NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 28, 2018

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

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Florida Panthers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for FLA: MacKenzie–Sceviour–Vatrano skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 22:49.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:49.
•New look for FLA: MacKenzie–Sceviour–Vatrano skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the win.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:56.
•Brady Skjei had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:00.
•Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:02.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at COL. Ivan Provorov (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Simmonds–Weal–Laughton skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:42.
•New look for PHI: Simmonds–Weal–Laughton skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Erik Johnson (COL) played 20:40, −4:51 down on his 25:31 season average over 61 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Kevin Connauton (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Carpenter and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:14 together.

•Kevin Connauton had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:37.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Carpenter and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:14 together.
•New look for VGK: Neal–Tatar–Haula skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% 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
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at TOR	2	0	2	8	0	0	22:49	—
Kevin Connauton ARI	at VGK	2	0	2	4	5	1	18:37	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs NYR	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:56	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:49	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	at COL	1	1	2	1	5	5	27:42	—
Brady Skjei NYR	at WSH	0	2	2	3	1	1	24:00	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs NYR	0	2	2	1	0	0	21:02	—
Luke Schenn ARI	at VGK	0	0	0	1	10	5	22:34	—
Ron Hainsey TOR	vs FLA	0	0	0	0	2	10	23:37	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: MacKenzie–Sceviour–Vatrano skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: McGinn–McCann–Mamin skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Smith-Pelly–Gersich skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Simmonds–Weal–Laughton skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Bourque–Yakupov–Toninato skated 6:08 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 →
New look for PHI: Lehtera–Weise–Read skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Neal–Tatar–Haula skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Rinaldo–Domi–Dvorak skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby WSH	vs NYR	W	37	2	.946
Roberto Luongo FLA	at TOR	L	35	4	.886
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs FLA	W	33	3	.909
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at WSH	O	33	3	.909
Andrew Hammond COL	vs PHI	L	33	2	.939
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ARI	L	32	3	.906
Antti Raanta ARI	at VGK	W	29	2	.931
Petr Mrazek PHI	at COL	—	17	0	.1000
Michal Neuvirth PHI	at COL	W	11	1	.909

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