NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 17, 2021

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

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Vancouver Canucks

Ottawa Senators

Vancouver Canucks edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in a shootout at OTT. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jalen Chatfield (VAN) played 2:13, −11:53 down on his 14:06 season average over 17 games.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:38.
•Jalen Chatfield (VAN) played 2:13, −11:53 down on his 14:06 season average over 17 games.
•New look for VAN: Sutter–Motte–Hawryluk skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers rout Philadelphia Flyers 9–0

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 9–0 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 3A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick and 3 assists (6 points) on 4 shots in 18:23.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:15.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.
•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:56.
•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:58.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Calgary Flames 7–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 7–3 at CGY. Tyson Barrie (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Tyson Barrie had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:13.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:08.
•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:32.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 5–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Evander Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:07.
•Shea Theodore had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 26:02.
•Mario Ferraro had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:46.

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Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Carter, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:25 together.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:30.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:33.
•Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:49.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs PHI	3	3	6	4	1	0	18:23	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs PHI	2	2	4	3	0	0	17:09	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	at CGY	0	4	4	4	0	1	18:13	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs SJS	1	2	3	6	0	0	26:02	—
Evander Kane SJS	at VGK	1	2	3	5	4	0	24:07	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at CGY	1	2	3	5	2	0	17:08	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	vs MTL	0	3	3	3	2	3	16:48	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CGY	0	3	3	1	0	0	19:32	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs MTL	2	0	2	7	0	1	16:56	—
Mario Ferraro SJS	at VGK	1	1	2	3	4	3	19:46	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	at WPG	1	1	2	3	4	1	15:58	—
Trevor Moore LAK	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:49	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Sutter–Motte–Hawryluk skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Virtanen skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Devan Dubnyk SJS	at VGK	L	37	5	.865
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MTL	W	36	3	.917
Mike Smith EDM	at CGY	W	33	3	.909
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs SJS	W	33	4	.879
Thatcher Demko VAN	at OTT	W	32	2	.938
Carey Price MTL	at WPG	O	30	4	.867
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs EDM	L	30	7	.767
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs PHI	W	26	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	L	23	3	.870
Joey Daccord OTT	vs VAN	—	21	2	.905
Cal Petersen LAK	vs STL	W	20	1	.950
Carter Hart PHI	at NYR	—	16	4	.750
Brian Elliott PHI	at NYR	L	13	5	.615
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs VAN	O	8	0	.1000

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