NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 31, 2019

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Philadelphia Flyers

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Laughton–Hartman skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.
•Brett Howden had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:10.
•New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Laughton–Hartman skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at home. Matt Cullen (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Calvin de Haan (CAR) played 7:08, −11:32 down on his 18:40 season average over 73 games.

•Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:12.
•Adam Johnson had 2 assists (2 points) in 4:40.
•Calvin de Haan (CAR) played 7:08, −11:32 down on his 18:40 season average over 73 games.

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Arizona Coyotes rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at home. Josh Archibald (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Keller skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Josh Archibald had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:06.
•New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Keller skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Rask–Fiala–Greenway skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at BUF. Pierre-Luc Dubois (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Okposo–Skinner–Rodrigues skated 15:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:17.
•Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:00.
•Ryan Dzingel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:32.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–3 at home. Anthony Mantha (DET) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Anthony Mantha had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 19:06.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:18.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:40.

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Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) played 21:21, +5:23 up on his 15:58 season average over 78 games.

•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:00.
•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:24.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:16.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anthony Mantha DET	vs BOS	3	2	5	8	0	0	19:06	—
Josh Archibald ARI	vs MIN	2	1	3	2	3	4	14:06	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois CBJ	at BUF	1	2	3	3	2	0	14:17	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs BOS	0	3	3	1	0	1	16:18	—
Nick Foligno CBJ	at BUF	1	1	2	4	3	0	17:00	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	0	1	23:40	—
Ryan Strome NYR	at PHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:30	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	2	2	16:24	—
Filip Hronek DET	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:16	—
Matt Cullen PIT	vs CAR	1	1	2	1	5	1	13:12	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs CGY	1	1	2	1	5	0	14:00	—
Ryan Dzingel CBJ	at BUF	0	2	2	3	0	0	13:32	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Laughton–Hartman skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Namestnikov–Vesey–Chytil skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Lindblom–Konecny–Patrick skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Blueger–McCann skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Stepan–Panik–Keller skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Rask–Fiala–Greenway skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Archibald–Dvorak–Crouse skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Skinner–Rodrigues skated 15:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs MIN	W	39	0	.1000
Matt Murray PIT	vs CAR	W	38	1	.974
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at BUF	W	38	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs CBJ	L	36	4	.889
Jimmy Howard DET	vs BOS	W	34	3	.912
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at PHI	W	29	0	.1000
Curtis McElhinney CAR	at PIT	L	28	3	.893
Aaron Dell SJS	vs CGY	L	28	5	.821
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at DET	L	27	5	.815
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYR	L	25	3	.880
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at ARI	L	21	2	.905
Mike Smith CGY	at SJS	W	15	3	.800

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