NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 11, 2021

10 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

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout New York Rangers 4–0

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–0 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Grzelcyk and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Brad Marchand had 3 assists (3 points) in 14:36.
•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:25.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:09.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:58.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:11 together.
•New look for BUF: Okposo–Eakin–Thompson skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at home. Ryan Pulock (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Anders Lee (NYI) played 3:35, −14:29 down on his 18:04 season average over 26 games.

•Ryan Pulock had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:46.
•Anders Lee (NYI) played 3:35, −14:29 down on his 18:04 season average over 26 games.
•Andreas Johnsson (NJD) played 7:04, −7:00 down on his 14:04 season average over 49 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at PHI. Nic Dowd (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Hayes, Couturier, Gostisbehere and Konecny) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:39 together.

•Nic Dowd had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:37.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:04.
•Kevin Hayes had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:43.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Nashville Predators 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–1 at home. Morgan Geekie (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CAR: Niederreiter–Aho–Necas skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:41.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:26.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in overtime at CBJ. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Werenski, Laine and Bemstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:26 together.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:26.
•Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:22.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:43.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 in overtime at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for TOR: Thornton–Tavares–Nylander skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:14.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:58.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:27.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–4 at home. Ondrej Palat (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET won it by committee.

•Anthony Mantha had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:39.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:43.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:40.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at DAL. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Soderberg, Kane, Carpenter, DeBrincat and Boqvist) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:03 together.

•Adam Boqvist had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:56.
•Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Soderberg, Kane, Carpenter, DeBrincat and Boqvist) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:03 together.

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Calgary Flames edge Montreal Canadiens 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 2–1 at home. Josh Leivo (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Ritchie–Monahan skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Josh Leivo had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:01.
•Derek Ryan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:41.
•Sam Bennett had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:14.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Oliver Bjorkstrand CBJ	vs FLA	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:26	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at TOR	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:14	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at DET	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:43	—
Anthony Mantha DET	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	1	1	16:39	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs NYR	0	3	3	0	2	0	14:36	—
Nic Dowd WSH	at PHI	2	0	2	3	2	0	17:37	—
Morgan Geekie CAR	vs NSH	2	0	2	2	3	2	13:41	—
Josh Leivo CGY	vs MTL	2	0	2	2	2	0	11:01	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs WPG	1	1	2	5	3	1	24:58	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs WPG	1	1	2	5	0	0	24:27	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at DET	1	1	2	4	1	1	21:46	—
Max Domi CBJ	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	0	1	15:22	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Kreider–Zibanejad–Buchnevich skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Eakin–Thompson skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Niederreiter–Aho–Necas skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Thornton–Tavares–Nylander skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Ritchie–Monahan skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Leivo–Bennett–Ryan skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs TBL	W	44	4	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at TOR	O	38	4	.895
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at NYI	L	33	5	.848
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at PHI	W	33	3	.909
James Reimer CAR	vs NSH	W	33	1	.970
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CBJ	W	32	4	.875
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs FLA	O	32	5	.844
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at DAL	W	30	2	.933
Jake Allen MTL	at CGY	L	29	2	.931
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs NYR	W	27	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs WPG	W	27	3	.889
Jonas Johansson BUF	vs PIT	L	26	4	.846
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BUF	W	23	2	.913
Pekka Rinne NSH	at CAR	L	23	5	.783
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NJD	W	22	3	.864
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at DET	L	22	5	.773
Brian Elliott PHI	vs WSH	L	21	4	.810
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs MTL	W	18	1	.944
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at BOS	L	14	4	.714
Keith Kinkaid NYR	at BOS	—	13	0	.1000
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs CHI	L	8	4	.500
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CHI	—	8	0	.1000
Kasimir Kaskisuo NSH	at CAR	—	3	0	.1000

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