NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 2, 2023

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Buffalo Sabres 7–1

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 7–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:54.
•Dmitry Orlov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:02.
•Jakub Lauko had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:53.

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Nashville Predators edge Florida Panthers 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 2–1 at FLA. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 7:14, −10:55 down on his 18:09 season average over 42 games.

•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 28:11.
•Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 7:14, −10:55 down on his 18:09 season average over 42 games.
•New look for NSH: Duchene–Glass–Leonard skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 5–3

Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 5–3 at NYR. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NYR: Kane–Trocheck–Panarin skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Claude Giroux had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:01.
•Derick Brassard had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:55.
•Brady Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 in overtime at TBL. Jeff Petry (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:05.
•Jeff Petry had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:43.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:28.

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Seattle Kraken edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at DET. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jared McCann had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:45.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:03.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:30.

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Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 2:34 together.

•Roope Hintz had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 14:33.
•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:07.
•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:57.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Erik Gustafsson (TOR) played 9:52, −10:03 down on his 19:55 season average over 69 games.

•Erik Gustafsson (TOR) played 9:52, −10:03 down on his 19:55 season average over 69 games.
•Morgan Rielly (TOR) played 18:10, −3:36 down on his 21:46 season average over 64 games.
•Luke Schenn (TOR) played 10:42, −5:44 down on his 16:26 season average over 69 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 at VAN. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 21:55.
•Thatcher Demko (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 31.4; the loss.
•New look for MIN: Johansson–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:58.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:02 together.
•Justin Barron (MTL) played 1:11, −15:31 down on his 16:42 season average over 38 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at SJS. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Pavel Buchnevich had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.
•Alexander Barabanov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:21.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:08.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at SJS	0	4	4	1	0	0	17:59	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at CHI	3	0	3	7	0	0	14:33	—
Jared McCann SEA	at DET	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:45	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs BUF	1	2	3	4	3	0	17:54	—
Claude Giroux OTT	at NYR	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:01	—
Dmitry Orlov BOS	vs BUF	1	2	3	2	2	0	21:02	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at VAN	2	0	2	9	0	0	21:55	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA	at DET	2	0	2	7	1	0	17:03	—
Jeff Petry PIT	at TBL	2	0	2	4	5	2	25:43	—
Jason Zucker PIT	at TBL	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:05	—
Derick Brassard OTT	at NYR	2	0	2	2	3	0	11:55	—
Jakub Lauko BOS	vs BUF	2	0	2	2	0	1	11:53	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Duchene–Glass–Leonard skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kane–Trocheck–Panarin skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Eriksson Ek–Boldy skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Dries–Kravtsov–Podkolzin skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at BOS	L	40	5	.875
Ville Husso DET	vs SEA	O	37	5	.865
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs MIN	L	36	2	.944
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs DAL	L	34	3	.912
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs TOR	L	34	2	.941
Jaroslav Halak NYR	vs OTT	L	33	4	.879
Jake Allen MTL	at LAK	L	33	3	.909
Cam Talbot OTT	at NYR	W	32	3	.906
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PIT	O	32	5	.844
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at FLA	W	31	1	.968
Tristan Jarry PIT	at TBL	W	31	4	.871
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs BUF	W	27	1	.963
Joseph Woll TOR	at CGY	W	26	1	.962
Thomas Greiss STL	at SJS	W	25	3	.880
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NSH	L	23	2	.913
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at VAN	W	22	1	.955
James Reimer SJS	vs STL	L	22	5	.773
Matt Murray DAL	at CHI	W	21	2	.905
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs MTL	W	21	2	.905
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at DET	W	17	1	.941
Martin Jones SEA	at DET	—	12	3	.750

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