NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 12, 2021

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St. Louis Blues

Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 in overtime at STL. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alec Martinez had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:20.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:07.
•Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:56.

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Minnesota Wild rout Arizona Coyotes 4–0

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–0 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Marcus Foligno (MIN) played 4:20, −10:55 down on his 15:15 season average over 38 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:12.
•Mats Zuccarello had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.
•Marcus Foligno (MIN) played 4:20, −10:55 down on his 15:15 season average over 38 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Ottawa Senators 6–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 6–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:59 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:26.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:12.
•Tyler Ennis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:33.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +14 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:57.
•Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +14 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.
•New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Moore–Lizotte skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks rout Anaheim Ducks 6–0

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 6–0 at ANA. Kevin Labanc (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Kevin Labanc had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:05.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:26.
•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:52.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs ARI	3	0	3	8	0	0	18:12	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	at ANA	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:05	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs OTT	1	2	3	2	1	0	23:26	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs ARI	0	3	3	3	0	1	16:08	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at STL	1	1	2	7	0	0	19:07	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs LAK	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:57	—
Evander Kane SJS	at ANA	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:26	—
Reilly Smith VGK	at STL	1	1	2	4	0	1	19:56	—
Tomas Nosek VGK	at STL	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:37	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	0	1	22:15	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	1	0	23:12	—
Timo Meier SJS	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	1	15:52	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Parise–Hartman–Fiala skated 7:18 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 ARI: Brassard–Chaput–Hayden skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Moore–Lizotte skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Kempe skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Amadio–Wagner–Luff skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	at COL	L	45	1	.978
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VGK	O	40	5	.875
Joey Daccord OTT	at EDM	L	37	6	.838
Devan Dubnyk SJS	at ANA	W	34	0	.1000
Adin Hill ARI	at MIN	L	31	3	.903
Mike Smith EDM	vs OTT	W	25	2	.920
Cam Talbot MIN	vs ARI	W	25	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	vs SJS	L	24	5	.792
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at STL	W	23	4	.826
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs LAK	W	18	0	.1000
Ryan Miller ANA	vs SJS	—	3	1	.667

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