NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021

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

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New Jersey Devils

Philadelphia Flyers

New Jersey Devils edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at PHI. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD won it by committee.

•Sean Couturier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:08.
•Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:18.
•Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:05.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. Noel Acciari (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for FLA: Duclair–Verhaeghe–Acciari skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Noel Acciari had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:48.
•Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:02.
•New look for FLA: Duclair–Verhaeghe–Acciari skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 at home. Mikael Granlund (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Roman Josi (NSH) played 21:17, −3:08 down on his 24:25 season average over 47 games.

•Roman Josi (NSH) played 21:17, −3:08 down on his 24:25 season average over 47 games.
•Patrik Nemeth (DET) played 13:34, −4:32 down on his 18:06 season average over 51 games.
•Vladislav Namestnikov (DET) played 12:18, −3:57 down on his 16:15 season average over 52 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at DAL. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Klingberg, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Klingberg, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:04 together.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Palat and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:25 together.
•Joe Pavelski (DAL) played 24:16, +5:20 up on his 18:56 season average over 55 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4 (SO)

Arizona Coyotes beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 in a shootout at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ARI won it by committee.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:37.
•Alex Goligoski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:27.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:15.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at ARI	1	2	3	8	4	2	22:37	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	0	1	20:08	—
Lawson Crouse ARI	vs COL	1	1	2	5	2	0	16:35	—
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	at PHI	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:05	—
Alex Goligoski ARI	vs COL	1	1	2	3	2	3	25:27	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at ARI	1	1	2	3	2	2	23:15	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at ARI	1	1	2	3	1	2	21:38	—
Phil Kessel ARI	vs COL	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:34	—
Travis Zajac NJD	at PHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:18	—
Noel Acciari FLA	at CHI	0	2	2	3	2	1	19:48	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	vs NJD	0	2	2	3	1	1	18:22	—
Samuel Girard COL	at ARI	0	2	2	2	2	0	26:13	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Duclair–Verhaeghe–Acciari skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Hornqvist–Wennberg–Vatrano skated 4:26 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 DAL: Faksa–Kero–L'Esperance skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Killorn–Johnson–Cirelli skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Adin Hill ARI	vs COL	W	39	4	.897
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs FLA	W	35	2	.943
Thomas Greiss DET	at NSH	L	34	2	.941
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at PHI	W	33	3	.909
Carter Hart PHI	vs NJD	L	32	4	.875
Chris Driedger FLA	at CHI	L	32	3	.906
Jonas Johansson COL	at ARI	O	32	4	.875
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DET	W	31	0	.1000
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs TBL	L	26	2	.923
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	W	17	1	.941

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