NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 6, 2020

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

Game recaps

Final

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St. Louis Blues

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Connor Carrick (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Palmieri–Wood–Hischier skated 13:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NJD: Palmieri–Wood–Hischier skated 13:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Zajac–Anderson–Hughes skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mirco Mueller (NJD) played 21:32, +3:58 up on his 17:34 season average over 49 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Filppula, Nielsen, Bowey, Fabbri and Lindstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:46 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Filppula, Nielsen, Bowey, Fabbri and Lindstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:46 together.
•Darren Helm (DET) played 20:09, +6:31 up on his 13:38 season average over 67 games.
•Trevor Daley (DET) played 12:04, −3:41 down on his 15:45 season average over 42 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vegas Golden Knights 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 at home. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:05.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Scheifele, Connor, Laine and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:52 together.

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Calgary Flames edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Gustafsson, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:45 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:34.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 21:24.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Gustafsson, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:45 together.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 6–3 at home. Zack MacEwen (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Zack MacEwen had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 7:15.
•Antoine Roussel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:34.
•Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:55.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Matt Irwin (ANA) played 21:41, +7:25 up on his 14:16 season average over 35 games.

•Matt Irwin (ANA) played 21:41, +7:25 up on his 14:16 season average over 35 games.
•New look for ANA: Agozzino–Steel–Sherwood skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Andrew Agozzino (ANA) played 13:05, +6:00 up on his 7:05 season average over 21 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs ARI	0	3	3	1	5	1	16:34	—
Zack MacEwen VAN	vs COL	2	0	2	2	4	0	7:15	—
Taylor Hall ARI	at CGY	1	1	2	8	2	0	21:24	—
Erik Johnson COL	at VAN	1	1	2	3	3	2	22:55	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at VAN	1	1	2	3	3	0	20:35	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs COL	1	1	2	3	2	1	22:49	—
Patrik Laine WPG	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	0	1	16:32	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs VGK	1	1	2	1	0	2	15:05	—
Antoine Roussel VAN	vs COL	1	1	2	1	1	1	10:34	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at VAN	0	2	2	4	1	0	21:58	—
Adam Gaudette VAN	vs COL	0	2	2	1	0	0	11:26	—
Chris Tanev VAN	vs COL	0	1	1	2	0	8	19:50	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Palmieri–Wood–Hischier skated 13:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Anderson–Hughes skated 10:28 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 WPG: Perreault–Shore–Appleton skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Schmaltz–Garland skated 4:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Agozzino–Steel–Sherwood skated 9:41 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at CGY	L	34	3	.912
Cam Talbot CGY	vs ARI	W	34	2	.941
Cory Schneider NJD	vs STL	W	33	2	.939
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs CHI	W	33	1	.970
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs COL	W	32	3	.906
Jordan Binnington STL	at NJD	L	31	3	.903
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VGK	W	29	0	.1000
Jack Campbell TOR	at ANA	L	28	2	.929
John Gibson ANA	vs TOR	W	26	0	.1000
Corey Crawford CHI	at DET	L	25	2	.920
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at WPG	L	24	4	.833
Pavel Francouz COL	at VAN	L	24	5	.792
Ryan Miller ANA	vs TOR	—	5	1	.800

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