NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020

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

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Barrie, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:59 together.

•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:04.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:28.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Barrie, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:59 together.

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Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Turris, Josi, Smith, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:52 together.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:11.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:29.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Turris, Josi, Smith, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:52 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NJD: Hayden–Rooney–Kuokkanen skated 4:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.
•Kris Letang had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:03.
•New look for NJD: Hayden–Rooney–Kuokkanen skated 4:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 at PHI. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:12 together.

•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Grzelcyk, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:12 together.
•New look for BOS: Krejci–Kuraly–Pastrnak skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tuukka Rask (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 29.7; the win.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gardiner, Niederreiter, Trocheck, Geekie and Necas) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:43 together.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.
•Jake Gardiner had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:44.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:55.

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New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 4–2

New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at DAL. Kaapo Kakko (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Comeau–Faksa–Janmark skated 4:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kaapo Kakko had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:22.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:34.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:39.

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Vancouver Canucks edge New York Islanders 5–4 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 5–4 in a shootout at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Josh Bailey (NYI) played 4:32, −12:33 down on his 17:05 season average over 67 games.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:45.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:38.
•Alexander Edler had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:07.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at home. Nicolas Deslauriers (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Nicolas Deslauriers had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:39.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.
•Colin White had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:13.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nicolas Deslauriers ANA	vs OTT	3	0	3	3	3	1	14:39	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at MTL	2	1	3	5	1	0	20:11	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at NJD	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:11	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at DET	2	1	3	3	2	1	18:38	—
Jake Gardiner CAR	at DET	0	3	3	3	0	0	13:44	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at VAN	2	0	2	6	0	0	21:45	—
Kaapo Kakko NYR	at DAL	2	0	2	3	0	0	11:22	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at ANA	1	1	2	4	6	1	19:41	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at DAL	1	1	2	4	0	2	21:39	—
Tyler Toffoli VAN	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	3	1	21:38	—
Kris Letang PIT	at NJD	1	1	2	2	1	1	24:03	—
Colin White OTT	at ANA	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:13	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Hyman–Nylander–Matthews skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Kapanen–Marner skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Hudon–Domi skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Weal–Lehkonen–Suzuki skated 9:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Hayden–Rooney–Kuokkanen skated 4:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–McCann–Rodrigues skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Krejci–Kuraly–Pastrnak skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Bergeron–Marchand–Kase skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Ritchie–DeBrusk skated 5:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Comeau–Faksa–Janmark skated 4:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs NYI	W	49	4	.918
Ryan Miller ANA	vs OTT	W	42	2	.952
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	L	36	2	.944
Carey Price MTL	vs NSH	L	36	4	.889
Tuukka Rask BOS	at PHI	W	36	0	.1000
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs CAR	L	36	5	.861
Juuse Saros NSH	at MTL	W	34	2	.941
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at VAN	O	34	4	.882
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs TBL	W	33	1	.970
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at DAL	W	33	2	.939
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs PIT	L	32	4	.875
Carter Hart PHI	vs BOS	L	29	2	.931
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NYR	L	27	4	.852
Petr Mrazek CAR	at DET	W	25	2	.920
Matt Murray PIT	at NJD	W	22	2	.909
Marcus Hogberg OTT	at ANA	L	15	5	.667

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