NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 5, 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

Boston Bruins rout Washington Capitals 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 7:51, −11:17 down on his 19:08 season average over 26 games.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:55.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:36.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in a shootout at home. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:13.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:10.
•Adam Boqvist had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:28.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at home. Brandon Saad (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Jones skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Saad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:17.
•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:00.
•New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Jones skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Arizona Coyotes 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–1 at ARI. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Greenway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:00.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.
•Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.

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St. Louis Blues edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at LAK. Ryan O'Reilly (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:44 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:14.
•David Perron had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:35.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SJS. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for SJS: Nieto–Gabriel–Kellman skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:58.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:26.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Max Pacioretty VGK	at SJS	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:58	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs WSH	2	1	3	2	1	1	15:55	—
Brandon Saad COL	vs ANA	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:17	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at LAK	0	3	3	2	1	0	23:14	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs ANA	2	0	2	7	2	0	15:00	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs TBL	2	0	2	5	3	0	22:13	—
David Perron STL	at LAK	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:47	—
Alex Killorn TBL	at CHI	1	1	2	8	1	0	19:10	—
Jordan Greenway MIN	at ARI	1	1	2	2	2	1	14:00	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	2	0	14:18	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at ARI	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:55	—
Mike Hoffman STL	at LAK	1	1	2	1	2	1	17:35	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Wagner–Bjork–Studnicka skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Silfverberg–Jones skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Bellemare–Sherwood–O'Connor skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 10:22 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 →
New look for SJS: Nieto–Gabriel–Kellman skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Tuch–Roy–Glass skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Malcolm Subban CHI	vs TBL	W	42	3	.929
John Gibson ANA	at COL	O	34	3	.912
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs WSH	W	32	1	.969
Ville Husso STL	at LAK	W	30	2	.933
Oscar Dansk VGK	at SJS	W	29	4	.862
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs ANA	W	28	2	.929
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at CHI	O	27	3	.889
Antti Raanta ARI	vs MIN	L	27	5	.815
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at ARI	W	25	1	.960
Cal Petersen LAK	vs STL	O	22	3	.864
Devan Dubnyk SJS	vs VGK	O	19	2	.895
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BOS	L	18	4	.778
Martin Jones SJS	vs VGK	—	8	3	.625
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at BOS	—	7	1	.857

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