NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 16, 2019

12 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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St. Louis Blues

Pittsburgh Penguins

St. Louis Blues rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at PIT. Vince Dunn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Schenn skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Vince Dunn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:20.
•Patrick Maroon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:37.
•Colton Parayko had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:30.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Islanders 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Helm–Mantha–Larkin skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andreas Athanasiou had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:23.
•Danny DeKeyser had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 28:55.
•New look for DET: Helm–Mantha–Larkin skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at LAK. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evgenii Dadonov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:03.
•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:57.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:18.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, DeBrusk and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:44 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:44.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:51.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, DeBrusk and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:44 together.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0 at MTL. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 48 (.1000), +18 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

•Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:45.
•Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 48 (.1000), +18 against a season average of 30.2; the win.
•New look for MTL: Shaw–Lehkonen–Domi skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 at home. Zack Smith (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:41 together.

•Zack Smith had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.
•Magnus Paajarvi had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:46.
•Cody Ceci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:17.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 6:01 together.

•Alex Killorn had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 14:03.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:57.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:12.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Girgensons skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Girgensons skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Curtis McElhinney (CAR) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.3; the win.
•New look for BUF: Pominville–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Michael Stone (CGY) played 6:27, −10:13 down on his 16:40 season average over 13 games.

•Michael Stone (CGY) played 6:27, −10:13 down on his 16:40 season average over 13 games.
•Derek Ryan (CGY) played 20:39, +6:56 up on his 13:43 season average over 80 games.
•Mark Giordano (CGY) played 21:05, −3:12 down on his 24:17 season average over 77 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home. Ryan Donato (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:01 together.

•Ryan Donato had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:06.
•Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:04.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Parise, Spurgeon and Fiala) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:01 together.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at ARI. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Garland, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:50 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:29.
•Alex Galchenyuk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:47.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk, Garland, Keller and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:50 together.

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Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Nyquist–Kane–Hertl skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:06.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.
•New look for SJS: Nyquist–Kane–Hertl skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.7% 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
Alex Killorn TBL	vs WSH	3	0	3	6	3	0	14:03	—
Evgenii Dadonov FLA	at LAK	2	1	3	4	1	0	20:03	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at ARI	2	1	3	3	3	0	25:29	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at LAK	0	3	3	3	0	0	20:57	—
Zack Smith OTT	vs TOR	0	3	3	2	1	0	17:09	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at TBL	2	0	2	7	3	0	25:57	—
Ryan Donato MIN	vs NYR	2	0	2	6	0	2	14:06	—
Alex Galchenyuk ARI	vs EDM	2	0	2	6	1	0	14:47	—
Andreas Athanasiou DET	vs NYI	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:23	—
Vince Dunn STL	at PIT	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:20	—
Magnus Paajarvi OTT	vs TOR	2	0	2	3	1	1	10:46	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	at SJS	2	0	2	2	1	1	15:06	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Perron–O'Reilly–Schenn skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Helm–Mantha–Larkin skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Glendening–Athanasiou–Bertuzzi skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Krejci–Coyle–DeBrusk skated 14:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Backes–Nordstrom–Acciari skated 6:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Shaw–Lehkonen–Domi skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Larsson–Girgensons skated 10:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pominville–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Fiala–Greenway–Kunin skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Cousins–Galchenyuk–Garland skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Cave–Currie–Gambardella skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Nyquist–Kane–Hertl skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Corey Crawford CHI	at MTL	W	48	0	.1000
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at MIN	L	46	4	.913
Garret Sparks TOR	at OTT	L	44	6	.864
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs NYI	W	42	1	.976
Jordan Binnington STL	at PIT	W	41	1	.976
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs TOR	W	37	2	.946
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs BUF	W	37	2	.946
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs FLA	L	35	4	.886
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WSH	W	34	3	.912
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at BOS	O	33	2	.939
Braden Holtby WSH	at TBL	L	33	4	.879
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at ARI	W	30	2	.933
Linus Ullmark BUF	at CAR	L	29	4	.862
Martin Jones SJS	vs NSH	L	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CGY	W	28	1	.964
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs NYR	W	28	2	.929
Samuel Montembeault FLA	at LAK	W	27	3	.889
Juuse Saros NSH	at SJS	W	26	2	.923
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs CBJ	W	25	1	.960
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs EDM	O	25	3	.880
Carey Price MTL	vs CHI	L	24	2	.917
Thomas Greiss NYI	at DET	L	22	2	.909
Mike Smith CGY	at WPG	L	21	2	.905
Matt Murray PIT	vs STL	L	13	4	.692
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs STL	—	13	1	.923

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