NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 24, 2019

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:48 together.

•PHI's first power-play unit (Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Couturier and Gostisbehere) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:48 together.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Boyd–Burakovsky skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Braden Holtby (WSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +6 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

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New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0

New York Islanders beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0 at home. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Hinostroza skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Hinostroza skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Grabner–Dvorak–Keller skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nick Leddy (NYI) played 17:04, −4:32 down on his 21:36 season average over 81 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at home. Trevor van Riemsdyk (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Carey Price (MTL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

•Carey Price (MTL) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +10 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.
•Jonathan Drouin (MTL) played 9:57, −7:04 down on his 17:01 season average over 80 games.
•Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 17:51, +3:15 up on his 14:36 season average over 81 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in overtime at home. Artem Anisimov (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Wilson, Barrie, Kerfoot, Compher and MacKinnon) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:41 together.

•COL's first power-play unit (Wilson, Barrie, Kerfoot, Compher and MacKinnon) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:41 together.
•Philipp Grubauer (COL) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +13 against a season average of 28.9; the overtime loss.
•New look for CHI: Anisimov–Saad–Sikura skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Vancouver Canucks 5–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–0 at VAN. Josh Anderson (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Hannikainen skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:01.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:14.
•New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Hannikainen skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% 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
Josh Anderson CBJ	at VAN	2	1	3	3	1	0	17:01	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	at VAN	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:14	—
Brent Seabrook CHI	vs COL	0	1	1	1	5	5	18:55	—
Micheal Ferland CAR	vs MTL	0	1	1	0	8	0	14:11	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs COL	0	0	0	7	1	0	22:32	—
Erik Johnson COL	at CHI	0	0	0	1	3	6	21:35	—
Luke Schenn VAN	vs CBJ	0	0	0	0	12	2	14:40	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Dowd–Boyd–Burakovsky skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Richardson–Panik–Hinostroza skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Grabner–Dvorak–Keller skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Saad–Sikura skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Perlini–Strome–Kahun skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Nash–Hannikainen skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Baertschi–Boeser–Pettersson skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Philipp Grubauer COL	at CHI	O	42	2	.952
Carey Price MTL	at CAR	O	40	2	.950
Braden Holtby WSH	vs PHI	W	36	1	.972
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CBJ	L	33	5	.848
Robin Lehner NYI	vs ARI	W	31	0	.1000
Brian Elliott PHI	at WSH	L	30	3	.900
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs MTL	W	29	1	.966
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at NYI	L	26	2	.923
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at VAN	W	21	0	.1000
Corey Crawford CHI	vs COL	W	20	1	.950

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