NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 14, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final

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Arizona Coyotes

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Garland–Keller skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.
•Zach Parise had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:31.
•New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Garland–Keller skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at DET. Anthony Mantha (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anthony Mantha (DET) played 22:29, +4:26 up on his 18:03 season average over 55 games.

•Anthony Mantha (DET) played 22:29, +4:26 up on his 18:03 season average over 55 games.
•Robby Fabbri (DET) played 23:23, +6:19 up on his 17:04 season average over 29 games.
•Filip Hronek (DET) played 20:22, −3:04 down on his 23:26 season average over 55 games.

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Final / SO

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in a shootout at CBJ. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DAL: Radulov–Hintz–Robertson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DAL: Radulov–Hintz–Robertson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Foligno–Bjorkstrand–Laine skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joonas Korpisalo (CBJ) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +8 against a season average of 27.4; the overtime loss.

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New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils 3–2 (SO)

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 in a shootout at NJD. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Severson, Gusev, Zacha and Kuokkanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Severson, Gusev, Zacha and Kuokkanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.
•New look for NJD: Gusev–Bastian–Maltsev skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Komarov–Czarnik–Wahlstrom skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at home. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Amadio–Grundstrom–Luff skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:22.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:23.
•Dan Renouf had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:16.

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Ottawa Senators edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home. Zach Hyman (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:41 together.

•Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:40.
•Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:28.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:01.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Zach Hyman TOR	at OTT	2	1	3	4	0	0	22:40	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs TOR	2	0	2	4	4	1	15:28	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs TOR	1	1	2	6	4	1	22:01	—
John Tavares TOR	at OTT	1	1	2	5	1	1	22:32	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs LAK	1	1	2	4	0	1	13:23	—
Andre Burakovsky COL	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	0	1	11:22	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	vs ARI	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:04	—
Dan Renouf COL	vs LAK	0	2	2	2	3	1	14:16	—
Zach Parise MIN	vs ARI	0	2	2	2	0	0	12:31	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs ARI	0	1	1	8	0	0	18:54	—
Seth Jones CBJ	vs DAL	0	1	1	4	1	9	26:49	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Garland–Keller skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Larsson–Hunt–Fischer skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hartman–Fiala–Greenway skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Hintz–Robertson skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Bjorkstrand–Laine skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Texier–Bemstrom skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Pavelski–Gardner–Kiviranta skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Gusev–Bastian–Maltsev skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Komarov–Czarnik–Wahlstrom skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Amadio–Grundstrom–Luff skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	at COL	L	40	3	.925
Joey Daccord OTT	vs TOR	W	36	3	.917
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs DAL	O	35	1	.971
Antti Raanta ARI	at MIN	L	34	3	.912
Scott Wedgewood NJD	vs NYI	O	34	2	.941
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs CAR	L	32	2	.938
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NJD	W	31	2	.935
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CBJ	W	30	1	.967
Frederik Andersen TOR	at OTT	L	28	2	.929
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs LAK	W	28	1	.964
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at DET	W	26	1	.962
Cam Talbot MIN	vs ARI	W	22	1	.955
Michael Hutchinson TOR	at OTT	—	3	2	.333

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