NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 26, 2022

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

Game recaps

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New York Islanders

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 6–3

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Taylor Hall (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:45.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:13.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 in overtime at DET. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Stamkos–Kucherov–Point skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:29.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:13.
•Anthony Cirelli had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at home. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK won it by committee.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:26.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:41.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:31.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. David Savard (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jake Allen (MTL) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +19 against a season average of 32.1; the win.

•David Savard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:30.
•Paul Byron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:06.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:39.

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Florida Panthers edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in a shootout at OTT. Claude Giroux (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939), +17 against a season average of 31.7; the overtime loss.

•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:53.
•Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939), +17 against a season average of 31.7; the overtime loss.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Giroux, Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:04 together.

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Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:33.
•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:25.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:11.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at DAL. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:03 together.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:16.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:03 together.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout St. Louis Blues 7–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat St. Louis Blues 7–2 at STL. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR won it by committee.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:43.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:50.
•Seth Jarvis had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:50.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:19 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:32.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 2:19 together.

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Calgary Flames rout Edmonton Oilers 9–5

Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 9–5 at home. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 5A.

•Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:58.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 5 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.
•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–Donato skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.
•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:15.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–Donato skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Timo Meier (SJS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Karlsson, Hertl, Meier and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:34 together.

•Timo Meier had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:17.
•Alexander Barabanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:02.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:55.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	vs EDM	0	5	5	3	1	0	17:35	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CGY	3	1	4	5	2	0	19:58	—
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs EDM	2	2	4	3	3	0	15:48	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at CGY	1	3	4	3	2	0	18:02	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs ANA	3	0	3	5	1	0	17:17	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs EDM	2	1	3	8	0	0	19:47	—
Taylor Hall BOS	vs NYI	1	2	3	4	0	0	16:13	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs NYI	1	2	3	3	2	0	15:45	—
Chris Tanev CGY	vs EDM	1	2	3	1	0	2	18:54	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at STL	2	0	2	6	3	0	15:43	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	vs CAR	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:50	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	2	1	17:40	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Stamkos–Kucherov–Point skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Sundqvist–Erne–Suter skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Norris–Batherson–Tkachuk skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Tierney–White–Joseph skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Peterson skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–Donato skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Rask–Gourde–Kuhlman skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Simon–Mayhew skated 9:42 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen MTL	vs TOR	W	51	2	.961
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs FLA	O	49	3	.939
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at BOS	L	44	6	.864
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs NJD	W	38	3	.921
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MIN	O	38	3	.921
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs TBL	O	36	2	.944
Thatcher Demko VAN	at DAL	W	36	1	.972
Logan Thompson VGK	vs CHI	W	34	4	.882
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at VGK	O	34	5	.853
Antti Raanta CAR	at STL	W	32	2	.938
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs EDM	W	31	5	.839
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs VAN	L	30	3	.900
James Reimer SJS	vs ANA	W	28	1	.964
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NYI	W	27	3	.889
Brian Elliott TBL	at DET	W	27	1	.963
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at LAK	L	27	4	.852
Ville Husso STL	vs CAR	L	26	5	.808
Mike Smith EDM	at CGY	L	26	4	.846
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs CBJ	W	25	2	.920
Cal Petersen LAK	vs SEA	W	25	2	.920
Lukas Dostal ANA	at SJS	L	24	4	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at OTT	W	22	3	.864
Nico Daws NJD	at WSH	L	22	4	.818
Erik Kallgren TOR	at MTL	L	17	3	.824
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at CGY	—	12	5	.583

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