NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Hagelin–Kuznetsov skated 12:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:17.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:48.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:48.

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New York Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout New York Islanders 4–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Islanders 4–0 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Dal Colle skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:28.
•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Dal Colle skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Florida Panthers 6–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 6–1 at home. Tomas Tatar (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Paul Byron (MTL) played 0:30, −14:19 down on his 14:49 season average over 55 games.

•Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:17.
•Brett Kulak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.
•Andrew Shaw had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:36.

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Ottawa Senators rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at home. Brian Gibbons (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Ryan, Tierney, White, Chabot and Balcers) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:00 together.

•Brian Gibbons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:34.
•Thomas Chabot had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:31.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Ryan, Tierney, White, Chabot and Balcers) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:00 together.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Los Angeles Kings 8–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 8–4 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:39.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:10.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:16.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 at VAN. Sam Steel (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler, Rakell and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:54 together.

•Sam Steel had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:55.
•Josh Leivo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:01.
•Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:45.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Chicago Blackhawks 1–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 at home. Nick Cousins (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dominik Kahun (CHI) played 6:40, −7:35 down on his 14:15 season average over 81 games.

•Dominik Kahun (CHI) played 6:40, −7:35 down on his 14:15 season average over 81 games.
•New look for ARI: Cousins–Galchenyuk–Keller skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Grabner–Dvorak–Fischer skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% 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
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs LAK	3	1	4	5	0	0	20:39	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs LAK	1	3	4	2	0	2	20:10	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs LAK	3	0	3	6	2	0	17:16	—
Sam Steel ANA	at VAN	3	0	3	3	0	0	14:55	—
Tomas Tatar MTL	vs FLA	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:17	—
Dustin Brown LAK	at EDM	1	2	3	8	1	0	17:58	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs CAR	0	3	3	3	0	2	19:17	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at EDM	0	3	3	3	0	0	18:06	—
Oscar Klefbom EDM	vs LAK	0	3	3	1	1	2	22:54	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	5	2	0	20:48	—
Brett Kulak MTL	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	3	1	19:07	—
Kiefer Sherwood ANA	at VAN	1	1	2	3	2	0	10:45	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Oshie–Hagelin–Kuznetsov skated 12:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Connolly–Vrana skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Nelson–Dal Colle skated 11:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dubinsky–Foligno–Nash skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Sheahan–Hunt–Vatrano skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Pominville–Rodrigues–Thompson skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Cousins–Galchenyuk–Keller skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Grabner–Dvorak–Fischer skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kunitz–Kruger–Kahun skated 4:41 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%
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs LAK	W	38	4	.895
Craig Anderson OTT	vs BUF	W	35	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	vs FLA	W	34	1	.971
Thomas Greiss NYI	at CBJ	L	32	3	.906
John Gibson ANA	at VAN	W	32	4	.875
Carter Hutton BUF	at OTT	L	31	4	.871
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs CHI	W	31	0	.1000
Corey Crawford CHI	at ARI	L	29	1	.966
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CAR	W	28	1	.964
Petr Mrazek CAR	at WSH	L	27	3	.889
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs NYI	W	26	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs ANA	L	24	5	.792
Jack Campbell LAK	at EDM	—	21	3	.857
Samuel Montembeault FLA	at MTL	—	18	3	.833
Jonathan Quick LAK	at EDM	L	11	5	.545
James Reimer FLA	at MTL	L	9	3	.667

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