NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 25, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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New York Islanders

Boston Bruins

New York Islanders edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at BOS. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:42.
•Anders Bjork had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:36.
•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.

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New York Rangers rout Philadelphia Flyers 8–3

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 8–3 at PHI. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 3 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick and 3 assists (6 points) on 5 shots in 18:31.
•Adam Fox had 5 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 21:55.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.

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Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at home. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Sprong skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:30.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:11.
•Daniel Sprong had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:50.

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Final / OT

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Jenner, Jones and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:11.
•Seth Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:28.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Justin Holl (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +8 against a season average of 33.0; the overtime loss.

•Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +8 against a season average of 33.0; the overtime loss.
•New look for OTT: Dzingel–Bishop–Formenton skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Zach Hyman (TOR) played 14:41, −4:48 down on his 19:29 season average over 42 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel and McCann) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Sidney Crosby had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:52.
•Jared McCann had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:20.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:46.

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Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 2–0

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 2–0 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 37 shots and stopped 37 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the win.

•Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 37 shots and stopped 37 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 30.5; the win.
•New look for STL: Clifford–Joshua–Blais skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Marcus Johansson (MIN) played 19:57, +4:07 up on his 15:50 season average over 35 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida Panthers 3–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Florida Panthers 3–0 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Soderberg, Kane, DeBrincat, Hagel and Boqvist) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:14 together.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:22.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:07.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Soderberg, Kane, DeBrincat, Hagel and Boqvist) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:14 together.

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Nashville Predators rout Detroit Red Wings 7–1

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 7–1 at home. Rocco Grimaldi (NSH) led the scoring with 4G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Ryan, Gagner, Djoos, Mantha and Fabbri) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:27 together.

•Rocco Grimaldi had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 15:01.
•Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:17.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:58.

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Dallas Stars edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at home. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Joe Pavelski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:19.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:20.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:38.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Compher–Bellemare–O'Connor skated 11:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:20.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:18.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:21.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at PHI	3	3	6	5	0	2	18:31	—
Adam Fox NYR	at PHI	0	5	5	1	0	1	21:55	—
Rocco Grimaldi NSH	vs DET	4	0	4	7	0	0	15:01	—
Ryan Strome NYR	at PHI	1	3	4	3	1	0	17:09	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	1	2	19:19	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	at BOS	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:42	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs TBL	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:20	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs BUF	0	3	3	2	2	2	20:52	—
Jared McCann PIT	vs BUF	2	0	2	5	0	0	12:20	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	at PHI	2	0	2	3	2	2	19:05	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	0	1	19:30	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	vs NYR	1	1	2	5	2	0	16:32	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Sprong skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Dzingel–Bishop–Formenton skated 7:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Clifford–Joshua–Blais skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Duclair–Verhaeghe–Marchment skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Compher–Bellemare–O'Connor skated 11:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PHI	W	44	3	.932
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs FLA	W	41	0	.1000
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs TOR	O	41	3	.927
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	L	41	4	.902
Cam Talbot MIN	vs STL	W	37	0	.1000
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at CBJ	W	36	3	.917
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs BUF	W	36	0	.1000
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CAR	O	33	4	.879
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at BOS	W	32	3	.906
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at COL	L	32	5	.844
Jack Campbell TOR	at OTT	W	31	2	.935
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at PIT	L	30	3	.900
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs TBL	W	27	3	.889
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs NJD	W	24	3	.875
Calvin Pickard DET	at NSH	—	23	4	.826
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at WSH	L	22	4	.818
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs NYI	O	21	4	.810
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DET	W	21	1	.952
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CHI	L	20	2	.900
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs VGK	W	19	1	.947
Jordan Binnington STL	at MIN	L	11	2	.818
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NYR	—	11	3	.727
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYR	L	11	5	.545
Thomas Greiss DET	at NSH	L	7	3	.571
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs NYI	—	6	0	.1000

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