NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021

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Vegas Golden Knights

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at home. Dylan Coghlan (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Dylan Coghlan (VGK) played 18:23, +5:04 up on his 13:19 season average over 28 games.

•Dylan Coghlan had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:23.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:54.
•Dylan Coghlan (VGK) played 18:23, +5:04 up on his 13:19 season average over 28 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Ottawa Senators 7–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 7–1 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 2A. New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.
•Tyson Barrie had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:11.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 in overtime at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +13 against a season average of 33.4; the overtime loss.

•Antti Raanta (ARI) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +13 against a season average of 33.4; the overtime loss.
•Tyler Pitlick (ARI) played 24:08, +7:59 up on his 16:09 season average over 37 games.
•Samuel Girard (COL) played 29:33, +6:28 up on his 23:05 season average over 47 games.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:57.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:19 together.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:37 together.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:57.
•Tyler Toffoli had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:36.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:37 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs OTT	3	2	5	6	2	0	18:52	—
Dylan Coghlan VGK	at MIN	3	0	3	5	1	1	18:23	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs OTT	1	2	3	4	0	1	19:07	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	vs OTT	0	3	3	4	0	1	20:11	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at ANA	2	0	2	6	1	0	18:57	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	0	2	16:54	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	2	2	20:53	—
Jesperi Kotkaniemi MTL	at VAN	1	1	2	4	1	0	14:57	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	at VAN	0	2	2	3	0	0	17:36	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs ARI	1	0	1	7	2	0	22:57	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs ARI	0	0	0	10	0	0	24:44	—
Alexander Edler VAN	vs MTL	0	0	0	1	4	8	19:53	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Reaves–Nosek–Kolesar skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 7:30 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 ARI: Chaput–Fischer–Caggiula skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Donskoi–Nichushkin–Jost skated 4:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Grant–Deslauriers–Lettieri skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Steel–Jones–Lundeström skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Drouin–Suzuki skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% 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 COL	O	46	2	.957
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs MTL	L	45	5	.889
John Gibson ANA	vs LAK	L	37	5	.865
Matt Murray OTT	at EDM	L	36	7	.806
Troy Grosenick LAK	at ANA	W	34	1	.971
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at MIN	L	29	4	.862
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs VGK	W	27	3	.889
Carey Price MTL	at VAN	W	24	1	.958
Mike Smith EDM	vs OTT	W	22	1	.955
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs ARI	W	14	1	.929
Logan Thompson VGK	at MIN	—	2	0	.1000

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