NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 7, 2021

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

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Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Lazar–Mittelstadt skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:37.
•New look for BUF: Skinner–Lazar–Mittelstadt skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) played 16:54, +3:32 up on his 13:22 season average over 49 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:05 together.

•Yanni Gourde had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:58.
•Mattias Janmark had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:28.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:15 together.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:12.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:15 together.
•MacKenzie Weegar (FLA) played 17:57, −4:15 down on his 22:12 season average over 53 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 1–0

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 1–0 at BOS. Kyle Palmieri (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Palmieri–Zacha–Maltsev skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NJD: Palmieri–Zacha–Maltsev skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Johnsson–Bratt–Hughes skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Scott Wedgewood (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 28.6; the win.

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Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at PHI. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Backstrom skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•T.J. Oshie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:55.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Backstrom skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ilya Samsonov (WSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +11 against a season average of 26.3; the win.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout New York Rangers 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home. Kasperi Kapanen (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jared McCann (PIT) played 9:18, −4:56 down on his 14:14 season average over 42 games.

•Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:39.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:49.
•Jared McCann (PIT) played 9:18, −4:56 down on his 14:14 season average over 42 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at DAL. Eeli Tolvanen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg and Tolvanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:38 together.

•Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:10.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.
•Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:43.

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Ottawa Senators edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in a shootout at CGY. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Erik Brannstrom (OTT) played 5:19, −11:25 down on his 16:44 season average over 29 games.

•Matthew Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:32.
•Erik Brannstrom (OTT) played 5:19, −11:25 down on his 16:44 season average over 29 games.
•Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) played 25:12, +6:55 up on his 18:17 season average over 55 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Yanni Gourde TBL	at CHI	2	2	4	5	1	0	17:58	—
Kasperi Kapanen PIT	vs NYR	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:39	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	0	0	17:37	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at CHI	1	1	2	4	2	3	28:35	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at CHI	1	1	2	4	1	3	18:28	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	2	0	22:12	—
Eeli Tolvanen NSH	at DAL	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:10	—
Mattias Janmark CHI	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	0	2	17:35	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs NSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:15	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs NYR	1	1	2	1	1	0	16:49	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs NSH	0	2	2	2	1	1	32:30	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs OTT	0	2	2	2	2	0	22:32	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Skinner–Lazar–Mittelstadt skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Palmieri–Zacha–Maltsev skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Johnsson–Bratt–Hughes skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Zajac–Kuokkanen–Sharangovich skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Backstrom skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Aube-Kubel–Lindblom–Bunnaman skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Giroux–Voracek–Patrick skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Jankowski–Angello–Rodrigues skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood NJD	at BOS	W	40	0	.1000
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs TBL	L	39	6	.846
Pekka Rinne NSH	at DAL	W	38	3	.921
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at PHI	W	37	1	.973
Matt Murray OTT	at CGY	W	34	3	.912
Jonas Johansson BUF	at NYI	L	29	4	.862
Carter Hart PHI	vs WSH	L	27	3	.889
Chris Driedger FLA	at CAR	L	26	4	.846
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BUF	W	26	2	.923
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs NJD	L	25	1	.960
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CHI	W	25	3	.880
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs NYR	W	24	1	.958
James Reimer CAR	vs FLA	W	23	2	.913
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs OTT	O	22	3	.864
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NSH	O	20	3	.850
Keith Kinkaid NYR	at PIT	—	18	2	.889
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at PIT	L	6	3	.500

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