NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 6, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

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Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at PHI. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH won it by committee.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.
•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:35.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:10.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at home. Adam Gaudette (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Leivo–Boeser–Pettersson skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adam Gaudette had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:12.
•New look for VAN: Leivo–Boeser–Pettersson skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Pearson–Horvat–Goldobin skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 at ANA. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. STL won it by committee.

•Troy Terry had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:06.
•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:41.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at home. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:43 together.

•William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:15.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:43 together.
•New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Monahan–Tkachuk skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% 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
Troy Terry ANA	vs STL	0	3	3	1	0	0	17:11	—
Robert Thomas STL	at ANA	2	0	2	3	0	1	14:06	—
Alex Pietrangelo STL	at ANA	1	1	2	5	2	2	24:41	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at ANA	1	1	2	4	1	0	24:37	—
Jaycob Megna ANA	vs STL	1	1	2	3	4	3	17:10	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:32	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	at PHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	19:10	—
Claude Giroux PHI	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	24:35	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at PHI	1	1	2	1	0	1	19:11	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs CGY	0	2	2	5	0	0	17:15	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs WSH	0	2	2	4	1	1	24:52	—
Dmitry Orlov WSH	at PHI	0	2	2	3	0	2	20:43	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Leivo–Boeser–Pettersson skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pearson–Horvat–Goldobin skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Ennis–Petan–Moore skated 5:56 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 CGY: Gaudreau–Monahan–Tkachuk skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Lindholm–Mangiapane skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
David Rittich CGY	at VGK	L	38	2	.947
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs CGY	W	34	1	.971
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	33	5	.848
Frederik Andersen TOR	at VAN	O	31	3	.903
Braden Holtby WSH	at PHI	W	30	3	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs TOR	W	30	2	.933
Jordan Binnington STL	at ANA	W	27	4	.852
Brian Elliott PHI	vs WSH	L	19	4	.789
Cam Talbot PHI	vs WSH	—	16	1	.938

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