NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 31, 2022

9 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 Jersey Devils

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout New Jersey Devils 8–1

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 8–1 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:54.
•David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.
•Brad Marchand had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:54.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Winnipeg Jets 7–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 7–3 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•William Nylander had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:09.
•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:56.

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Florida Panthers rout Chicago Blackhawks 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Collin Delia (CHI) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +17 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.
•Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:10.
•Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:35.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +2 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:17.
•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +2 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.
•New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Bemstrom–Robinson skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:38.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:43.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:13.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at MIN. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Brodin, Dumba, Gaudreau, Fiala and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:46.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:32.
•John Marino had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:30.

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Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at home. Nazem Kadri (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +17 against a season average of 29.3; the loss.

•Erik Johnson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Nazem Kadri had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:40.
•Tomas Hertl had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:26.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in a shootout at CGY. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Sean Durzi (LAK) played 28:36, +9:09 up on his 19:27 season average over 63 games.

•Sean Durzi (LAK) played 28:36, +9:09 up on his 19:27 season average over 63 games.
•Noah Hanifin (CGY) played 25:03, +3:48 up on his 21:15 season average over 80 games.
•Phillip Danault (LAK) played 21:57, +3:52 up on his 18:05 season average over 78 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ANA: Milano–Terry–Zegras skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ANA: Milano–Terry–Zegras skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Josh Mahura (ANA) played 4:22, −9:57 down on his 14:19 season average over 37 games.
•Tyler Seguin (DAL) played 12:38, −5:15 down on his 17:53 season average over 80 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Nylander TOR	vs WPG	2	1	3	6	1	0	18:09	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs NJD	1	2	3	6	1	0	13:54	—
Ilya Mikheyev TOR	vs WPG	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:57	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs WPG	0	3	3	4	1	0	20:56	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NJD	0	3	3	3	0	0	14:28	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs MTL	2	0	2	6	2	0	15:38	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs NJD	2	0	2	6	1	0	14:54	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at MIN	2	0	2	2	0	3	15:46	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs CHI	2	0	2	2	0	0	18:16	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs WPG	1	1	2	6	0	0	19:42	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at MIN	1	1	2	6	0	0	21:32	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs MTL	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:13	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Giroux–Huberdeau–Lomberg skated 8:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Bemstrom–Robinson skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Nieto–Chmelevski skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Milano–Terry–Zegras skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Namestnikov–Studenic skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at COL	L	46	4	.913
Collin Delia CHI	at FLA	L	44	4	.909
Jake Allen MTL	at CAR	L	43	3	.930
Cam Talbot MIN	vs PIT	O	39	4	.897
Eric Comrie WPG	at TOR	L	37	6	.838
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CHI	W	37	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NYI	L	35	4	.886
John Gibson ANA	vs DAL	O	35	3	.914
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs CBJ	W	32	2	.938
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs MTL	W	32	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs LAK	O	32	2	.938
Casey DeSmith PIT	at MIN	W	31	3	.903
Cal Petersen LAK	at CGY	W	28	2	.929
Pavel Francouz COL	vs SJS	W	27	2	.926
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NJD	W	26	1	.962
Erik Kallgren TOR	vs WPG	W	23	3	.870
Jake Oettinger DAL	at ANA	W	23	2	.913
Jon Gillies NJD	at BOS	—	20	3	.850
Nico Daws NJD	at BOS	L	20	5	.750

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