NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 5, 2023

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes rout Tampa Bay Lightning 6–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–0 at home. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 4A. Victor Hedman (TBL) played 7:17, −16:39 down on his 23:56 season average over 75 games.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 17:26.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 14:45.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Perron–Kubalik–Copp skated 12:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Perron–Kubalik–Copp skated 12:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Laughton–Lemieux–Cates skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Larkin–Zadina–Raymond skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Anderson–Drouin skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Barbashev had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.
•New look for MTL: Hoffman–Anderson–Drouin skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Gurianov–Suzuki–Harvey-Pinard skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Arizona Coyotes 5–4 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Arizona Coyotes 5–4 in overtime at ARI. Jesper Boqvist (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jesper Boqvist had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:19.
•Damon Severson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:08.
•Jack McBain had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:32.

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Seattle Kraken edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at COL. Jaden Schwartz (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Evan Rodrigues (COL) played 9:26, −8:33 down on his 17:59 season average over 68 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:15.
•Evan Rodrigues (COL) played 9:26, −8:33 down on his 17:59 season average over 68 games.
•Alexandar Georgiev (COL) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +4 against a season average of 30.7; the overtime loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR	vs TBL	1	4	5	1	0	0	17:26	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs TBL	3	0	3	8	0	0	14:45	—
Shayne Gostisbehere CAR	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:06	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs TBL	0	3	3	2	0	0	15:46	—
Jesper Boqvist NJD	at ARI	2	0	2	3	1	0	12:19	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs MTL	2	0	2	2	6	2	17:35	—
Jack McBain ARI	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	4	1	17:32	—
Damon Severson NJD	at ARI	1	1	2	2	0	2	19:08	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	at ARI	0	2	2	4	0	2	20:58	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	at COL	0	2	2	3	1	0	17:15	—
Juuso Välimäki ARI	vs NJD	0	2	2	1	1	6	23:56	—
Erik Haula NJD	at ARI	0	2	2	1	2	1	13:41	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Perron–Kubalik–Copp skated 12:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Lemieux–Cates skated 11:04 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 DET: Larkin–Zadina–Raymond skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Hayes–Allison skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Anderson–Drouin skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gurianov–Suzuki–Harvey-Pinard skated 6:48 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 VGK: Kessel–Stephenson–Cotter skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nieto–Compher–Rantanen skated 4:50 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 COL: Rodrigues–Malgin–Newhook skated 6:12 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%
Connor Ingram ARI	vs NJD	O	40	5	.875
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CAR	L	38	6	.842
Ville Husso DET	at PHI	L	36	2	.944
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs SEA	O	35	3	.914
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at ARI	W	29	4	.862
Jonathan Quick VGK	vs MTL	W	28	3	.893
Jake Allen MTL	at VGK	L	28	4	.857
Carter Hart PHI	vs DET	W	26	1	.962
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at COL	W	23	2	.913
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs TBL	W	14	0	.1000

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