NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 30, 2018

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

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Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Islanders

Toronto Maple Leafs edge New York Islanders 5–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 5–4 at NYI. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:38.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:11.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout New York Rangers 7–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers 7–3 at NYR. Cedric Paquette (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Cedric Paquette had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 12:16.
•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:22.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Derek Ryan (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Eller–Smith-Pelly–Vrana skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:28.
•New look for WSH: Eller–Smith-Pelly–Vrana skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Beagle–Connolly–Stephenson skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–0 at home. Tyson Barrie (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Jost) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:34 together.

•Tyson Barrie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:56.
•Sven Andrighetto had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:23.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in overtime at home. Ondrej Kase (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ondrej Kase had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:27.
•New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brandon Montour (ANA) played 26:35, +6:11 up on his 20:24 season average over 79 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jordan Schmaltz (STL) played 2:42, −8:58 down on his 11:40 season average over 12 games.

•William Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:19.
•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:20.
•Jordan Schmaltz (STL) played 2:42, −8:58 down on his 11:40 season average over 12 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cedric Paquette TBL	at NYR	2	1	3	6	5	1	12:16	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs STL	1	2	3	4	4	1	22:19	—
Tyson Barrie COL	vs CHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	23:56	—
Sven Andrighetto COL	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	2	1	17:23	—
Brayden Point TBL	at NYR	2	0	2	5	0	0	17:22	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs STL	2	0	2	3	4	1	22:20	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at NYI	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:12	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at NYI	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:38	—
Alex Killorn TBL	at NYR	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:50	—
J.T. Miller TBL	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:33	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	0	1	15:11	—
Nazem Kadri TOR	at NYI	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:09	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Eller–Smith-Pelly–Vrana skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Beagle–Connolly–Stephenson skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Pearson skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Chimera–Grant–Brown skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Thompson–Lewis–Kempe skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ondrej Pavelec NYR	vs TBL	L	49	6	.878
Collin Delia CHI	at COL	L	36	5	.861
Frederik Andersen TOR	at NYI	W	33	4	.879
Jonathan Quick LAK	at ANA	O	33	2	.939
Christopher Gibson NYI	vs TOR	L	32	5	.844
Louis Domingue TBL	at NYR	W	31	3	.903
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs CHI	W	30	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CAR	L	29	3	.897
John Gibson ANA	vs LAK	W	29	1	.966
Jake Allen STL	at VGK	O	26	4	.846
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs STL	W	24	3	.875
Scott Darling CAR	at WSH	W	21	1	.952
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs CHI	—	3	0	.1000

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