NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 10, 2022

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

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Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:14 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:58.
•Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:57.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:07.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at home. Victor Olofsson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Okposo–Olofsson–Mittelstadt skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BUF: Okposo–Olofsson–Mittelstadt skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Marchessault–Eichel skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Casey Fitzgerald (BUF) played 6:34, −10:36 down on his 17:10 season average over 35 games.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 in overtime at TOR. Alexander Kerfoot (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ARI won it by committee.

•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:10.
•Jakob Chychrun had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:51.
•Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:51.

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Ottawa Senators edge Seattle Kraken 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Seattle Kraken 4–3 in overtime at home. Josh Norris (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ryan Donato (SEA) played 7:34, −6:19 down on his 13:53 season average over 73 games.

•Josh Norris had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:13.
•Ryan Donato (SEA) played 7:34, −6:19 down on his 13:53 season average over 73 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Detroit Red Wings 6–5 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5 in a shootout at DET. Nick Leddy (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MIN won it by committee.

•Nick Leddy had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:03.
•Jakub Vrana had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:04.
•Lucas Raymond had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:25.

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Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 4A. FLA's first power-play unit (Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov, Ekblad and Reinhart) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:07 together.

•Sam Reinhart had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:28.
•Aaron Ekblad had 4 assists (4 points) in 25:19.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 4 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 15:13.

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Winnipeg Jets edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Zacha, Bratt, Bastian and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:49 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Zacha, Bratt, Bastian and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:49 together.
•Dylan DeMelo (WPG) played 24:11, +5:46 up on his 18:25 season average over 75 games.
•Nate Schmidt (WPG) played 16:38, −3:37 down on his 20:15 season average over 76 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 2–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 2–0 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Antti Raanta (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 25.2; the win.

•Antti Raanta (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 25.2; the win.
•Darcy Kuemper (COL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +5 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.
•Seth Jarvis (CAR) played 6:02, −7:58 down on his 14:00 season average over 67 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

New York Islanders rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–0

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–0 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 1:59, −10:50 down on his 12:49 season average over 44 games.

•Anders Lee had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 14:17.
•Anthony Beauvillier had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.
•Ryan Pulock had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:47.

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St. Louis Blues rout New York Rangers 6–2

St. Louis Blues beat New York Rangers 6–2 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:20.
•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:21.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:46.

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Nashville Predators beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Matt Duchene (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:44.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:16.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:40 together.

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Calgary Flames beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:56 together.

•Johnny Gaudreau had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:59.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:43.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Andersson and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:56 together.

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San Jose Sharks edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Trevor Moore (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SJS won it by committee.

•Trevor Moore had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:45.
•Alexander Barabanov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:07.
•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs PHI	0	4	4	5	2	2	15:13	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	vs PHI	0	4	4	0	0	1	25:19	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs CBJ	3	0	3	7	0	1	14:17	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs PHI	3	0	3	5	0	0	16:28	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs TBL	3	0	3	4	0	0	15:59	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	1	0	17:58	—
Matt Duchene NSH	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:44	—
Alexander Kerfoot TOR	vs ARI	1	2	3	4	2	2	17:10	—
Trevor Moore LAK	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	0	0	17:45	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs ANA	1	2	3	2	1	1	16:16	—
Ryan Pulock NYI	vs CBJ	0	3	3	5	0	2	20:47	—
Nick Leddy DET	vs MIN	0	3	3	2	1	0	25:03	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Okposo–Olofsson–Mittelstadt skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Marchessault–Eichel skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stephenson–Carrier–Roy skated 7:46 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 SEA: Sheahan–Donato–Geekie skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Rakell–Milano–Steel skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Deslauriers–Carrick–Robinson skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs MIN	O	40	5	.875
Scott Wedgewood ARI	at TOR	W	38	4	.895
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs PHI	W	37	3	.919
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at BOS	L	36	4	.889
Carter Hart PHI	at FLA	L	36	5	.861
Darcy Kuemper COL	at CAR	L	36	1	.972
Antti Raanta CAR	vs COL	W	36	0	.1000
Zach Sawchenko SJS	at LAK	W	36	3	.917
Cam Talbot MIN	at DET	W	34	5	.853
Eric Comrie WPG	at NJD	W	34	1	.971
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at NYI	L	33	6	.818
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs SEA	W	33	3	.909
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CGY	L	32	4	.875
Craig Anderson BUF	vs VGK	W	31	1	.968
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs TBL	W	31	1	.968
Nico Daws NJD	vs WPG	L	30	2	.933
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs SJS	O	30	4	.867
Ville Husso STL	vs NYR	W	29	2	.931
John Gibson ANA	at NSH	L	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	vs ANA	W	28	1	.964
Chris Driedger SEA	at OTT	O	27	4	.852
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CBJ	W	25	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CHI	W	25	3	.880
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at BUF	L	23	2	.913
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at STL	—	18	2	.889
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at STL	L	17	4	.765
Petr Mrazek TOR	vs ARI	—	12	4	.667
Erik Kallgren TOR	vs ARI	O	11	1	.909

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