NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 31, 2021

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 at home. Brandon Montour (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brandon Montour had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:11.
•Steven Fogarty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:58.
•Jacob Bryson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:31.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at WPG. Zach Hyman (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Stastny, Scheifele, Copp, Morrissey and Connor) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:33 together.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:23.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:21.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:12.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Arizona Coyotes 9–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 9–3 at home. Joonas Donskoi (COL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Joonas Donskoi had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 16:12.
•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:43.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:07.
•Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:01.
•Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 31.3; the win.

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San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. SJS's first power-play unit (Marleau, Burns, Donato, Meier and Ferraro) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:50.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Marleau, Burns, Donato, Meier and Ferraro) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:39 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Joonas Donskoi COL	vs ARI	3	1	4	6	0	0	16:12	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs ARI	2	1	3	3	1	0	16:43	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ARI	1	2	3	2	1	0	16:32	—
Brandon Montour BUF	vs PHI	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:11	—
Andre Burakovsky COL	vs ARI	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:08	—
Zach Hyman TOR	at WPG	1	1	2	6	1	1	19:21	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs LAK	1	1	2	5	0	1	22:01	—
Michael Bunting ARI	at COL	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:04	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	2	19:23	—
Andreas Athanasiou LAK	at VGK	1	1	2	2	1	0	11:07	—
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare COL	vs ARI	1	1	2	1	0	2	10:55	—
Steven Fogarty BUF	vs PHI	1	1	2	1	1	1	10:58	—

Line changes

New look for LAK: Wagner–Andersson–Lizotte skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	at VGK	W	42	2	.952
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs PHI	W	32	1	.969
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at SJS	L	32	3	.906
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs ARI	W	31	3	.903
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs LAK	L	30	4	.867
Ivan Prosvetov ARI	at COL	—	28	5	.821
Martin Jones SJS	vs MIN	W	28	2	.929
Jack Campbell TOR	at WPG	W	27	1	.963
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TOR	L	26	3	.885
Brian Elliott PHI	at BUF	L	16	4	.750
Adin Hill ARI	at COL	L	10	4	.600
Alex Lyon PHI	at BUF	—	10	1	.900

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