NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 18, 2022

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home. Alex Formenton (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: White–Norris–Tkachuk skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Formenton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:24.
•Connor Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.
•New look for OTT: White–Norris–Tkachuk skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout at CAR. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Antti Raanta (CAR) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +15 against a season average of 25.2; the overtime loss.

•Seth Jarvis had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:54.
•Antti Raanta (CAR) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +15 against a season average of 25.2; the overtime loss.
•New look for CAR: Trocheck–Teravainen–Aho skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Charlie Coyle (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Coyle, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:42 together.

•Charlie Coyle had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:18.
•Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:48.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Marchand, Coyle, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:42 together.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Calgary Flames 1–0 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 1–0 in overtime at CGY. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Jarnkrok–Toffoli–Mangiapane skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Jarnkrok–Toffoli–Mangiapane skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mark Pysyk (BUF) played 13:51, −4:02 down on his 17:53 season average over 67 games.
•Calle Jarnkrok (CGY) played 12:37, −3:28 down on his 16:05 season average over 65 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at ANA. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Aaron Ekblad (FLA) played 0:56, −24:23 down on his 25:19 season average over 60 games.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:59.
•Aaron Ekblad (FLA) played 0:56, −24:23 down on his 25:19 season average over 60 games.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +10 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:06 together.

•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 27:34.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:43.
•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:10.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cale Makar COL	at SJS	1	2	3	3	1	1	27:34	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	at WPG	0	3	3	1	0	1	19:18	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at SJS	0	3	3	0	0	1	18:43	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	at SJS	2	0	2	4	1	1	21:10	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at ANA	2	0	2	3	1	0	21:59	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs WSH	2	0	2	2	2	1	16:54	—
Alex Formenton OTT	vs PHI	1	1	2	5	1	1	17:24	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	at WPG	1	1	2	4	2	1	25:48	—
Connor Brown OTT	vs PHI	0	2	2	3	0	0	19:49	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at SJS	0	2	2	0	0	0	17:47	—
Cam Atkinson PHI	at OTT	1	0	1	8	0	0	16:36	—
Justin Braun PHI	at OTT	0	1	1	2	1	7	18:51	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: White–Norris–Tkachuk skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Watson–Sanford–Gambrell skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Trocheck–Teravainen–Aho skated 6:18 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 BOS: Marchand–DeBrusk–Studnicka skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Jarnkrok–Toffoli–Mangiapane skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BOS	L	44	3	.932
John Gibson ANA	vs FLA	L	42	3	.929
Antti Raanta CAR	vs WSH	O	40	3	.925
Martin Jones PHI	at OTT	L	35	2	.943
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs BUF	O	34	1	.971
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs PHI	W	29	1	.966
Linus Ullmark BOS	at WPG	W	29	2	.931
Zach Sawchenko SJS	vs COL	L	28	4	.857
Pavel Francouz COL	at SJS	W	28	3	.893
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at CGY	W	24	0	.1000
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at CAR	W	20	3	.850
Spencer Knight FLA	at ANA	W	17	0	.1000

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