NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 27, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 at home. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher and Wood) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Kyle Palmieri had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:02.
•Taylor Hall had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:27.
•Jeff Skinner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:34.

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New York Islanders edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

New York Islanders beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at OTT. Matt Duchene (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Tavares, Lee, Pelech and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Bobby Ryan had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:20.
•Andrew Ladd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:00.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Darren Helm (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Derick Brassard (PIT) played 11:01, −6:49 down on his 17:50 season average over 71 games.

•Darren Helm had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:13.
•Luke Glendening had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:18.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:24.

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St. Louis Blues edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Kane and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:05 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:07.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:35.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Kane and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:05 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Minnesota Wild 2–1 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in a shootout at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Bonino–Salomaki–Sissons skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Bonino–Salomaki–Sissons skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Cullen–Coyle–Greenway skated 5:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Fisher–Hartnell–Hartman skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (SO)

Winnipeg Jets beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in a shootout at home. Brandon Tanev (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and Donato) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:41 together.

•Brandon Tanev had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:37.
•Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:28.
•Adam Lowry had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:40.

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Dallas Stars edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:14 together.

•Alexander Radulov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:53.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:57.
•Tyler Seguin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:27.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Edmonton Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Edmonton Oilers 7–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton Oilers 7–3 at EDM. Thomas Vanek (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Thomas Vanek had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 13:54.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:23.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:25.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Brandon Sutter (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ANA: Chimera–Grant–Ritchie skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Sutter had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.
•New look for ANA: Chimera–Grant–Ritchie skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Henrique–Kase–Terry skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Thomas Vanek CBJ	at EDM	3	1	4	5	0	1	13:54	—
Brandon Tanev WPG	vs BOS	3	0	3	5	1	1	13:37	—
Kyle Palmieri NJD	vs CAR	2	1	3	6	0	0	18:02	—
Brandon Sutter VAN	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	1	2	17:09	—
Matt Duchene OTT	vs NYI	1	2	3	6	0	1	22:20	—
Bobby Ryan OTT	vs NYI	1	2	3	3	3	0	21:12	—
Darren Helm DET	vs PIT	1	2	3	3	0	0	16:13	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	at EDM	1	2	3	2	3	0	13:23	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	1	17:25	—
Taylor Hall NJD	vs CAR	0	3	3	5	0	1	20:27	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	1	1	20:07	—
Luke Glendening DET	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	0	2	13:18	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Bonino–Salomaki–Sissons skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Coyle–Greenway skated 5:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Fisher–Hartnell–Hartman skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Chimera–Grant–Ritchie skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Kase–Terry skated 7:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Darling CAR	at NJD	L	45	4	.911
Jaroslav Halak NYI	at OTT	W	36	3	.917
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs CAR	W	34	3	.912
Kari Lehtonen DAL	vs PHI	W	33	2	.939
Aaron Dell SJS	at STL	O	32	3	.906
Anton Khudobin BOS	at WPG	O	32	4	.875
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BOS	W	32	4	.875
Mike Condon OTT	vs NYI	L	31	4	.871
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at NSH	O	29	1	.966
John Gibson ANA	at VAN	L	29	3	.897
Matt Murray PIT	at DET	L	25	4	.840
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at EDM	W	25	3	.880
Jimmy Howard DET	vs PIT	W	24	2	.917
Jake Allen STL	vs SJS	W	24	2	.917
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs ANA	W	24	1	.958
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs MIN	W	23	1	.957
Petr Mrazek PHI	at DAL	O	23	3	.870
Cam Talbot EDM	vs CBJ	L	18	5	.722
Laurent Brossoit EDM	vs CBJ	—	9	2	.778

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