NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 6, 2022

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

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Los Angeles Kings

Buffalo Sabres

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at BUF. Andreas Athanasiou (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BUF: Eakin–Hinostroza–Hayden skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andreas Athanasiou had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:12.
•New look for BUF: Eakin–Hinostroza–Hayden skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Lizotte–Kaliyev skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge St. Louis Blues 3–2 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 in overtime at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Tatar–Bratt–Hischier skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:44.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.

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Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 6–3

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 6–3 at MIN. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jason Robertson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:33.
•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:48.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:12.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at home. Calle Jarnkrok (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Niederreiter, Bear, Necas, Kotkaniemi and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:58 together.

•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:50.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Niederreiter, Bear, Necas, Kotkaniemi and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:58 together.
•New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:04.
•Victor Hedman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:59.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:25.

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New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

New York Rangers beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at WPG. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:57.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:38.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:50.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (White, Chabot, Norris, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:40.
•OTT's first power-play unit (White, Chabot, Norris, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:55 together.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:46 together.

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Anaheim Ducks edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Isac Lundeström (ANA) played 1:35, −14:05 down on his 15:40 season average over 79 games.

•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:08.
•Troy Terry had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:07.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	at MIN	3	0	3	6	1	2	19:33	—
Mikhail Sergachev TBL	at CHI	1	2	3	3	2	1	22:04	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	0	4	25:59	—
Chris Kreider NYR	at WPG	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:57	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs DAL	2	0	2	4	1	0	24:48	—
Andreas Athanasiou LAK	at BUF	2	0	2	2	0	0	13:12	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs OTT	1	1	2	7	0	0	16:40	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	1	1	19:25	—
Adam Henrique ANA	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	1	1	18:20	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	24:03	—
Dylan Strome CHI	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	22:11	—
Calle Jarnkrok SEA	at CAR	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:50	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Eakin–Hinostroza–Hayden skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Lizotte–Kaliyev skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Bratt–Hischier skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Johnsson–Zacha–Boqvist skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Jarnkrok–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Eichel–Roy skated 11:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Balcers–Barabanov skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at WPG	W	46	1	.978
Anton Forsberg OTT	at VGK	L	42	2	.952
Robin Lehner VGK	vs OTT	W	40	1	.975
Zach Sawchenko SJS	at ANA	O	36	3	.917
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MIN	W	35	3	.914
Ville Husso STL	at NJD	O	33	3	.909
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at CAR	L	33	3	.909
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs TBL	L	32	6	.813
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs LAK	L	30	1	.967
Antti Raanta CAR	vs SEA	W	30	2	.933
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CHI	W	27	3	.889
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYR	L	22	4	.818
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs SJS	W	22	2	.909
Nico Daws NJD	vs STL	W	21	2	.905
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs DAL	L	21	4	.810
Cal Petersen LAK	at BUF	W	19	0	.1000
Cam Talbot MIN	vs DAL	—	3	0	.1000

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