NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 26, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final

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New Jersey Devils

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Wood–Zacha–Bratt skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:50.
•Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:32.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:20.

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Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Sam Steel (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jamie Drysdale (ANA) played 2:22, −17:58 down on his 20:20 season average over 23 games.

•Jamie Drysdale (ANA) played 2:22, −17:58 down on his 20:20 season average over 23 games.
•New look for STL: Bozak–Clifford–de la Rose skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ryan O'Reilly (STL) played 17:22, −3:27 down on his 20:49 season average over 55 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at CGY. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele, Morrissey and Connor) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:27 together.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:58.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:01.
•Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:07.

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Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Christian Dvorak (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Goligoski, Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Crouse and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:24 together.

•Christian Dvorak had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:47.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Goligoski, Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Crouse and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:24 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:50	—
Christian Dvorak ARI	vs SJS	2	0	2	3	0	2	16:47	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at CGY	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:01	—
Conor Sheary WSH	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	1	0	11:32	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at CGY	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:58	—
Paul Stastny WPG	at CGY	1	1	2	2	1	0	19:07	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs NJD	0	2	2	4	0	1	17:20	—
Noah Hanifin CGY	vs WPG	0	2	2	3	0	0	21:12	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI	vs SJS	0	2	2	2	0	1	20:36	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs NJD	0	2	2	0	0	1	15:34	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Wood–Zacha–Bratt skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bozak–Clifford–de la Rose skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Dvorak–Fischer–Garland skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Brassard–Hunt–Crouse skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	at STL	W	34	1	.971
Scott Wedgewood NJD	at WSH	L	31	4	.871
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs WPG	L	29	3	.897
Martin Jones SJS	at ARI	L	28	5	.821
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CGY	W	27	2	.926
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs NJD	W	24	0	.1000
Jordan Binnington STL	vs ANA	L	22	2	.909
Adin Hill ARI	vs SJS	W	22	2	.909

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