NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 17, 2019

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

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New Jersey Devils

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at home. Tyson Barrie (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Stafford–Pietila–Lappin skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyson Barrie had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:02.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:02.
•Sven Andrighetto had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:42.

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Buffalo Sabres edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout at home. Alex Nylander (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Michael Del Zotto (STL) played 11:17, −5:53 down on his 17:10 season average over 41 games.

•Alex Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:40.
•Michael Del Zotto (STL) played 11:17, −5:53 down on his 17:10 season average over 41 games.
•New look for BUF: Sobotka–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime at MIN. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Nelson, Toews and Barzal) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:42 together.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:48.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:38.
•Ryan Donato had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:16.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in a shootout at DAL. Tim Schaller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +14 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

•Tim Schaller had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:19.
•Jacob Markstrom (VAN) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +14 against a season average of 31.6; the win.
•New look for DAL: Cogliano–Faksa–Nichushkin skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in overtime at PIT. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Carter Hart (PHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +11 against a season average of 31.5; the win.

•Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:37.
•Carter Hart (PHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +11 against a season average of 31.5; the win.
•Matt Murray (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +6 against a season average of 31.9; the overtime loss.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Getzlaf, Perry, Lindholm, Shore and Ritchie) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:29 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:31.
•Ryan Getzlaf had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:46.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Cody Eakin (VGK) played 11:53, −3:32 down on his 15:25 season average over 77 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:44.
•Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:54.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyson Barrie COL	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	0	2	19:02	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs EDM	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:10	—
Tim Schaller VAN	at DAL	2	0	2	2	1	0	12:19	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NJD	1	1	2	6	3	2	22:02	—
Sean Couturier PHI	at PIT	1	1	2	4	1	1	28:37	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at MIN	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:48	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs EDM	0	2	2	3	1	0	17:54	—
Ryan Donato MIN	vs NYI	0	2	2	3	0	0	16:16	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	20:31	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	20:53	—
Alex Nylander BUF	vs STL	0	2	2	2	0	0	11:40	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at VGK	0	2	2	1	1	2	22:44	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Stafford–Pietila–Lappin skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Sobotka–Thompson–Mittelstadt skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Donato–Greenway–Kunin skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Cogliano–Faksa–Nichushkin skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Pearson–Horvat skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Janmark–Hintz–L'Esperance skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom VAN	at DAL	W	46	2	.957
Carter Hart PHI	at PIT	W	42	1	.976
John Gibson ANA	vs FLA	W	39	2	.949
Matt Murray PIT	vs PHI	O	38	2	.947
Jake Allen STL	at BUF	O	34	3	.912
Thomas Greiss NYI	at MIN	W	34	2	.941
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VGK	L	34	6	.824
Cory Schneider NJD	at COL	L	33	2	.939
Carter Hutton BUF	vs STL	W	33	3	.909
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs VAN	O	27	2	.926
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs NJD	W	22	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault FLA	at ANA	L	22	3	.864
Alex Stalock MIN	vs NYI	O	20	3	.850
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs EDM	W	19	3	.842

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