NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 24, 2022

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

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +9 against a season average of 29.7; the loss.

•David Pastrnak had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:37.
•Erik Haula had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:46.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +9 against a season average of 29.7; the loss.

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Florida Panthers edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at MTL. Claude Giroux (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Wideman, Anderson, Dvorak, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:13.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:55.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Wideman, Anderson, Dvorak, Suzuki and Caufield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:32 together.

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Dallas Stars edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout at CAR. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL won it by committee.

•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:35.
•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.
•Brady Skjei had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:13.

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New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Pageau, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:00 together.

•Anders Lee had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:52.
•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.
•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:53.

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Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at WPG. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Evgeny Svechnikov (WPG) played 16:58, +6:18 up on his 10:40 season average over 71 games.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:47.
•Michael Del Zotto had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:19.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Leddy and Tarasenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:00 together.

•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.
•Hayden Hodgson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:23.
•Cam York had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:33.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:21.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:57 together.
•Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.7; the overtime loss.

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Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:53.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:36.
•Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:51.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Nashville Predators 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 6–1 at home. Chandler Stephenson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:57.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:00.
•Jonathan Marchessault had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:20.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at LAK. Sean Durzi (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Danault, Kempe, Iafallo and Durzi) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:22 together.

•Sean Durzi had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 27:06.
•Phillip Danault had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:48.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:55.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Pastrnak BOS	vs TBL	3	0	3	8	3	0	18:37	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	vs NSH	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:57	—
Evgenii Dadonov VGK	vs NSH	1	2	3	3	1	1	17:00	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs NSH	0	3	3	6	1	0	21:20	—
Sean Durzi LAK	vs CHI	0	3	3	3	1	2	27:06	—
Erik Haula BOS	vs TBL	0	3	3	1	1	2	14:46	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs DET	0	3	3	0	0	0	15:52	—
Phillip Danault LAK	vs CHI	2	0	2	7	0	0	18:48	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	vs DAL	2	0	2	5	2	1	14:35	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs SJS	2	0	2	4	2	2	17:53	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at WPG	2	0	2	3	5	1	19:04	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs DET	2	0	2	3	1	1	17:47	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Hagel skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Evans–Pitlick skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	at VGK	L	50	6	.880
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at CAR	W	47	3	.936
Collin Delia CHI	at LAK	W	46	3	.935
Jake Allen MTL	vs FLA	L	42	4	.905
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at EDM	L	40	4	.900
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs DET	W	39	2	.949
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at BOS	L	39	3	.923
Thatcher Demko VAN	at MIN	O	36	3	.917
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NSH	W	36	1	.972
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs OTT	L	32	4	.875
Spencer Knight FLA	at MTL	W	31	3	.903
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CHI	O	31	3	.903
Mike Smith EDM	vs SJS	W	30	2	.933
Martin Jones PHI	at STL	W	28	2	.929
Cam Talbot MIN	vs VAN	W	28	2	.929
Jordan Binnington STL	vs PHI	L	26	4	.846
Anton Forsberg OTT	at WPG	W	24	2	.917
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs TBL	W	24	2	.917
Thomas Greiss DET	at NYI	L	16	3	.813
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs DAL	O	15	3	.800
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at NYI	—	10	2	.800

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