NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 1, 2019

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Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at home. Conor Sheary (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 3:52 together.

•Conor Sheary had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:44.
•Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:45.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:13.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at NJD. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•James van Riemsdyk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:58.
•Damon Severson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•Jakub Voracek had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:19.

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Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–1

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–1 at NYI. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:00 together.

•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:38.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:00 together.
•New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Cizikas–Johnston skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2 at NYR. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +2 against a season average of 32.7; the loss.

•Joel Armia had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:17.
•Brady Skjei had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:04.
•Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +2 against a season average of 32.7; the loss.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:52.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:21.
•Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:40 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:45.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at ANA. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:32 together.

•VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:32 together.
•Brendan Guhle (ANA) played 24:13, +10:31 up on his 13:42 season average over 7 games.
•New look for VGK: Pirri–Eakin–Tuch skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3

San Jose Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Kerfoot, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Gabriel Landeskog had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:22.
•Marcus Sorensen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:40.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:02.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joel Armia MTL	at NYR	3	0	3	4	1	0	14:17	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	at NJD	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:58	—
Conor Sheary BUF	vs PIT	2	1	3	2	0	0	14:44	—
Damon Severson NJD	vs PHI	1	2	3	3	1	2	18:19	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	2	0	19:45	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	0	0	19:27	—
Kevin Hayes WPG	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:26	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at SJS	0	3	3	1	4	0	18:22	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at NJD	0	3	3	0	0	0	15:19	—
Marcus Sorensen SJS	vs COL	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:40	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at NJD	2	0	2	2	1	1	13:06	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs STL	1	1	2	5	2	1	17:21	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Clutterbuck–Cizikas–Johnston skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Filppula–Komarov–Kuhnhackl skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Hagelin–Eller–Connolly skated 6:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pirri–Eakin–Tuch skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Reaves–Carpenter–Bellemare skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs PIT	W	44	3	.932
Semyon Varlamov COL	at SJS	L	40	4	.900
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs NSH	W	38	3	.921
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs MTL	L	35	3	.914
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ANA	W	34	0	.1000
Cam Talbot PHI	at NJD	W	33	3	.909
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	L	33	2	.939
Matt Murray PIT	at BUF	O	30	4	.867
Carey Price MTL	at NYR	W	30	2	.933
Pekka Rinne NSH	at WPG	L	30	3	.900
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs WSH	L	28	2	.929
Martin Jones SJS	vs COL	W	25	3	.880
Cory Schneider NJD	vs PHI	L	23	5	.783
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs STL	W	23	2	.913
Jake Allen STL	at CAR	L	23	4	.826
Braden Holtby WSH	at NYI	W	21	1	.952

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