NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2019

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

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Buffalo Sabres

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at BUF. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Mittelstadt and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:39.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:57.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Reinhart, Eichel, Mittelstadt and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:52 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at WSH. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:39.
•Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:48.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 7–4

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 7–4 at home. Loui Eriksson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Loui Eriksson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:24.
•Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.
•Tanner Pearson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:18.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at ANA. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:35 together.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:16.
•Jacob Trouba had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:33.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Trouba, Connor and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:35 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Loui Eriksson VAN	vs OTT	1	3	4	2	0	1	15:24	—
Tanner Pearson VAN	vs OTT	2	1	3	4	1	0	17:18	—
Bo Horvat VAN	vs OTT	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:33	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at WSH	1	2	3	3	0	2	18:12	—
Dylan DeMelo OTT	at VAN	0	3	3	2	1	5	29:37	—
Alexander Edler VAN	vs OTT	0	3	3	2	2	2	26:12	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at WSH	2	0	2	8	1	0	21:39	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at BUF	1	1	2	7	0	1	19:39	—
John Tavares TOR	at BUF	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:57	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	vs TBL	1	1	2	5	2	3	23:09	—
Carl Hagelin WSH	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	1	0	12:48	—
Lars Eller WSH	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:05	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Sobotka–Nylander–Mittelstadt skated 4:21 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%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WSH	W	58	4	.931
Carter Hutton BUF	vs TOR	L	45	3	.933
Anders Nilsson OTT	at VAN	L	39	6	.846
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at ANA	W	29	0	.1000
Braden Holtby WSH	vs TBL	O	28	5	.821
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs OTT	W	25	4	.840
Garret Sparks TOR	at BUF	W	24	2	.917
John Gibson ANA	vs WPG	L	23	3	.870

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