NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 19, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 4–2

New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Pageau, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:48 together.

•Brock Nelson had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.
•Denis Gurianov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.
•Jacob Peterson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:14.

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Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at home. Jon Merrill (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for CHI: Toews–Kubalik–Dach skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jon Merrill had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:18.
•New look for CHI: Toews–Kubalik–Dach skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Vlasic (CHI) played 6:10, −8:43 down on his 14:53 season average over 14 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM won it by committee.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.
•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:12.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Los Angeles Kings 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 5–1 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:21.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Dadonov, Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:11 together.
•Ben Hutton (VGK) played 22:25, +7:04 up on his 15:21 season average over 57 games.

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St. Louis Blues

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge St. Louis Blues 5–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 3G 1A. CBJ won it by committee.

•David Perron had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:19.
•Emil Bemstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:00.
•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:06.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at ARI. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Scott Wedgewood (ARI) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +15 against a season average of 32.9; the loss.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:01.
•Scott Wedgewood (ARI) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +15 against a season average of 32.9; the loss.
•Clayton Keller (ARI) played 16:02, −4:10 down on his 20:12 season average over 66 games.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at home. Jake Evans (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (White, Norris, Brannstrom, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Jake Evans had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:23.
•OTT's first power-play unit (White, Norris, Brannstrom, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:01 together.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Lehkonen–Dvorak skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Nashville Predators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH won it by committee.

•Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:45.
•Roman Josi had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:20.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 23:04.

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New York Rangers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at TBL. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 7:35 together.

•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 7:35 together.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:41 together.
•New look for TBL: Joseph–Colton–Hagel skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:21 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:30.
•Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:10.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:21 together.

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Seattle Kraken beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at home. Yanni Gourde (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Yanni Gourde had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.
•Vince Dunn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Perron STL	at CBJ	3	1	4	4	0	0	18:19	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs DAL	3	0	3	3	0	1	18:30	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at EDM	2	1	3	4	1	1	18:38	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at NSH	2	1	3	3	3	1	23:45	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	1	0	21:08	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	at VAN	1	2	3	2	3	0	16:30	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs TOR	0	3	3	5	0	0	24:20	—
Evander Kane EDM	vs NJD	2	0	2	6	6	0	19:12	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at ARI	2	0	2	6	0	0	20:01	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	vs DET	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:53	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at NSH	1	1	2	10	1	1	23:04	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	0	0	23:24	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Toews–Kubalik–Dach skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Carpenter–Katchouk–Entwistle skated 4:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Jost–Duhaime–Dewar skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Armia–Lehkonen–Dvorak skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Drouin–Pitlick skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Joseph–Colton–Hagel skated 4:57 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: Backlund–Tkachuk–Dube skated 11:51 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 CGY: Jarnkrok–Coleman–Mangiapane skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Schwartz–Wennberg skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Johansson–McCann–Donato skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs PIT	L	48	3	.938
Juuse Saros NSH	vs TOR	W	41	3	.927
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at SEA	L	41	3	.927
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs DAL	W	39	2	.949
Jon Gillies NJD	at EDM	L	39	5	.872
Logan Thompson VGK	vs LAK	W	39	1	.974
Erik Kallgren TOR	at NSH	L	33	5	.848
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at MIN	L	33	2	.939
Jake Allen MTL	vs OTT	W	30	1	.967
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TBL	W	29	1	.966
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CGY	L	29	4	.862
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs NJD	W	28	3	.893
Filip Gustavsson OTT	at MTL	L	27	5	.815
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYR	L	27	2	.926
Ville Husso STL	at CBJ	L	27	5	.815
Dan Vladar CGY	at VAN	W	25	2	.920
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NYI	L	24	3	.875
Cal Petersen LAK	at VGK	L	23	4	.826
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs DET	W	23	2	.913
Cam Talbot MIN	vs CHI	W	22	1	.955
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs STL	—	21	2	.905
Tristan Jarry PIT	at ARI	W	21	1	.952
Jaroslav Halak VAN	vs CGY	—	15	1	.933
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs STL	W	7	2	.714

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