NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 4, 2022

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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Minnesota Wild

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Minnesota Wild 5–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF won it by committee.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.
•Jeff Skinner had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:06.
•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:26.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +7 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

•Victor Hedman had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:53.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:48.
•Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +7 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

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New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Johnsson–Bratt–Hischier skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:53.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:53.
•New look for NJD: Johnsson–Bratt–Hischier skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +12 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.

•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:40.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:11.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:28.

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Final / OT

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Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 43 shots and stopped 39 (.907), +10 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.

•Viktor Arvidsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:07.
•Sean Kuraly had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:44.
•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 43 shots and stopped 39 (.907), +10 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.

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Dallas Stars edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 in overtime at WPG. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Braden Holtby (DAL) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +13 against a season average of 29.2; the win.

•Jason Robertson had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:47.
•Paul Stastny had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•Ryan Suter had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:59.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 at ANA. Michael Amadio (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:52 together.

•Michael Amadio had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.
•Nicolas Roy had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:40.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:08.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	at WPG	3	0	3	7	1	0	19:47	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	at CBJ	3	0	3	5	0	1	18:07	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at BUF	2	1	3	3	2	0	19:50	—
Michael Amadio VGK	at ANA	1	2	3	1	0	2	14:07	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs DET	0	3	3	5	3	0	24:53	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs MIN	2	0	2	7	0	0	17:06	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs PIT	2	0	2	4	1	1	15:40	—
Paul Stastny WPG	vs DAL	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:31	—
Nicolas Roy VGK	at ANA	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:40	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs NJD	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:53	—
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:26	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at CAR	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:11	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Joseph–Katchouk–Colton skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Johnsson–Bratt–Hischier skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Vesey–Boqvist skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Goodrow–Gauthier–Chytil skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Anderson-Dolan skated 12:31 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 VGK: Dadonov–Eichel–Roy skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs LAK	O	43	4	.907
Casey DeSmith PIT	at CAR	O	42	3	.929
Braden Holtby DAL	at WPG	W	42	3	.929
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	at BUF	L	37	4	.892
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at TBL	L	37	2	.946
John Gibson ANA	vs VGK	L	35	5	.857
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DAL	O	34	4	.882
Craig Anderson BUF	vs MIN	W	33	4	.879
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	W	33	1	.970
Nico Daws NJD	at NYR	L	32	3	.906
Jonathan Quick LAK	at CBJ	W	29	3	.897
Antti Raanta CAR	vs PIT	W	24	2	.917
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at ANA	W	24	4	.833
Brian Elliott TBL	vs DET	W	23	1	.957

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