NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 15, 2021

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

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Nashville Predators

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nashville Predators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 14:36.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:41.
•New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals rout Buffalo Sabres 6–0

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 6–0 at BUF. Justin Schultz (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH) played 7:00, −10:36 down on his 17:36 season average over 19 games.

•Conor Sheary had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:45.
•Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:16.
•Nick Jensen had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:27.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Rangers 5–4 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 5–4 in overtime at NYR. Jakub Voracek (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:20.
•Jakub Voracek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:10.

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Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:26.
•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:28.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Ritchie and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:18 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:25.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:02.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:43.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Colin White (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +13 against a season average of 33.3; the win.

•Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +13 against a season average of 33.3; the win.
•Brandon Sutter (VAN) played 19:22, +4:23 up on his 14:59 season average over 42 games.
•Tim Stützle (OTT) played 19:20, +3:40 up on his 15:40 season average over 52 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Tyler Toffoli (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele, Morrissey and Connor) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:30 together.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:03.
•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:53.

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Calgary Flames edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at home. Andrew Mangiapane (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tyson Barrie (EDM) played 7:02, −14:37 down on his 21:39 season average over 55 games.

•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.
•Dillon Dube had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:56.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:36.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.
•Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:52 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Calle Jarnkrok NSH	at TBL	1	3	4	2	0	1	14:36	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	at WPG	2	1	3	6	1	1	16:03	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs CHI	1	2	3	5	0	1	21:26	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	at NYR	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:50	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BOS	1	2	3	3	0	0	22:25	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	1	0	21:20	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs MTL	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:39	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	1	1	17:02	—
Josh Anderson MTL	at WPG	1	1	2	4	0	1	15:53	—
Joel Farabee PHI	at NYR	1	1	2	3	2	2	22:34	—
Alexander Wennberg FLA	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	0	2	15:28	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	1	26:10	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Granlund–Arvidsson skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Sheahan–Hall–Thompson skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Glass skated 12:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Meier–Balcers skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thatcher Demko VAN	at OTT	W	46	2	.957
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BOS	W	43	1	.977
Pekka Rinne NSH	at TBL	W	39	1	.974
Carey Price MTL	at WPG	W	36	2	.944
Devan Dubnyk SJS	at VGK	L	36	2	.944
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at FLA	L	34	4	.882
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs EDM	W	31	3	.903
Carter Hutton BUF	vs WSH	L	30	6	.800
Keith Kinkaid NYR	vs PHI	O	30	5	.833
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MTL	L	30	3	.900
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CHI	W	29	3	.897
Joey Daccord OTT	vs VAN	O	28	3	.893
Mike Smith EDM	at CGY	L	27	4	.852
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs NSH	L	25	3	.880
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at PIT	L	25	3	.880
Carter Hart PHI	at NYR	W	24	4	.833
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs SJS	W	24	1	.958
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BUF	W	23	0	.1000

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