NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 9, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for COL: Brassard–Compher–MacKinnon skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:23.
•New look for COL: Brassard–Compher–MacKinnon skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carter Hutton (BUF) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.

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San Jose Sharks edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Bozak, O'Reilly, Schenn and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:06.
•Logan Couture had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:43.

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Boston Bruins edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Krug and Heinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:55.
•Torey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:45.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Krug and Heinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:33 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Kronwall, Nielsen, Vanek, Bertuzzi and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:12 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:18.
•Niklas Kronwall had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:51.
•DET's first power-play unit (Kronwall, Nielsen, Vanek, Bertuzzi and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:12 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.
•Nick Leddy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:08.
•Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.

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New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Namestnikov–Chytil skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Strome had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:46.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:26.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:54.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alexander Wennberg (CBJ) played 6:48, −8:23 down on his 15:11 season average over 74 games.

•Cam Atkinson had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:09.
•Alexander Wennberg (CBJ) played 6:48, −8:23 down on his 15:11 season average over 74 games.
•Ryan Dzingel (CBJ) played 12:05, −4:48 down on his 16:53 season average over 77 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at EDM. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Anthony Stolarz (EDM) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +12 against a season average of 27.9; the loss.

•John Tavares had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:29.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:30.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:20.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at NSH. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Williams, Faulk, Niederreiter, Teravainen and Aho) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 6:01 together.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:06.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:26.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:42.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at DAL. Alexander Radulov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anton Khudobin (DAL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.

•Anton Khudobin (DAL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Saad–Sikura skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Dickinson–L'Esperance skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Christian Dvorak (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Hinostroza, Dvorak, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:41 together.

•Christian Dvorak had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:26.
•Michael Grabner had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:29.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:12.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Vancouver Canucks 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–2 at VAN. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:31.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:05.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:22.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Strome NYR	vs NJD	2	1	3	5	0	0	16:46	—
Alex Tuch VGK	at VAN	1	2	3	5	1	2	16:31	—
John Tavares TOR	at EDM	1	2	3	5	1	1	18:29	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	2	0	22:23	—
Vladislav Namestnikov NYR	vs NJD	1	2	3	1	3	0	20:26	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs STL	2	0	2	7	1	1	20:06	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs PIT	2	0	2	7	0	0	22:09	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs DET	2	0	2	6	0	0	20:18	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	at NSH	2	0	2	5	1	1	20:06	—
Christian Dvorak ARI	vs LAK	2	0	2	4	1	1	18:26	—
Michael Grabner ARI	vs LAK	2	0	2	2	2	0	14:29	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	22:26	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Brassard–Compher–MacKinnon skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Wilson–Rantanen skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pominville–Larsson–Mittelstadt skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: O'Reilly–Schenn–Schwartz skated 15:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Stempniak–Krejci–Nordstrom skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Callahan–Gourde–Paquette skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Namestnikov–Chytil skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Ennis–Brown–Gauthier skated 4:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Saad–Sikura skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Dickinson–L'Esperance skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hutton BUF	at COL	L	42	2	.952
Cory Schneider NJD	at NYR	L	40	3	.925
Anthony Stolarz EDM	vs TOR	L	40	3	.925
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs CHI	L	39	2	.949
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs LAK	W	36	2	.944
Petr Mrazek CAR	at NSH	W	34	3	.912
Jake Allen STL	at SJS	O	33	3	.909
Jonathan Bernier DET	at TBL	L	33	3	.909
Frederik Andersen TOR	at EDM	W	33	2	.939
Matt Murray PIT	at CBJ	L	32	3	.906
Jack Campbell LAK	at ARI	L	32	4	.875
Craig Anderson OTT	at BOS	L	31	3	.903
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	L	31	4	.871
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at VAN	W	31	2	.935
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs PIT	W	29	1	.966
Brian Elliott PHI	at NYI	W	27	2	.926
Corey Crawford CHI	at DAL	W	27	1	.963
Louis Domingue TBL	vs DET	W	24	2	.917
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	vs NJD	W	24	2	.917
Martin Jones SJS	vs STL	W	19	2	.895
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs OTT	W	19	2	.895
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs BUF	W	18	0	.1000
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs VGK	—	17	1	.941
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs VGK	L	16	5	.688
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs PHI	L	15	5	.667
Christopher Gibson NYI	vs PHI	—	10	0	.1000

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