NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 5, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Marcus Johansson (BOS) played 0:59, −15:12 down on his 16:11 season average over 57 games.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:24.
•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:29.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:02.

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Final / SO

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in a shootout at NJD. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Stafford–Agostino–Rooney skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NJD: Stafford–Agostino–Rooney skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Lappin–Anderson–McLeod skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Blake Coleman (NJD) played 22:40, +5:44 up on his 16:56 season average over 77 games.

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New York Islanders edge Ottawa Senators 5–4 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in a shootout at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Nelson skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Nelson skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Dal Colle–Barzal–Beauvillier skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +4 against a season average of 33.5; the overtime loss.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Florida Panthers 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Florida Panthers 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:47.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:42.
•Mike Hoffman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:41.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Adam Erne had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:42.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:06.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:20.

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Nashville Predators edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Boyle, Subban, Smith, Johansen and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:12 together.

•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:16.
•Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:56.
•Rocco Grimaldi had 2 assists (2 points) in 9:51.

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Dallas Stars edge New York Rangers 1–0

Dallas Stars beat New York Rangers 1–0 at home. John Klingberg (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jamie Oleksiak (DAL) played 5:59, −8:54 down on his 14:53 season average over 56 games.

•Jamie Oleksiak (DAL) played 5:59, −8:54 down on his 14:53 season average over 56 games.
•Brendan Smith (NYR) played 11:03, −4:19 down on his 15:22 season average over 62 games.
•Mika Zibanejad (NYR) played 15:56, −4:41 down on his 20:37 season average over 81 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Brassard, Barrie, Landeskog, MacKinnon and Rantanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:32.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:35.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:28.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 3–1 at ARI. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler, Rakell and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:06 together.

•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler, Rakell and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:06 together.
•New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Rakell–Steel skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. Shea Weber (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Weal–Armia–Drouin skated 12:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Shea Weber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:42.
•Victor Mete had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:44.
•New look for MTL: Weal–Armia–Drouin skated 12:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% 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
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs DET	1	2	3	4	1	1	21:32	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	1	0	21:47	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at BOS	2	0	2	7	1	0	21:24	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs FLA	2	0	2	5	2	1	20:42	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at NSH	2	0	2	2	1	0	19:16	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs WPG	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:20	—
Tyson Barrie COL	vs DET	1	1	2	4	2	2	22:28	—
David Krejci BOS	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:29	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DET	1	1	2	4	0	1	24:35	—
Shea Weber MTL	at LAK	1	1	2	3	2	2	21:42	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:56	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	at ARI	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:11	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Stafford–Agostino–Rooney skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Lappin–Anderson–McLeod skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Coleman–Bratt skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Lee–Nelson skated 12:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Dal Colle–Barzal–Beauvillier skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Filppula–Ladd–Eberle skated 9:27 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 NYI: Komarov–Cizikas–Johnston skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Dadonov–Huberdeau–Barkov skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Rakell–Steel skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Weal–Armia–Drouin skated 12:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Clifford–Luff skated 4:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Curtis McElhinney CAR	at BOS	O	38	4	.895
Craig Anderson OTT	at NYI	O	38	4	.895
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs CAR	W	37	3	.919
Roberto Luongo FLA	at PIT	O	37	3	.919
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at TBL	—	36	4	.889
Matt Murray PIT	vs FLA	W	34	2	.941
Jonathan Bernier DET	at COL	O	34	4	.882
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs MIN	W	33	4	.879
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WPG	W	32	2	.938
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at DAL	L	32	1	.969
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs ANA	L	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at NJD	W	30	1	.967
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NYR	W	28	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	at LAK	W	27	1	.963
Robin Lehner NYI	vs OTT	—	25	4	.840
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at NSH	O	25	4	.840
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs MTL	L	24	3	.875
Semyon Varlamov COL	vs DET	W	23	3	.870
Ryan Miller ANA	at ARI	W	23	1	.957
Cory Schneider NJD	vs CBJ	O	18	1	.944
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs OTT	W	2	0	.1000
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at TBL	L	2	1	.500

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