NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 25, 2019

9 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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 7–5

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 7–5 at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 4G 0A.

•John Tavares had 4 goals (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.
•Jayce Hawryluk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.

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New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Palmieri, Coleman, Severson and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:23.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Palmieri, Coleman, Severson and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:24 together.
•Cory Schneider (NJD) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +18 against a season average of 27.6; the win.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Teddy Blueger (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, Schultz and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Teddy Blueger had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:42.
•Marcus Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:54.
•Phil Kessel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:17.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Boston Bruins 5–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 22:35.
•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:42.

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St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at home. Zachary Sanford (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Reaves–Carrier–Carpenter skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Zachary Sanford had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:00.
•New look for VGK: Reaves–Carrier–Carpenter skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carl Gunnarsson (STL) played 12:00, −4:06 down on his 16:06 season average over 24 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Minnesota Wild 1–0

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 1–0 at MIN. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Donato skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Donato skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Rask–Aberg skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Boyle–Bonino–Simmonds skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at WPG. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Radulov–Janmark–Hintz skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Radek Faksa had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:24.
•Tyler Seguin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:00.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:09.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 3–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 3–0 at CGY. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jack Campbell (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 42 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 27.3; the win.

•Jack Campbell (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 42 (.1000), +15 against a season average of 27.3; the win.
•Tyler Toffoli (LAK) played 14:00, −3:15 down on his 17:15 season average over 81 games.
•Oscar Fantenberg (CGY) played 10:46, −5:19 down on his 16:05 season average over 60 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at SJS. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +12 against a season average of 29.3; the win.

•Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +12 against a season average of 29.3; the win.
•New look for SJS: Donskoi–Goodrow–Karlsson skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Nielsen–Helm–Kuffner skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% 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
John Tavares TOR	vs FLA	4	0	4	5	4	0	18:56	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs BOS	2	2	4	5	2	1	22:35	—
Jayce Hawryluk FLA	at TOR	2	1	3	3	3	2	14:31	—
Zach Hyman TOR	vs FLA	1	2	3	3	0	2	17:24	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs FLA	0	3	3	2	1	1	22:17	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at WPG	2	0	2	5	2	0	20:00	—
Brad Marchand BOS	at TBL	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:02	—
Teddy Blueger PIT	at NYR	2	0	2	3	2	1	14:42	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at TOR	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:02	—
Radek Faksa DAL	at WPG	2	0	2	2	2	0	16:24	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	0	0	22:09	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	2	1	25:42	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Pominville–Sobotka–Thompson skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Gabriel–Rooney–McLeod skated 8:50 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 VGK: Reaves–Carrier–Carpenter skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Staal–Zucker–Donato skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Rask–Aberg skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Boyle–Bonino–Simmonds skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Turris–Granlund–Pitlick skated 7:41 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 DAL: Radulov–Janmark–Hintz skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Donskoi–Goodrow–Karlsson skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Nielsen–Helm–Kuffner skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Meier–Radil skated 4:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cory Schneider NJD	vs BUF	W	46	1	.978
Jack Campbell LAK	at CGY	W	42	0	.1000
Jonathan Bernier DET	at SJS	W	41	2	.951
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs FLA	W	36	5	.861
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs PIT	L	36	5	.861
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DAL	L	36	4	.889
Matt Murray PIT	at NYR	W	35	2	.943
Roberto Luongo FLA	at TOR	L	33	5	.848
Juuse Saros NSH	at MIN	W	29	0	.1000
Tuukka Rask BOS	at TBL	L	28	5	.821
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VGK	W	25	1	.960
Ben Bishop DAL	at WPG	W	23	2	.913
Martin Jones SJS	vs DET	L	23	3	.870
Malcolm Subban VGK	at STL	L	22	3	.864
Linus Ullmark BUF	at NJD	L	20	2	.900
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs NSH	L	19	1	.947
Mike Smith CGY	vs LAK	L	19	2	.895
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	W	17	4	.765
Samuel Montembeault FLA	at TOR	—	4	2	.500

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