NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Brandon Montour (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Staal–Rieder–Reinhart skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brandon Montour had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:35.
•New look for BUF: Staal–Rieder–Reinhart skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +4 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

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Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–1

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Leddy, Nelson, Pageau and Wahlstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:58 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:19.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Leddy, Nelson, Pageau and Wahlstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:58 together.

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Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at PIT. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Ritchie and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:21 together.

•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Ritchie and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:21 together.
•Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 3:43, −14:28 down on his 18:11 season average over 32 games.
•New look for PIT: Kapanen–Rodrigues–Tanev skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at home. Filip Hronek (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Erne, Larkin, Hronek, Rasmussen and Zadina) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 6:34 together.

•Filip Hronek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:08.
•Adam Erne had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:09.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:38.

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Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 3–0 at home. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Pitlick–Schmaltz–Keller skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Pitlick–Schmaltz–Keller skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Lawson Crouse (ARI) played 3:02, −11:29 down on his 14:31 season average over 50 games.
•New look for ARI: Larsson–Fasching–Fischer skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at DAL. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:57.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:43.
•Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:43.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Anaheim Ducks 8–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 8–4 at home. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Nazem Kadri had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 15:06.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:39.
•Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:29.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nazem Kadri COL	vs ANA	2	2	4	6	0	0	15:06	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at COL	1	2	3	2	0	1	12:39	—
Filip Hronek DET	vs CAR	1	2	3	2	0	0	23:08	—
Devon Toews COL	vs ANA	0	3	3	2	0	1	24:29	—
Adam Erne DET	vs CAR	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:09	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs TBL	1	1	2	5	0	2	26:43	—
Brayden Point TBL	at DAL	1	1	2	5	0	1	22:57	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:43	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	2	0	19:22	—
Samuel Girard COL	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	0	1	24:24	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	4	0	20:30	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	0	1	21:19	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Staal–Rieder–Reinhart skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Eakin–Olofsson skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Bratt–Bastian–Hughes skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Kapanen–Rodrigues–Tanev skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Pitlick–Schmaltz–Keller skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Larsson–Fasching–Fischer skated 5:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% 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 CAR	W	37	2	.946
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs TBL	O	36	3	.917
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs BUF	W	35	2	.943
Dan Vladar BOS	at PIT	W	35	1	.971
Ryan Miller ANA	at COL	L	35	7	.800
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs BOS	L	33	2	.939
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs ARI	W	31	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	W	27	3	.889
Jonas Johansson BUF	at NJD	L	27	3	.889
James Reimer CAR	at DET	L	27	3	.889
Adin Hill ARI	at MIN	L	26	3	.885
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at WSH	L	22	3	.864
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs NYI	W	22	1	.955
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs ANA	W	15	0	.1000
Hunter Miska COL	vs ANA	—	7	4	.429

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