NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 9, 2020

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

2

Buffalo Sabres

3

Buffalo Sabres edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Ristolainen, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

• •Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:24.
• •Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:16.
• •BUF's first power-play unit (Ristolainen, Reinhart, Olofsson, Eichel and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

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Arizona Coyotes

2

Winnipeg Jets

4

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

• •Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:38.
• •Nick Schmaltz had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.
• •Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:36.

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Florida Panthers

2

St. Louis Blues

1

Florida Panthers edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Florida Panthers beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at STL. Aleksi Saarela (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Keith Yandle (FLA) played 12:46, −7:02 down on his 19:48 season average over 68 games.

• •Aleksi Saarela had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:18.
• •Keith Yandle (FLA) played 12:46, −7:02 down on his 19:48 season average over 68 games.
• •Robert Thomas (STL) played 18:06, +3:35 up on his 14:31 season average over 65 games.

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Final / OT

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Vegas Golden Knights

3

Edmonton Oilers

2

Vegas Golden Knights edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at EDM. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

• •Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:55.
• •Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.
• •Jon Merrill (VGK) played 5:13, −13:12 down on his 18:25 season average over 48 games.

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Colorado Avalanche

1

Los Angeles Kings

3

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Mikey Anderson (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) played 9:53, −11:30 down on his 21:23 season average over 68 games.

• •Nathan MacKinnon (COL) played 9:53, −11:30 down on his 21:23 season average over 68 games.
• •Mark Barberio (COL) played 5:12, −9:21 down on his 14:33 season average over 20 games.
• •Pavel Francouz (COL) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +5 against a season average of 30.2; the loss.

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