NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 8, 2020

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

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Carolina Hurricanes

Pittsburgh Penguins

Carolina Hurricanes rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 at PIT. Morgan Geekie (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Morgan Geekie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 10:22.
•Justin Williams had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:03.
•Jake Gardiner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:38.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 in a shootout at home. Anthony Mantha (DET) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Anthony Mantha had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:24.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:39.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at CGY. Milan Lucic (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Noah Hanifin (CGY) played 2:00, −19:27 down on his 21:27 season average over 69 games.

•Milan Lucic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:51.
•Nick Holden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:05.
•William Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:28.

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St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–0 at CHI. Jaden Schwartz (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:11.
•New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Drake Caggiula (CHI) played 4:39, −7:21 down on his 12:00 season average over 39 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at ANA. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Suter, Parise, Spurgeon, Fiala and Kunin) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:53 together.

•Jakob Silfverberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:44.
•Rickard Rakell had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.
•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:52.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 at VAN. Emil Bemstrom (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Emil Bemstrom (CBJ) played 15:46, +3:34 up on his 12:12 season average over 55 games.

•Emil Bemstrom (CBJ) played 15:46, +3:34 up on his 12:12 season average over 55 games.
•Vladislav Gavrikov (CBJ) played 22:24, +3:28 up on his 18:56 season average over 68 games.
•Quinn Hughes (VAN) played 27:08, +5:20 up on his 21:48 season average over 67 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at SJS. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:50.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:04.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anthony Mantha DET	vs TBL	1	3	4	3	1	0	20:14	—
Tyler Bertuzzi DET	vs TBL	1	3	4	2	1	0	21:24	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs MIN	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:44	—
Morgan Geekie CAR	at PIT	2	1	3	2	1	4	10:22	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs TBL	1	2	3	6	1	1	23:39	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at SJS	1	2	3	2	0	0	22:06	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at SJS	1	2	3	2	0	0	21:50	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	vs MIN	0	3	3	3	4	0	18:16	—
Justin Williams CAR	at PIT	2	0	2	5	1	0	12:03	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at ANA	2	0	2	5	0	1	20:52	—
Brayden Point TBL	at DET	2	0	2	3	0	1	21:10	—
Jake Gardiner CAR	at PIT	1	1	2	4	0	0	15:38	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Schenn–Schwartz–Blais skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–MacEachern–Barbashev skated 7:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs TBL	W	37	4	.892
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CAR	L	36	6	.833
David Rittich CGY	vs VGK	L	31	4	.871
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at PIT	W	30	2	.933
Ryan Miller ANA	vs MIN	O	30	5	.833
Jake Allen STL	at CHI	W	29	0	.1000
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at DET	O	28	4	.857
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VAN	W	27	1	.963
Corey Crawford CHI	vs STL	L	26	2	.923
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at ANA	W	26	4	.846
Pavel Francouz COL	at SJS	W	25	3	.880
Martin Jones SJS	vs COL	L	24	4	.833
Robin Lehner VGK	at CGY	W	22	3	.864
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CBJ	L	22	2	.909

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