NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021

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

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Calgary Flames

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at home. Mark Giordano (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Monahan–Dube skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Monahan–Dube skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for OTT: Dadonov–Norris–Tkachuk skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Lucic–Lindholm–Bennett skated 11:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Jared Spurgeon (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Suter, Spurgeon, Johansson, Rask and Hartman) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:17 together.

•Jared Spurgeon had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:14.
•Ryan Suter had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:47.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Suter, Spurgeon, Johansson, Rask and Hartman) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:17 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Rasmus Asplund (BUF) played 2:00, −11:15 down on his 13:15 season average over 27 games.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:02.
•Zachary Aston-Reese had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.
•Rasmus Asplund (BUF) played 2:00, −11:15 down on his 13:15 season average over 27 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at VAN. Andrew Copp (WPG) led the scoring with 4G 0A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +9 against a season average of 29.7; the win.

•Andrew Copp had 4 goals (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +9 against a season average of 29.7; the win.
•Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +2 against a season average of 33.3; the loss.

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San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at home. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Martin Jones (SJS) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +15 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:29.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:15.
•Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:29.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Andrew Copp WPG	at VAN	4	0	4	4	1	0	16:59	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs LAK	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:29	—
Jared Spurgeon MIN	vs ANA	2	0	2	4	1	1	25:14	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BUF	1	1	2	7	0	0	20:02	—
Zachary Aston-Reese PIT	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	2	0	16:20	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at SJS	0	2	2	3	2	0	27:29	—
Ryan Suter MIN	vs ANA	0	2	2	1	1	2	25:47	—
Brent Burns SJS	vs LAK	0	2	2	0	0	4	26:15	—
Evan Rodrigues PIT	vs BUF	1	0	1	8	1	0	16:00	—
Nikita Zaitsev OTT	vs CGY	1	0	1	1	4	6	24:56	—
Dustin Brown LAK	at SJS	0	1	1	7	2	0	20:34	—
Mario Ferraro SJS	vs LAK	0	1	1	2	6	2	26:10	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Monahan–Dube skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Dadonov–Norris–Tkachuk skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Lindholm–Bennett skated 11:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Mangiapane–Tkachuk skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Dzingel–Paul–White skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Rakell–Comtois–Lundeström skated 12:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Grant–Jones skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Staal–Hall–Reinhart skated 5:04 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 SJS: Donato–Suomela–Leonard skated 5:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	vs LAK	W	44	2	.955
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at PIT	L	42	5	.881
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VAN	W	39	1	.974
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs WPG	L	35	4	.886
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at OTT	L	30	2	.933
Cam Talbot MIN	vs ANA	W	30	2	.933
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs CGY	W	29	1	.966
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BUF	W	28	2	.929
Cal Petersen LAK	at SJS	L	28	4	.857
Ryan Miller ANA	at MIN	L	26	3	.885

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