NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 30, 2022

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Winnipeg Jets edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (SO)

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout at BUF. Zemgus Girgensons (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WPG: Wheeler–Sanford–Dubois skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Zemgus Girgensons had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:22.
•Kyle Okposo had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:36.
•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Sanford–Dubois skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at DET. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Vrana, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Moritz Seider had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:44.
•DET's first power-play unit (Bertuzzi, Vrana, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:35 together.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jacob Moverare (LAK) played 6:35, −10:18 down on his 16:53 season average over 18 games.

•Alexander Edler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:36.
•Carl Grundstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 7:42.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 24:32.

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St. Louis Blues edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Bo Horvat (VAN) played 4:38, −15:06 down on his 19:44 season average over 69 games.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:17.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.
•David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:14.

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Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Jan Jenik (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Bonino, Reedy, Merkley, Leonard and Barabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Jan Jenik had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:19.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:51.
•Anton Stralman had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:03.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at SEA. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–McCann skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:57.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–McCann skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Keegan Kolesar (VGK) played 4:24, −8:22 down on his 12:46 season average over 76 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	at DET	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:50	—
Zemgus Girgensons BUF	vs WPG	2	0	2	4	1	1	13:22	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs STL	2	0	2	3	2	0	19:17	—
Jan Jenik ARI	vs SJS	2	0	2	3	1	0	14:19	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs LAK	1	1	2	8	1	0	24:32	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at SEA	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:57	—
Carl Grundstrom LAK	at EDM	1	1	2	2	2	0	7:42	—
Ryan O'Reilly STL	at VAN	1	1	2	2	0	1	20:36	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	vs SJS	1	1	2	1	1	2	19:51	—
Alexander Edler LAK	at EDM	1	1	2	1	0	1	15:36	—
Moritz Seider DET	vs NYR	0	2	2	1	1	3	23:44	—
David Perron STL	at VAN	0	2	2	1	2	0	17:14	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Wheeler–Sanford–Dubois skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Svechnikov–Appleton skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: MacEachern–Walker–Brown skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Wennberg–McCann skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Janmark–Roy–Rondbjerg skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs LAK	W	41	3	.927
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs SJS	W	41	2	.951
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BUF	W	37	2	.946
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs NYR	O	34	5	.853
Jonathan Quick LAK	at EDM	O	33	3	.909
Chris Driedger SEA	vs VGK	L	29	2	.931
Craig Anderson BUF	vs WPG	O	27	2	.926
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at DET	W	26	4	.846
Ville Husso STL	at VAN	W	25	3	.880
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs STL	L	24	4	.833
James Reimer SJS	at ARI	L	23	4	.826
Logan Thompson VGK	at SEA	W	22	0	.1000

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