NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 20, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:14 together.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:39.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:04.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Leddy, Lee and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:14 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 5–3 at NYR. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Buchnevich and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:55.
•Ian Cole had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:31.
•Nick Foligno had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:49.

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Washington Capitals edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:13.
•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:10.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:05.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Carolina Hurricanes 7–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–3 at CAR. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:13.
•Pontus Aberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:46.
•Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:38.

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Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators 7–2

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 7–2 at OTT. Jared McCann (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:34.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:36.
•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 12:09.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in a shootout at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:11 together.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 21:10.
•Claude Giroux had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:54.
•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:41.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home. James van Riemsdyk (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:03.
•Yanni Gourde had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:58.
•New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in overtime at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Patrik Laine (WPG) played 5:59, −10:38 down on his 16:37 season average over 81 games.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:14.
•Patrik Laine (WPG) played 5:59, −10:38 down on his 16:37 season average over 81 games.
•New look for WPG: Stastny–Little–Ehlers skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 at CHI. Alexander Kerfoot (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Seabrook, Anisimov, Toews, Kane and Gustafsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Alexander Kerfoot had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 8:21.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:10.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nate Schmidt (VGK) played 18:20, −3:58 down on his 22:18 season average over 75 games.

•Nate Schmidt (VGK) played 18:20, −3:58 down on his 22:18 season average over 75 games.
•Ryan Reaves (VGK) played 11:31, +3:58 up on his 7:33 season average over 78 games.
•Jussi Jokinen (VAN) played 16:19, +4:49 up on his 11:30 season average over 59 games.

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San Jose Sharks rout New Jersey Devils 6–2

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 6–2 at home. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Kane and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:25 together.

•Brent Burns had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:24.
•Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:53.
•Brenden Dillon had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:29.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at NYR	3	1	4	4	0	1	15:55	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CAR	1	3	4	4	0	0	16:13	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs PHI	2	1	3	8	0	1	21:10	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs DAL	1	2	3	6	1	0	22:13	—
Jared McCann FLA	at OTT	1	2	3	1	1	0	14:34	—
Pontus Aberg EDM	at CAR	1	2	3	1	0	0	15:46	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at DET	0	3	3	3	0	0	23:54	—
Brent Burns SJS	vs NJD	0	3	3	0	1	1	20:24	—
James van Riemsdyk TOR	at TBL	2	0	2	5	0	0	15:03	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs LAK	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:14	—
Alexander Kerfoot COL	at CHI	2	0	2	3	1	1	8:21	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	at OTT	1	1	2	8	0	0	12:09	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Guentzel skated 12:42 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 →
New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Stastny–Little–Ehlers skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Rieder–Andreoff–Amadio skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov COL	at CHI	W	45	1	.978
Matt Murray PIT	at NYI	L	39	3	.923
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs COL	L	39	4	.897
Jack Campbell LAK	at WPG	O	38	2	.947
Christopher Gibson NYI	vs PIT	W	37	1	.973
James Reimer FLA	at OTT	W	35	2	.943
Cam Talbot EDM	at CAR	W	33	3	.909
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at NYR	W	32	3	.906
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at WSH	L	32	4	.875
Jimmy Howard DET	vs PHI	W	31	4	.871
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs CBJ	L	30	4	.867
Scott Darling CAR	vs EDM	L	30	7	.767
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs TOR	W	30	3	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at VGK	L	28	4	.857
Martin Jones SJS	vs NJD	W	28	2	.929
Braden Holtby WSH	vs DAL	W	27	3	.889
Frederik Andersen TOR	at TBL	L	25	4	.840
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs VAN	—	23	1	.957
Mike Condon OTT	vs FLA	—	22	3	.864
Petr Mrazek PHI	at DET	—	19	3	.842
Craig Anderson OTT	vs FLA	L	17	4	.765
Eric Comrie WPG	vs LAK	W	17	1	.941
Cory Schneider NJD	at SJS	L	14	4	.714
Alex Lyon PHI	at DET	O	12	1	.917
Keith Kinkaid NJD	at SJS	—	11	2	.818
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs VAN	W	7	0	.1000

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