NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 11, 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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San Jose Sharks

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks rout San Jose Sharks 6–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 6–2 at home. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Alex DeBrincat had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.
•Patrick Kane had two goals (2 points) on 11 shots in 18:03.
•Alex Nylander had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:30.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at EDM. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Patrik Laine (WPG) played 12:04, −7:27 down on his 19:31 season average over 67 games.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:01.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:18.
•Patrik Laine (WPG) played 12:04, −7:27 down on his 19:31 season average over 67 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at ANA. Alex Pietrangelo (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Schenn and Schwartz) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Alex Pietrangelo had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:37.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:29.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:37.

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Colorado Avalanche edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Namestnikov, Compher, Jost and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 1:22 together.

•Cale Makar had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:09.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:58.
•Gabriel Landeskog had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:56.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Andreas Englund (OTT) played 18:19, +7:44 up on his 10:35 season average over 23 games.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:00.
•Andreas Englund (OTT) played 18:19, +7:44 up on his 10:35 season average over 23 games.
•Craig Anderson (OTT) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +9 against a season average of 29.9; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs SJS	0	3	3	3	0	0	16:06	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NYR	0	3	3	2	1	1	21:09	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs SJS	2	0	2	11	0	1	18:03	—
Alex Pietrangelo STL	at ANA	2	0	2	5	1	0	22:37	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at EDM	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:01	—
Evander Kane SJS	at CHI	1	1	2	7	2	0	19:22	—
Gabriel Vilardi LAK	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	1	0	12:00	—
Duncan Keith CHI	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	0	3	22:01	—
Timo Meier SJS	at CHI	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:45	—
Alex Nylander CHI	vs SJS	1	1	2	2	1	1	14:30	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at EDM	1	1	2	2	1	0	19:18	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs STL	1	1	2	1	1	1	18:29	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Steen–Schenn–Schwartz skated 14:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Aaron Dell SJS	at CHI	L	45	6	.867
Craig Anderson OTT	at LAK	L	39	3	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	38	2	.947
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs STL	L	36	2	.944
Corey Crawford CHI	vs SJS	W	36	2	.944
Pavel Francouz COL	vs NYR	W	32	2	.938
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at COL	O	28	3	.893
Jake Allen STL	at ANA	W	27	1	.963
Cal Petersen LAK	vs OTT	W	26	2	.923
Mike Smith EDM	vs WPG	L	24	3	.875

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