NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 4, 2023

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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Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Olofsson, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Alex Killorn had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:18.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:56.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:15.

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New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:53.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Larkin, Fabbri, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:18 together.

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Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ben Harpur (NYR) played 21:53, +8:01 up on his 13:52 season average over 41 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:28.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:54.
•Ben Harpur (NYR) played 21:53, +8:01 up on his 13:52 season average over 41 games.

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Dallas Stars rout Colorado Avalanche 7–3

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 7–3 at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:41.
•Samuel Girard had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:05.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:22.

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Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:58 together.

•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:33.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:55.
•Brandon Montour had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:34.

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Washington Capitals rout San Jose Sharks 8–3

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 8–3 at SJS. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:06.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:02.
•Rasmus Sandin had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:40.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Travis Hamonic (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Tim Stützle had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:56.
•Travis Hamonic had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:27.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:53.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 7–5

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 7–5 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WPG won it by committee.

•Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:58.
•Josh Morrissey had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 27:40.
•Evan Bouchard had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:18.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:22 together.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:58.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:32.
•Brock Boeser had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:47.

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Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at CHI. Yakov Trenin (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Philip Tomasino (NSH) played 4:54, −11:03 down on his 15:57 season average over 30 games.

•Yakov Trenin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Philip Tomasino (NSH) played 4:54, −11:03 down on his 15:57 season average over 30 games.
•New look for CHI: Dickinson–Bjork–Entwistle skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3–0 at CGY. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Steel skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:50.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:45.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Steel skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at home. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:01 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:08.
•Drew Doughty had 2 assists (2 points) in 27:31.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:01 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at WPG	3	0	3	5	0	2	23:58	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs EDM	2	1	3	6	1	2	27:40	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs COL	2	1	3	5	0	0	14:41	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at SJS	2	1	3	4	0	1	17:06	—
Samuel Girard COL	at DAL	1	2	3	2	4	1	20:05	—
Dylan Strome WSH	at SJS	1	2	3	1	1	0	13:02	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at WPG	0	3	3	3	0	1	24:18	—
Rasmus Sandin WSH	at SJS	0	3	3	0	3	1	21:40	—
Travis Hamonic OTT	vs CBJ	2	0	2	7	4	1	17:27	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs DET	2	0	2	6	3	0	18:53	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	at BOS	2	0	2	4	1	0	13:28	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:56	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Maroon–Colton–Eyssimont skated 5:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Horvat–Engvall skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Dickinson–Bjork–Entwistle skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Novak–Sherwood–Evangelista skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaudreau–Steel skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	at FLA	L	42	4	.905
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at SJS	W	41	3	.927
Jack Campbell EDM	at WPG	L	38	6	.842
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs TOR	W	37	1	.973
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	L	37	3	.919
Eric Comrie BUF	vs TBL	W	36	3	.917
Magnus Hellberg DET	at NYI	L	36	4	.889
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	W	35	5	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs COL	W	35	3	.914
Brian Elliott TBL	at BUF	L	34	5	.853
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs MIN	L	33	3	.909
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs PIT	W	32	1	.969
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at CGY	W	31	0	.1000
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs WSH	L	30	8	.733
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	W	28	1	.964
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs NYR	W	26	2	.923
Joonas Korpisalo LAK	vs STL	W	26	2	.923
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BOS	L	24	4	.833
Matt Murray TOR	at VAN	L	24	4	.833
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs NSH	L	24	2	.917
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs DET	W	23	1	.957
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at OTT	L	23	4	.826
Cam Talbot OTT	vs CBJ	W	21	2	.905
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at DAL	L	19	5	.737
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at OTT	—	16	1	.938
Keith Kinkaid COL	at DAL	—	9	1	.889

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