NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 15, 2022

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

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Dallas Stars

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Dallas Stars 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Kase and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:44 together.

•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:44.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:13.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:47.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Arizona Coyotes beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at MTL. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI won it by committee.

•Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:20.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.
•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:36.

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New York Rangers edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Fowler, Terry and Comtois) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:30 together.

•Adam Fox had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:38.
•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:41.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.

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Washington Capitals edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Wilson–Sprong–McMichael skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:03.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:06.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:57.

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Nashville Predators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Rodrigues skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Roman Josi had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:10.
•Colton Sissons had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Rodrigues skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–3 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:06.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:00.

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Boston Bruins edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 in overtime at CHI. Taylor Hall (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Marc-Andre Fleury (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

•Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:08.
•Marc-Andre Fleury (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.
•Caleb Jones (CHI) played 22:26, +5:49 up on his 16:37 season average over 50 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–5

Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–5 at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:06.
•Marc Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:15.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:36.

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Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at home. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:01.
•J.T. Miller had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:43.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:46.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0 at LAK. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Compher–Aube-Kubel–O'Connor skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:01.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:41.
•New look for COL: Compher–Aube-Kubel–O'Connor skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at SJS. Frank Vatrano (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 5:47 together.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 8:56.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:43.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 5:47 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bo Horvat VAN	vs NJD	2	1	3	3	2	1	16:01	—
Adam Fox NYR	vs ANA	1	2	3	6	0	3	24:38	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs VGK	1	2	3	2	0	1	18:36	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs NJD	0	3	3	7	4	0	20:43	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs ANA	0	3	3	4	0	0	20:41	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs PIT	0	3	3	2	0	3	25:10	—
Evander Kane EDM	vs DET	2	0	2	5	2	1	23:06	—
Marc Staal DET	at EDM	2	0	2	4	3	1	18:15	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	at SJS	2	0	2	4	0	0	8:56	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs ARI	2	0	2	3	1	0	14:20	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at VAN	1	1	2	5	1	0	20:46	—
Sam Gagner DET	at EDM	1	1	2	5	0	0	13:19	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Tavares–Bunting–Marner skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Wilson–Sprong–McMichael skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–Rodrigues skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Rust–Heinen skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Compher–Aube-Kubel–O'Connor skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Thornton–Verhaeghe–Barkov skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Leonard–Barabanov skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs BOS	O	48	2	.958
Jake Oettinger DAL	at TOR	L	39	3	.923
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at MTL	W	39	3	.923
John Gibson ANA	at NYR	O	38	4	.895
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VGK	W	38	3	.921
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PIT	W	36	1	.972
Erik Kallgren TOR	vs DAL	W	35	0	.1000
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs DET	W	35	5	.857
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs NJD	W	35	3	.914
James Reimer SJS	vs FLA	O	34	3	.912
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at WSH	O	32	3	.906
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs NYI	W	32	3	.906
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs COL	L	27	3	.889
Spencer Knight FLA	at SJS	W	26	2	.923
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at EDM	L	25	3	.880
Casey DeSmith PIT	at NSH	L	24	3	.875
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs ANA	W	23	3	.870
Darcy Kuemper COL	at LAK	W	23	0	.1000
Nico Daws NJD	at VAN	L	21	4	.810
Linus Ullmark BOS	at CHI	W	20	1	.950
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at WPG	L	13	4	.692
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs ARI	—	11	1	.909
Logan Thompson VGK	at WPG	—	10	3	.700
Jon Gillies NJD	at VAN	—	10	2	.800
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs ARI	L	7	4	.429
Thomas Greiss DET	at EDM	—	6	3	.500

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