NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Chicago Blackhawks

Toronto Maple Leafs

Chicago Blackhawks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4

Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 at TOR. Brendan Perlini (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brendan Perlini had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:00.
•Andreas Johnsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.

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New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at EDM. Matt Benning (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD won it by committee.

•Damon Severson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:51.
•Kenny Agostino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:28.
•Kevin Rooney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:22.

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Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 4–1 at home. Tyler Motte (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Vesey, Buchnevich and DeAngelo) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:46 together.

•Tyler Motte had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Vesey, Buchnevich and DeAngelo) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:46 together.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Edler, Leivo, Granlund, Horvat and Boeser) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 9:13 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brendan Perlini CHI	at TOR	1	2	3	3	0	2	15:00	—
Tyler Motte VAN	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:20	—
Matt Benning EDM	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	2	3	16:04	—
Andreas Johnsson TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	2	0	17:32	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	0	2	21:37	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	0	2	26:37	—
Damon Severson NJD	at EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	23:51	—
Brandon Saad CHI	at TOR	1	1	2	3	2	0	16:30	—
Kenny Agostino NJD	at EDM	1	1	2	2	2	0	14:28	—
Kevin Rooney NJD	at EDM	1	1	2	1	1	0	15:22	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CHI	0	2	2	5	0	0	18:57	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs NJD	0	2	2	3	1	0	26:40	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Strome–Namestnikov–Chytil skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cory Schneider NJD	at EDM	W	39	3	.923
Collin Delia CHI	at TOR	—	29	3	.897
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at VAN	L	27	3	.889
Garret Sparks TOR	vs CHI	L	25	1	.960
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs NYR	W	22	1	.955
Corey Crawford CHI	at TOR	W	18	1	.944
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs NJD	L	18	4	.778
Anthony Stolarz EDM	vs NJD	—	17	2	.882
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs CHI	—	14	4	.714

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