NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 3, 2022

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

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at TBL. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +9 against a season average of 29.7; the loss.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:06.
•Danton Heinen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:42.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:25.

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Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 3–0

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 3–0 at home. Patric Hornqvist (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +16 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

•Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:58.
•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:03.
•Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +16 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

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Minnesota Wild edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

Minnesota Wild beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at PHI. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Yandle, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Atkinson and Farabee) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:16.
•Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:14.

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Washington Capitals rout Carolina Hurricanes 4–0

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 at home. Conor Sheary (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 6:34 together.

•Conor Sheary had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:10.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 6:34 together.
•New look for CAR: Trocheck–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge New York Islanders 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Boeser skated 12:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:37.
•New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Boeser skated 12:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +6 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Tyson Barrie (EDM) played 5:45, −13:24 down on his 19:09 season average over 72 games.

•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:02.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:00.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:30.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 5–4 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 5–4 in overtime at CGY. Mike Hoffman (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Jake Evans (MTL) played 7:49, −7:53 down on his 15:42 season average over 71 games.

•Mike Hoffman had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:20.
•Ben Chiarot had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:49.
•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:11.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +11 against a season average of 32.1; the win.

•Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +11 against a season average of 32.1; the win.
•New look for ARI: Kessel–Galchenyuk–Maccelli skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Newhook (COL) played 17:26, +3:55 up on his 13:31 season average over 70 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Craig Smith (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 11:17, −8:32 down on his 19:49 season average over 68 games.

•Craig Smith had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:19.
•Trent Frederic had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:09.
•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:28.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mike Hoffman MTL	at CGY	1	3	4	2	1	1	17:20	—
Craig Smith BOS	at VGK	3	0	3	4	1	0	15:19	—
Ben Chiarot MTL	at CGY	2	1	3	2	1	2	24:49	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at CGY	1	2	3	6	1	3	23:51	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at TBL	1	2	3	6	1	0	17:06	—
Andrew Mangiapane CGY	vs MTL	1	2	3	4	1	1	17:11	—
Trent Frederic BOS	at VGK	0	3	3	3	4	1	15:09	—
Evander Kane EDM	at CHI	2	0	2	7	1	0	22:02	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at VGK	2	0	2	7	1	0	16:28	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	at PHI	2	0	2	6	1	2	21:16	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	vs OTT	1	1	2	6	2	0	15:03	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs EDM	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:30	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Sanford–Norris–Tkachuk skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ennis–Paul–White skated 4:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Trocheck–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Mantha skated 9:06 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 VAN: Miller–Pearson–Boeser skated 12:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Chiasson–Horvat–Podkolzin skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Garland–Pettersson–Hoglander skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Galchenyuk–Maccelli skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg OTT	at FLA	L	48	3	.938
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs COL	W	43	1	.977
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PIT	L	39	4	.897
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs VAN	L	38	4	.895
Carter Hart PHI	vs MIN	L	38	5	.868
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs CAR	W	36	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at VGK	W	36	2	.944
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs MTL	O	35	5	.857
Robin Lehner VGK	vs BOS	L	35	4	.886
Andrew Hammond MTL	at CGY	W	34	4	.882
Frederik Andersen CAR	at WSH	L	33	4	.879
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs EDM	W	32	3	.906
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at CHI	O	32	4	.875
Cam Talbot MIN	at PHI	W	30	4	.867
Pavel Francouz COL	at ARI	L	29	2	.931
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NYI	W	27	3	.889
Tristan Jarry PIT	at TBL	W	21	1	.952
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs OTT	W	18	0	.1000

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