NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021

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

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Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in a shootout at BOS. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Krejci–Smith–Ritchie skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Krejci–Smith–Ritchie skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 22:13, +5:16 up on his 16:57 season average over 41 games.
•Conor Sheary (WSH) played 18:31, +4:54 up on his 13:37 season average over 52 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Edmonton Oilers 6–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 6–1 at EDM. Jason Spezza (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Jason Spezza had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.
•Jimmy Vesey had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:25.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:20.

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St. Louis Blues edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Oskar Sundqvist (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Krug and Sundqvist) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:44.
•Torey Krug had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.
•STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Krug and Sundqvist) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 2:06 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 5–1 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:53.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:11 together.

•LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:11 together.
•New look for ARI: Kessel–Schmaltz–Garland skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +9 against a season average of 33.4; the win.

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Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at SJS. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, Burakovsky, Rantanen and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:46 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:42.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:14.
•Nazem Kadri had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:13.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	at SJS	2	2	4	4	0	0	21:42	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at SJS	1	3	4	4	0	1	21:14	—
Jason Spezza TOR	at EDM	0	3	3	2	1	0	14:18	—
Jimmy Vesey TOR	at EDM	2	0	2	2	2	0	13:25	—
Zach Hyman TOR	at EDM	1	1	2	5	1	0	16:55	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	3	0	16:02	—
John Tavares TOR	at EDM	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:20	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	1	1	18:30	—
Alex Tuch VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	0	2	17:06	—
Oskar Sundqvist STL	at ANA	1	1	2	1	3	2	18:44	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs MIN	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:53	—
Torey Krug STL	at ANA	0	2	2	4	1	0	21:13	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Krejci–Smith–Ritchie skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Terry–Comtois skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Schmaltz–Garland skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Pitlick–Dvorak–Keller skated 11:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Brassard–Larsson–Caggiula skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Antti Raanta ARI	at LAK	W	42	2	.952
Martin Jones SJS	vs COL	L	38	4	.895
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MIN	W	37	1	.973
Mike Smith EDM	vs TOR	L	32	6	.813
Jordan Binnington STL	at ANA	W	29	2	.931
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs WSH	O	28	1	.964
Frederik Andersen TOR	at EDM	W	27	1	.963
Cam Talbot MIN	at VGK	L	27	4	.852
Philipp Grubauer COL	at SJS	W	26	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ARI	L	23	3	.870
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	21	3	.857
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BOS	W	19	1	.947

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