NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 27, 2022

8 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

New York Islanders

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:27 together.

•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:03.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:27 together.
•Nick Paul (TBL) played 12:20, −4:14 down on his 16:34 season average over 79 games.

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New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in overtime at home. Frank Vatrano (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.
•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:59.
•Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:03.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Detroit Red Wings 11–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 11–2 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:42.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:31.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:15.

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Nashville Predators edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

Nashville Predators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at home. Tanner Jeannot (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Tanner Jeannot had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.
•Yakov Trenin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:39.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:25.

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Minnesota Wild edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at home. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Mats Zuccarello had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:21.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.
•Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:38.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:03 together.

•Morgan Rielly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:24.
•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:11.
•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:21.

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New Jersey Devils edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 24:50.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:29 together.
•Rem Pitlick (MTL) played 23:54, +9:03 up on his 14:51 season average over 65 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 in overtime at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ARI: Carcone–Hayton–Maccelli skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:12.
•New look for ARI: Carcone–Hayton–Maccelli skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Karel Vejmelka (ARI) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +8 against a season average of 32.1; the overtime loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs DET	3	1	4	4	0	1	16:42	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	4	2	1	14:15	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	3	1	1	13:55	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	3	0	0	16:31	—
Tanner Jeannot NSH	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	3	1	16:27	—
Teddy Blueger PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	2	2	1	16:32	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs FLA	1	2	3	2	0	0	23:24	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs FLA	0	3	3	4	2	1	21:11	—
Kris Letang PIT	vs DET	0	3	3	3	2	4	22:51	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs COL	0	3	3	3	0	0	17:21	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs MTL	2	0	2	7	0	0	24:50	—
Yakov Trenin NSH	vs PHI	2	0	2	4	5	0	14:39	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Carcone–Hayton–Maccelli skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot MIN	vs COL	W	42	2	.952
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at WPG	O	40	2	.950
Petr Mrazek TOR	vs FLA	W	36	2	.944
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs DET	W	35	2	.943
Martin Jones PHI	at NSH	L	35	5	.857
Nico Daws NJD	vs MTL	W	33	2	.939
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at NJD	O	32	2	.938
Craig Anderson BUF	at NYR	O	31	5	.839
Darcy Kuemper COL	at MIN	O	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs ARI	W	29	1	.966
Spencer Knight FLA	at TOR	L	24	4	.833
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYI	W	24	1	.958
Juuse Saros NSH	vs PHI	W	23	4	.826
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at PIT	L	22	7	.682
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs TBL	L	20	2	.900
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs BUF	W	17	4	.765
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs TBL	—	14	2	.857
Calvin Pickard DET	at PIT	—	13	4	.692

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