NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 28, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Detroit Red Wings edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at BUF. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:58.
•Anthony Mantha had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:39.
•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 12 shots in 22:59.

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Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at CAR. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WSH: Hagelin–Kuznetsov–Burakovsky skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WSH: Hagelin–Kuznetsov–Burakovsky skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nick Jensen (WSH) played 15:00, −4:55 down on his 19:55 season average over 79 games.
•Brooks Orpik (WSH) played 19:28, +3:53 up on his 15:35 season average over 52 games.

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Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Montreal Canadiens 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 6–2 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Adam McQuaid (CBJ) played 4:50, −11:10 down on his 16:00 season average over 49 games.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:48.
•Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.
•Brett Kulak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.

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Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Evgenii Dadonov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:02.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:34.
•Dryden Hunt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:32.

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New York Islanders edge Winnipeg Jets 5–4

New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 at WPG. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Adam Lowry had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:32.
•Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:34.
•Brandon Tanev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:49.

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Dallas Stars edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in a shootout at EDM. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Radulov, Benn, Seguin, Klingberg and Hintz) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:36 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:22.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:13.
•Roope Hintz had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:29.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in a shootout at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Spooner–Virtanen–Gaudette skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VAN: Spooner–Virtanen–Gaudette skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +7 against a season average of 32.0; the win.
•Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 28.9; the overtime loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge San Jose Sharks 5–4

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 at SJS. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CHI won it by committee.

•Tomas Hertl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:51.
•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:22.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Adam Lowry WPG	vs NYI	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:32	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	at BUF	2	1	3	4	0	0	16:58	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	at WPG	2	1	3	4	0	0	16:34	—
Brandon Tanev WPG	vs NYI	1	2	3	6	5	0	15:49	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs CHI	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:51	—
Evgenii Dadonov FLA	at OTT	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:02	—
Ryan Pulock NYI	at WPG	0	3	3	7	3	1	25:50	—
Anthony Mantha DET	at BUF	0	3	3	1	0	0	17:39	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at BUF	2	0	2	12	0	0	22:59	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at OTT	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:34	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	2	0	12:48	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at SJS	2	0	2	3	1	0	19:22	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Hagelin–Kuznetsov–Burakovsky skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Dzingel–Anderson–Dubois skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Spooner–Virtanen–Gaudette skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYI	L	44	5	.886
Anton Khudobin DAL	at EDM	W	42	2	.952
Jimmy Howard DET	at BUF	W	39	4	.897
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs LAK	W	39	2	.949
Jonathan Quick LAK	at VAN	O	38	2	.947
Robin Lehner NYI	at WPG	W	37	4	.892
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs DET	O	34	5	.853
Anders Nilsson OTT	vs FLA	L	32	3	.906
Roberto Luongo FLA	at OTT	W	30	2	.933
Corey Crawford CHI	at SJS	W	30	4	.867
Carey Price MTL	at CBJ	L	29	5	.828
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs MTL	W	28	2	.929
Martin Jones SJS	vs CHI	L	27	5	.815
Braden Holtby WSH	at CAR	W	26	2	.923
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs DAL	O	22	2	.909
Curtis McElhinney CAR	vs WSH	L	20	3	.850

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