NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021

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

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New York Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Buchnevich and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:16.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Buchnevich and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:59 together.
•Julien Gauthier (NYR) played 15:23, +5:56 up on his 9:27 season average over 29 games.

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New York Islanders edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in a shootout at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Grzelcyk and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:20 together.

•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Grzelcyk and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:20 together.
•New look for BOS: Krejci–Ritchie–Studnicka skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Komarov–Pageau–Wahlstrom skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BUF: Hall–Reinhart–Cozens skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:33.
•Joel Farabee had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:29.

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Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 in overtime at home. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WSH won it by committee.

•Travis Zajac had 3 assists (3 points) in 14:37.
•Jakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:24.
•Janne Kuokkanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:07.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:55 together.

•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:07.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:45.
•Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:09.

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at CBJ. MacKenzie Weegar (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:17 together.

•MacKenzie Weegar had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:16.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Hornqvist, Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:17 together.
•New look for CBJ: Foligno–Atkinson–Jenner skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at TOR. Neal Pionk (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Nathan Beaulieu (WPG) played 4:15, −13:00 down on his 17:15 season average over 24 games.

•Neal Pionk had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:49.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:36.
•Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:54.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at DET. Tyler Johnson (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:06 together.

•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:11.
•Erik Cernak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:06.
•Tyler Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:27.

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Dallas Stars rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–1

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–1 at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 4A. Malcolm Subban (CHI) faced 37 shots and stopped 31 (.838), +8 against a season average of 29.4; the loss.

•Jason Robertson had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 14:02.
•Joel Kiviranta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:51.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:16.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	vs CHI	0	4	4	2	1	0	14:02	—
Neal Pionk WPG	at TOR	0	3	3	3	3	0	22:49	—
Travis Zajac NJD	at WSH	0	3	3	0	2	1	14:37	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs NSH	2	0	2	6	3	0	23:07	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs WPG	2	0	2	6	2	0	22:36	—
Jakub Vrana WSH	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	1	0	12:24	—
Sam Reinhart BUF	at PHI	2	0	2	2	1	1	20:33	—
Tyler Johnson TBL	at DET	1	1	2	3	1	0	12:27	—
Erik Cernak TBL	at DET	1	1	2	3	1	0	20:06	—
Janne Kuokkanen NJD	at WSH	1	1	2	2	0	2	15:07	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:16	—
Joel Kiviranta DAL	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	10:51	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Blackwell–Di Giuseppe–Howden skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Sceviour–Jankowski–Angello skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Krejci–Ritchie–Studnicka skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Pageau–Wahlstrom skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Hall–Reinhart–Cozens skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Atkinson–Jenner skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Barkov–Marchment skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Nash–Bjorkstrand–Laine skated 9:36 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 DAL: Faksa–Caamano–Dellandrea skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CBJ	W	40	2	.950
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at TOR	W	39	3	.923
Malcolm Subban CHI	at DAL	L	37	6	.838
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CAR	O	35	3	.914
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	W	35	2	.943
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs BOS	W	33	1	.970
Jonas Johansson BUF	at PHI	O	33	4	.879
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs FLA	L	32	3	.906
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs NJD	W	31	4	.871
Scott Wedgewood NJD	at WSH	O	30	5	.833
Thomas Greiss DET	vs TBL	O	29	4	.862
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at NYI	O	27	1	.963
Keith Kinkaid NYR	at PIT	L	26	3	.885
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	vs NSH	W	23	2	.913
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DET	W	23	3	.870
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs WPG	L	23	4	.826
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs CHI	W	22	1	.955
Brian Elliott PHI	vs BUF	W	12	1	.917
Carter Hart PHI	vs BUF	—	8	3	.625

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