NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 6, 2021

12 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 Rangers

New Jersey Devils

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at NJD. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Ryan Strome had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:57.
•Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:25.

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New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jack Eichel (BUF) played 17:15, −3:25 down on his 20:40 season average over 20 games.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:04.
•Scott Mayfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:05.
•Jack Eichel (BUF) played 17:15, −3:25 down on his 20:40 season average over 20 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:17.
•Brandon Tanev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:32.

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Florida Panthers rout Nashville Predators 6–2

Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 6–2 at NSH. Noel Acciari (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Noel Acciari had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 12:37.
•Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:59.
•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:19.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Winnipeg Jets 7–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 7–1 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for MTL: Toffoli–Anderson–Kotkaniemi skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brendan Gallagher had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.
•Tomas Tatar had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:12.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:39.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:48.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:42.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:32.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Tyler Pitlick (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Tyler Pitlick had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:41.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:58.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:58 together.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:36.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Gurianov and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:58 together.
•New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Kiviranta skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 in overtime at COL. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Rickard Rakell had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:49.
•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:47.
•Troy Terry had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:18.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:21 together.

•Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:13.
•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.
•Alex Iafallo had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:38.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:24 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:46.
•Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:45.
•Elias Lindholm had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:48.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at SJS. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Mark Stone (VGK) played 9:39, −9:35 down on his 19:14 season average over 54 games.

•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:57.
•Mark Stone (VGK) played 9:39, −9:35 down on his 19:14 season average over 54 games.
•New look for SJS: Balcers–Gambrell–Leonard skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% 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
Noel Acciari FLA	at NSH	3	0	3	5	0	1	12:37	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs STL	2	1	3	6	2	0	20:13	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs WPG	2	1	3	3	1	0	14:23	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CGY	1	2	3	5	3	0	24:46	—
Rickard Rakell ANA	at COL	1	2	3	5	0	0	21:49	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs TOR	1	2	3	4	3	1	22:42	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	1	0	20:48	—
Tomas Tatar MTL	vs WPG	0	3	3	2	0	0	14:12	—
Tyler Pitlick ARI	vs MIN	2	0	2	7	2	0	16:41	—
Troy Terry ANA	at COL	2	0	2	7	0	0	17:18	—
Alex Tuch VGK	at SJS	2	0	2	6	2	3	19:57	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ANA	2	0	2	3	1	0	20:47	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Toffoli–Anderson–Kotkaniemi skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Kiviranta skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Balcers–Gambrell–Leonard skated 9:39 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 SJS: Marleau–Donato–Gregor skated 8:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (15.4% 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 TOR	W	39	2	.949
Mike Smith EDM	vs CGY	W	36	2	.944
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs MIN	W	34	2	.941
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	O	34	4	.882
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at EDM	L	33	3	.909
Ryan Miller ANA	at COL	W	33	4	.879
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs FLA	L	32	6	.813
Devan Dubnyk SJS	vs VGK	L	32	4	.875
Frederik Andersen TOR	at VAN	L	31	4	.871
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NSH	W	30	2	.933
Cam Talbot MIN	at ARI	L	30	4	.867
Carter Hutton BUF	at NYI	L	29	5	.828
Carey Price MTL	vs WPG	W	29	1	.966
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs NYR	L	27	5	.815
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at NJD	W	27	3	.889
Hunter Miska COL	vs ANA	O	27	5	.815
Brian Elliott PHI	at PIT	L	27	4	.852
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs STL	W	25	3	.880
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at SJS	W	24	0	.1000
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs BUF	W	22	2	.909
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at DAL	L	22	4	.818
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs PHI	W	22	3	.864
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CBJ	W	21	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MTL	L	19	4	.789
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at MTL	—	9	3	.667
Veini Vehvilainen CBJ	at DAL	—	4	1	.750

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