NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 29, 2019

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

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St. Louis Blues

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +14 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:29.
•Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +14 against a season average of 32.0; the win.
•New look for NYR: Strome–Namestnikov–Andersson skated 8:22 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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Nashville Predators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at PIT. P.K. Subban (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Turris–Granlund–Sissons skated 9:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:28.
•P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:15.
•New look for NSH: Turris–Granlund–Sissons skated 9:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Andreas Athanasiou (DET) played 22:00, +5:06 up on his 16:54 season average over 75 games.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:19.
•Danny DeKeyser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:21.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:45.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in a shootout at home. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Kerfoot, Compher and MacKinnon) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:09 together.

•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:32.
•Vinnie Hinostroza had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•COL's first power-play unit (Barrie, Landeskog, Kerfoot, Compher and MacKinnon) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:09 together.

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Calgary Flames rout Anaheim Ducks 6–1

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 6–1 at home. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Ryan Miller (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 31 (.838), +8 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.

•Sean Monahan had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:49.
•Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:02.
•Ryan Miller (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 31 (.838), +8 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Paul Stastny (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Staal, Suter, Spurgeon, Zucker and Fiala) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Paul Stastny had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:53.
•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:19.
•Jason Zucker had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:41.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sean Monahan CGY	vs ANA	2	2	4	2	1	0	17:49	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	2	0	16:19	—
Paul Stastny VGK	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	0	0	22:53	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	at COL	2	0	2	4	1	1	25:32	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs NJD	1	1	2	8	0	0	21:45	—
Eric Staal MIN	at VGK	1	1	2	6	1	0	17:19	—
P.K. Subban NSH	at PIT	1	1	2	3	3	3	22:15	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:29	—
Craig Smith NSH	at PIT	1	1	2	1	3	0	12:28	—
Derek Ryan CGY	vs ANA	1	1	2	1	1	1	14:02	—
Danny DeKeyser DET	vs NJD	1	1	2	1	0	1	22:21	—
Jason Zucker MIN	at VGK	0	2	2	5	0	1	15:41	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Strome–Namestnikov–Andersson skated 8:22 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 NYR: Nieves–Howden–Lettieri skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Vesey–Lemieux–Chytil skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Turris–Granlund–Sissons skated 9:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bonino–Smith–Jarnkrok skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Wilson–Landeskog skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Greenway–Eriksson Ek–Kunin skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs STL	W	46	2	.957
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs ARI	W	44	2	.955
Pekka Rinne NSH	at PIT	W	43	1	.977
Ryan Miller ANA	at CGY	L	37	6	.838
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at VGK	W	37	2	.946
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at DET	L	32	3	.906
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs MIN	L	32	3	.906
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at COL	O	27	2	.926
Matt Murray PIT	vs NSH	L	26	3	.885
Jordan Binnington STL	at NYR	L	24	3	.875
Mike Smith CGY	vs ANA	W	22	1	.955
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs NJD	W	21	0	.1000
Jimmy Howard DET	vs NJD	—	7	0	.1000

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