NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 22, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Minnesota Wild

Washington Capitals

Minnesota Wild edge Washington Capitals 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 2–1 at WSH. Ryan Donato (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for MIN: Zucker–Read–Rask skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Donato had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:20.
•New look for MIN: Zucker–Read–Rask skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Boyd–Stephenson skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 in overtime at home. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Rickard Rakell had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.
•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:01.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:06.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rickard Rakell ANA	vs SJS	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:58	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs SJS	1	2	3	3	0	1	19:01	—
Ryan Donato MIN	at WSH	0	2	2	3	1	1	12:20	—
Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJS	at ANA	0	2	2	1	1	1	20:53	—
Cam Fowler ANA	vs SJS	0	2	2	0	0	5	25:06	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs SJS	0	2	2	0	0	0	13:02	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs MIN	0	0	0	2	4	4	18:00	—
Korbinian Holzer ANA	vs SJS	0	0	0	0	6	5	15:55	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Zucker–Read–Rask skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Boyd–Stephenson skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Burakovsky skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby WSH	vs MIN	L	27	2	.926
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	W	26	3	.885
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at WSH	W	22	1	.955
Aaron Dell SJS	at ANA	O	21	4	.810

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