NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 30, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens rout Edmonton Oilers 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–0 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl–Yamamoto skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:47.
•Paul Byron had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:45.

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Boston Bruins edge New Jersey Devils 5–4 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 in a shootout at home. Craig Smith (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 48 shots and stopped 44 (.917), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

•Craig Smith had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:23.
•David Krejci had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:13.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:30.

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New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 5–2

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.
•Ryan Lindgren had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:08.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:45 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 at TBL. Nick Foligno (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Luke Schenn (TBL) played 21:21, +10:53 up on his 10:28 season average over 37 games.

•Nick Foligno had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:56.
•Luke Schenn (TBL) played 21:21, +10:53 up on his 10:28 season average over 37 games.
•Cal Foote (TBL) played 22:46, +10:10 up on his 12:36 season average over 34 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Erne, Larkin, Hronek, Rasmussen and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:44.
•DET's first power-play unit (Erne, Larkin, Hronek, Rasmussen and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:33 together.
•Anthony Duclair (FLA) played 9:25, −6:25 down on his 15:50 season average over 42 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Soderberg, Kane, DeBrincat, Boqvist and Dach) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:53 together.

•CHI's first power-play unit (Soderberg, Kane, DeBrincat, Boqvist and Dach) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:53 together.
•New look for CAR: Staal–McGinn–Foegele skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Fast–Trocheck–Svechnikov skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at home. Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:07.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs WSH	1	2	3	1	0	0	19:44	—
Craig Smith BOS	vs NJD	0	3	3	4	1	0	16:23	—
David Krejci BOS	vs NJD	0	3	3	1	1	0	21:13	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs DET	2	0	2	6	0	0	20:44	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	1	0	20:30	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	0	2	14:47	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:59	—
Calle Jarnkrok NSH	vs DAL	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:35	—
Eeli Tolvanen NSH	vs DAL	1	1	2	1	1	1	17:07	—
Paul Byron MTL	vs EDM	0	2	2	2	4	0	15:45	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at NSH	0	2	2	2	2	0	25:46	—
Ryan Murray NJD	at BOS	0	2	2	1	0	1	16:32	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl–Yamamoto skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Vrana–Sprong skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–McGinn–Foegele skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Fast–Trocheck–Svechnikov skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Martinook–Paquette–Lorentz skated 7:21 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at BOS	O	48	4	.917
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at TBL	W	38	1	.974
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs DET	W	36	1	.972
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs NJD	W	35	4	.886
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	W	35	2	.943
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at MTL	L	32	4	.875
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	W	32	2	.938
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs CAR	W	32	1	.969
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NYR	L	26	4	.846
Anton Khudobin DAL	at NSH	O	26	3	.885
Thomas Greiss DET	at FLA	—	25	1	.960
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs CBJ	L	20	2	.900
Carey Price MTL	vs EDM	W	17	0	.1000
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at CHI	L	16	2	.875
Calvin Pickard DET	at FLA	L	8	3	.625

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