NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 18, 2018

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Semyon Varlamov (COL) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 11 shots in 18:05.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.
•Blake Comeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:31.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Calgary Flames 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 4–0 at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CGY: Versteeg–Jankowski–Bennett skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Karlsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:26.
•Nate Schmidt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.
•New look for CGY: Versteeg–Jankowski–Bennett skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Miller) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:19.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:09.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Miller) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:26 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New York Islanders 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. John Tavares (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CAR won it by committee.

•John Tavares had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:47.
•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:13.
•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:20.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. Wayne Simmonds (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Wayne Simmonds had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:22.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:13.

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St. Louis Blues edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at CHI. Alex Pietrangelo (STL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 28:33.
•Vince Dunn had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:07.
•Alex DeBrincat had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:46.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:00 together.

•Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:08.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:00 together.

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Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Josh Manson (ANA) played 5:18, −15:15 down on his 20:33 season average over 79 games.

•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:26.
•Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:19.
•Josh Manson (ANA) played 5:18, −15:15 down on his 20:33 season average over 79 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Pietrangelo STL	at CHI	1	3	4	8	0	4	28:33	—
Vince Dunn STL	at CHI	1	3	4	4	0	1	21:07	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs CGY	3	0	3	4	1	0	18:26	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs STL	3	0	3	3	1	0	14:46	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DET	2	1	3	11	0	0	18:05	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs DET	1	2	3	2	2	0	18:21	—
John Tavares NYI	vs CAR	0	3	3	4	0	0	17:47	—
Wayne Simmonds PHI	vs WSH	2	0	2	6	0	1	18:22	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs EDM	2	0	2	6	0	0	17:19	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs CAR	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:13	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs DAL	2	0	2	2	0	1	15:42	—
Josh Bailey NYI	vs CAR	1	1	2	5	0	0	20:19	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Versteeg–Jankowski–Bennett skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Gourde–Point skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Scheifele–Connor skated 15:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs CGY	W	42	0	.1000
J-F Berube CHI	vs STL	O	41	5	.878
Al Montoya EDM	at TBL	L	40	3	.925
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs CAR	L	39	4	.897
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs DET	W	38	1	.974
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at ANA	L	36	4	.889
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at PHI	L	34	5	.853
Jared Coreau DET	at COL	L	31	5	.839
Mike Smith CGY	at VGK	L	31	4	.871
Louis Domingue TBL	vs EDM	W	30	1	.967
Jake Allen STL	at CHI	W	30	4	.867
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DAL	W	30	2	.933
Scott Darling CAR	at NYI	W	29	3	.897
Petr Mrazek PHI	vs WSH	W	28	3	.893
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at WPG	L	20	3	.850
John Gibson ANA	vs NJD	W	17	2	.882
Ben Bishop DAL	at WPG	—	3	0	.1000

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