NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 19, 2018

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime at BOS. Ryan Donato (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Ryan Donato had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:40.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:02.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:16.

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Nashville Predators rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at BUF. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Okposo–Nolan–Larsson skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.
•Viktor Arvidsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:59.
•New look for BUF: Okposo–Nolan–Larsson skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0 at MTL. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Antti Niemi (MTL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.

•Antti Niemi (MTL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.
•New look for MTL: Shaw–Carr–Scherbak skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for FLA: MacKenzie–McGinn–Sceviour skated 4:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at MIN. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Brown, Kopitar, Muzzin and Doughty) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:26 together.

•Drew Doughty had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:38.
•Jeff Carter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:00.
•Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:36.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Max Domi (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +14 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

•Max Domi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:12.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:16.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:30.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Max Domi ARI	vs CGY	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:12	—
Ryan Donato BOS	vs CBJ	1	2	3	6	1	0	19:40	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at MIN	0	3	3	1	5	1	23:38	—
Jeff Carter LAK	at MIN	2	0	2	5	1	1	19:00	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	vs CGY	2	0	2	2	2	0	20:16	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs CBJ	1	1	2	8	0	0	21:16	—
Dougie Hamilton CGY	at ARI	1	1	2	6	1	2	23:30	—
Dustin Brown LAK	at MIN	1	1	2	5	2	0	22:36	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	at BOS	1	1	2	4	5	2	13:02	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at BUF	1	1	2	3	0	2	14:24	—
Thomas Vanek CBJ	at BOS	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:50	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	at BUF	0	2	2	5	2	0	14:59	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Nolan–Larsson skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Fisher–Hartnell–Salomaki skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Shaw–Carr–Scherbak skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: MacKenzie–McGinn–Sceviour skated 4:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: McCann–Vatrano–Mamin skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Deslauriers–Hudon–McCarron skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Antti Raanta ARI	vs CGY	W	44	2	.955
Antti Niemi MTL	vs FLA	L	40	2	.950
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at BOS	W	38	4	.895
Pekka Rinne NSH	at BUF	W	35	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NSH	L	32	4	.875
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs LAK	O	30	4	.867
Roberto Luongo FLA	at MTL	W	28	0	.1000
Mike Smith CGY	at ARI	L	28	3	.893
Jonathan Quick LAK	at MIN	W	27	3	.889
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CBJ	O	25	5	.800

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