NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 20, 2022

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

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New York Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Islanders 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Kevin Hayes (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI's first power-play unit (Hayes, Konecny, Tippett, Farabee and York) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Kevin Hayes had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:23.
•Joel Farabee had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:18.
•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:36.

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Dallas Stars edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Seguin, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.
•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:18.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Seguin, Klingberg, Hintz and Robertson) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 2:24 together.

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New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–0

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 at CAR. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Jarvis skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Jarvis skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +18 against a season average of 26.0; the win.
•New look for CAR: Trocheck–Necas–Svechnikov skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 at CHI. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 21:29.
•Andrew Copp had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.
•Jansen Harkins had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:52.

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San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. Phil Kessel (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Gostisbehere, Schmaltz, Crouse and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:48.
•Noah Gregor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:12.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:50.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:05.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:50.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	at CHI	1	3	4	1	1	1	21:29	—
Andrew Copp WPG	at CHI	0	3	3	2	1	1	17:03	—
Jansen Harkins WPG	at CHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	15:52	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	vs NYI	2	0	2	4	1	0	21:23	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at WSH	2	0	2	2	1	0	18:11	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	at CHI	1	1	2	6	1	0	21:42	—
Taylor Raddysh CHI	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	2	0	15:30	—
Dylan Strome CHI	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:36	—
Casey Mittelstadt BUF	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	2	13:50	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at VAN	1	1	2	2	1	1	22:50	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs BUF	1	1	2	2	1	0	22:05	—
Lawson Crouse ARI	at SJS	1	1	2	2	1	0	15:48	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Eller–Sheary–Hathaway skated 8:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Jarvis skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Trocheck–Necas–Svechnikov skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Fischer–Crouse skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Horvat–Boeser–Pettersson skated 12:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at CAR	W	44	0	.1000
Jake Oettinger DAL	at WSH	W	38	2	.947
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PHI	L	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	W	36	4	.889
Craig Anderson BUF	at VAN	W	32	2	.938
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs WPG	L	31	5	.839
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BUF	O	29	3	.897
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at SJS	L	28	3	.893
Carter Hart PHI	vs NYI	W	27	1	.963
James Reimer SJS	vs ARI	W	25	2	.920
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs DAL	L	23	3	.870
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NYR	L	17	1	.941

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