at COL	2	0	2	4	1	0	18:47	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs NYI	1	1	2	4	0	1	19:04	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	at WSH	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:16	—
Matt Duchene OTT	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	0	0	22:45	—
Jason Zucker MIN	at VGK	1	1	2	3	2	1	20:15	—
Jakub Vrana WSH	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	0	1	9:12	—
Mike Hoffman OTT	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	0	1	24:22	—
Micheal Ferland CGY	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	3	2	16:50	—
Erik Haula VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	2	0	18:12	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Bonino–Sissons–Hartman skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Versteeg–Jankowski–Hathaway skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Fehr–Labanc–Meier skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Koivu–Parise–Granlund skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Niederreiter skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jimmy Howard DET	at ANA	L	36	4	.889
Juuse Saros NSH	at COL	W	35	2	.943
Martin Jones SJS	at CGY	W	34	4	.882
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at WSH	L	30	5	.833
John Gibson ANA	vs DET	W	30	2	.933
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MIN	L	29	3	.897
Alex Stalock MIN	at VGK	W	28	2	.929
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs NSH	L	27	3	.889
Braden Holtby WSH	vs NYI	W	25	3	.880
Craig Anderson OTT	vs DAL	W	25	2	.920
Ben Bishop DAL	at OTT	O	25	3	.880
Mike Smith CGY	vs SJS	L	20	6	.700
David Rittich CGY	vs SJS	—	7	0	.1000

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