NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022

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

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New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD won it by committee.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:18.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:45.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Carter Hart (PHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +16 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

•Scott Laughton had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.
•Carter Hart (PHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +16 against a season average of 32.0; the win.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Pacioretty, Marchessault, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:32 together.

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Florida Panthers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:43.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:22.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:49.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 6–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 6–4 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Auston Matthews had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:22.
•Colin Blackwell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:08.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:27.

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Arizona Coyotes rout Detroit Red Wings 9–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Detroit Red Wings 9–2 at DET. Nick Schmaltz (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Nick Schmaltz had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.
•Jakob Chychrun had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 23:22.
•Nick Ritchie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:36.

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Ottawa Senators beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Josh Norris (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (White, Chabot, Norris, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 2:20 together.

•Josh Norris had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:12.
•Colin White had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:45.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 2–1 at home. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jani Hakanpää (DAL) played 25:32, +9:27 up on his 16:05 season average over 79 games.

•Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:33.
•Jani Hakanpää (DAL) played 25:32, +9:27 up on his 16:05 season average over 79 games.
•New look for NSH: Cousins–McCarron–Tomasino skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home. Marcus Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Foligno, Brodin, Gaudreau, Fiala and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.

•Marcus Foligno had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:00.
•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:05.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Foligno, Brodin, Gaudreau, Fiala and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:27.
•Paul Stastny had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:45.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:06.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Anaheim Ducks 8–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 8–3 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 5A.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 5 assists (6 points) on 4 shots in 17:58.
•Dylan Strome had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:32.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:43.

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Washington Capitals edge Calgary Flames 5–4

Washington Capitals beat Calgary Flames 5–4 at CGY. Nick Jensen (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CGY: Mangiapane–Dube–Ruzicka skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Jensen had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:11.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.
•Elias Lindholm had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:23.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	vs ANA	1	5	6	4	0	0	17:58	—
Dylan Strome CHI	vs ANA	3	1	4	4	0	0	17:32	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at DET	2	2	4	2	0	1	17:01	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs ANA	1	3	4	4	1	1	17:43	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs TBL	1	3	4	4	0	0	20:27	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs SEA	3	0	3	4	2	0	20:22	—
Jakob Chychrun ARI	at DET	2	1	3	8	2	0	23:22	—
Nick Ritchie ARI	at DET	2	1	3	3	2	0	13:36	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at NJD	1	2	3	4	0	1	21:05	—
Clayton Keller ARI	at DET	1	2	3	3	0	0	15:44	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at STL	1	2	3	2	4	1	19:12	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	vs NYR	1	2	3	2	2	0	17:00	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stephenson–Eichel skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Brown–MacEwen–Mayhew skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Buchnevich skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Cousins–McCarron–Tomasino skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 13:29 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 NYR: Reaves–Brodzinski–Gettinger skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Mangiapane–Dube–Ruzicka skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart PHI	vs VGK	W	48	1	.979
Darcy Kuemper COL	at NJD	L	42	4	.905
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at PIT	W	35	3	.914
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at CGY	W	35	4	.886
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs ANA	W	32	3	.906
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at TOR	L	31	5	.839
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NSH	L	31	2	.935
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WPG	L	31	5	.839
Jack Campbell TOR	vs SEA	W	30	4	.867
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs FLA	L	29	4	.862
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at DET	W	28	2	.929
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at MIN	L	28	5	.821
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs ARI	L	27	7	.741
Jordan Binnington STL	vs OTT	L	27	3	.889
Nico Daws NJD	vs COL	W	26	3	.885
Dan Vladar CGY	vs WSH	L	26	4	.846
Cam Talbot MIN	vs NYR	W	25	2	.920
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TBL	W	24	4	.833
Anton Forsberg OTT	at STL	W	23	1	.957
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	W	23	1	.957
Robin Lehner VGK	at PHI	L	21	2	.905
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at CHI	—	19	3	.842
John Gibson ANA	at CHI	L	13	5	.615
Thomas Greiss DET	vs ARI	—	3	2	.333

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