NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 2, 2021

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

Game recaps

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New York Islanders

New Jersey Devils

New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Miles Wood (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Miles Wood (NJD) played 21:21, +6:30 up on his 14:51 season average over 54 games.

•Miles Wood (NJD) played 21:21, +6:30 up on his 14:51 season average over 54 games.
•Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 17:46, +3:55 up on his 13:51 season average over 49 games.
•Jesper Bratt (NJD) played 12:13, −3:57 down on his 16:10 season average over 45 games.

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New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) played 18:35, +4:47 up on his 13:48 season average over 55 games.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:47.
•Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) played 18:35, +4:47 up on his 13:48 season average over 55 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Kasperi Kapanen (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Letang, Rust, Guentzel and Kapanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.

•Joel Farabee had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:06.
•Kasperi Kapanen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:20.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Roslovic, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:59.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:01.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Roslovic, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:01 together.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Anisimov–Haley–Watson skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:56.
•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:38.
•New look for OTT: Anisimov–Haley–Watson skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at NSH. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:00.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:52.
•Jordan Staal had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:04 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.
•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at DAL. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:57 together.

•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:57 together.
•New look for DAL: Pavelski–Benn–Dickinson skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Maroon–Joseph–Colton skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	0	2	16:41	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	1	1	16:20	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs VAN	0	3	3	2	2	0	18:14	—
Kasperi Kapanen PIT	vs PHI	2	0	2	5	2	1	14:20	—
Joel Farabee PHI	at PIT	2	0	2	4	5	1	17:06	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NSH	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:00	—
Mattias Ekholm NSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	6	0	0	22:52	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs DET	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:59	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:11	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	0	2	18:47	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	2	0	14:56	—
Jeff Petry MTL	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	0	2	21:38	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Eakin–Rieder–Cozens skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Rooney–Gauthier–Chytil skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Guentzel skated 12:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nash–Bjorkstrand–Bemstrom skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Anisimov–Haley–Watson skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Trocheck–McGinn–Necas skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Benn–Dickinson skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Maroon–Joseph–Colton skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs PHI	W	42	2	.952
James Reimer CAR	at NSH	W	38	2	.947
Braden Holtby VAN	at WPG	L	38	4	.895
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs VAN	W	33	2	.939
Joey Daccord OTT	at MTL	L	32	2	.938
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at NJD	W	29	1	.966
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	W	28	0	.1000
Carter Hart PHI	at PIT	L	27	5	.815
Jonathan Bernier DET	at CBJ	L	27	4	.852
Carey Price MTL	vs OTT	W	27	1	.963
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BUF	W	24	2	.917
Aaron Dell NJD	vs NYI	L	20	2	.900
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs DET	W	20	1	.950
Carter Hutton BUF	at NYR	L	19	3	.842
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs TBL	L	18	1	.944
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs CAR	L	17	1	.941
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	—	10	2	.800
Thomas Greiss DET	at CBJ	—	9	0	.1000

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