NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 22, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Tampa Bay Lightning

New York Islanders

Tampa Bay Lightning edge New York Islanders 7–6

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 7–6 at NYI. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL won it by committee.

•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:24.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:06.
•Jordan Eberle had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:38.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Rangers 4–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 4–3 at home. Jesper Fast (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NYR: Spooner–Vesey–Buchnevich skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesper Fast had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.
•Claude Giroux had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:25.
•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:29.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Arizona Coyotes 6–5

Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes 6–5 at home. Jeff Skinner (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:32.
•Phillip Di Giuseppe had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:56.
•Jaccob Slavin had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:17.

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Florida Panthers 4–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 4–0 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Seth Jones (CBJ) played 19:06, −5:34 down on his 24:40 season average over 77 games.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:59.
•Seth Jones (CBJ) played 19:06, −5:34 down on his 24:40 season average over 77 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Ottawa Senators 6–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 6–2 at OTT. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:52.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:56.
•Darnell Nurse had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:07.

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Washington Capitals edge Detroit Red Wings 1–0

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 at DET. Brett Connolly (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Philipp Grubauer (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 27.2; the win.

•Philipp Grubauer (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 27.2; the win.
•Jakub Vrana (WSH) played 8:25, −4:08 down on his 12:33 season average over 72 games.
•Nick Jensen (DET) played 22:22, +6:11 up on his 16:11 season average over 80 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Kadri, Rielly and Marner) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Morgan Rielly had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:46.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:26.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:32.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Alexander Edler (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CHI: Sharp–Kane–Schmaltz skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Edler had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:41.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:36.
•Henrik Sedin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:10.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Colorado Avalanche 7–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 7–1 at COL. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 4G 0A.

•Anze Kopitar had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:31.
•Tobias Rieder had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:45.
•Jake Muzzin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:26.

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San Jose Sharks edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at home. Brent Burns (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +16 against a season average of 27.9; the overtime loss.

•Malcolm Subban (VGK) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +16 against a season average of 27.9; the overtime loss.
•Paul Martin (SJS) played 10:29, −4:36 down on his 15:05 season average over 13 games.
•Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 25:26, +5:21 up on his 20:05 season average over 75 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anze Kopitar LAK	at COL	4	0	4	7	1	0	20:31	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at OTT	2	2	4	5	0	0	20:52	—
Jeff Skinner CAR	vs ARI	2	1	3	4	0	0	15:32	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs TBL	2	1	3	3	1	1	16:24	—
Jesper Fast NYR	at PHI	2	1	3	3	0	1	14:24	—
Phillip Di Giuseppe CAR	vs ARI	1	2	3	5	1	0	15:56	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at OTT	1	2	3	5	1	0	21:56	—
Brayden Point TBL	at NYI	1	2	3	3	0	2	20:06	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs TBL	0	3	3	5	0	0	17:38	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	at OTT	0	3	3	4	2	3	23:07	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	vs ARI	0	3	3	3	0	4	24:17	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs NYR	0	3	3	3	0	0	18:25	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Spooner–Vesey–Buchnevich skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Sharp–Kane–Schmaltz skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Malcolm Subban VGK	at SJS	O	44	2	.955
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYI	W	41	6	.854
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at CHI	W	41	2	.951
Philipp Grubauer WSH	at DET	W	39	0	.1000
Craig Anderson OTT	vs EDM	L	38	6	.842
Alex Lyon PHI	vs NYR	W	36	3	.917
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at PHI	L	36	4	.889
Cam Talbot EDM	at OTT	W	35	2	.943
Cam Ward CAR	vs ARI	W	33	5	.848
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs FLA	W	33	0	.1000
Roberto Luongo FLA	at CBJ	L	32	3	.906
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at CAR	L	30	6	.800
Jonathan Quick LAK	at COL	W	30	1	.967
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs TOR	L	28	5	.821
Jimmy Howard DET	vs WSH	L	26	1	.962
Frederik Andersen TOR	at NSH	W	25	2	.920
Martin Jones SJS	vs VGK	W	25	1	.960
Christopher Gibson NYI	vs TBL	—	24	6	.750
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs LAK	L	20	5	.750
J-F Berube CHI	vs VAN	L	18	4	.778
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs LAK	—	15	2	.867
Jaroslav Halak NYI	vs TBL	L	12	1	.917
Anton Forsberg CHI	vs VAN	—	9	1	.889

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