NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Carolina Hurricanes

Montreal Canadiens

Carolina Hurricanes edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at MTL. Michael Pezzetta (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jake Allen (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +7 against a season average of 31.8; the overtime loss.

•Alex Belzile had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:41.
•Michael Pezzetta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:28.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:38.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:50.
•Evgeni Malkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:49.
•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:32.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 3:47 together.

•Alex Killorn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:09.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:33.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 3:47 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at NJD. Erik Haula (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Rielly, Nylander, Bunting, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Erik Haula had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:50.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:12.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:55.

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Florida Panthers edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at home. Ryan Lomberg (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:48 together.

•VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:48 together.
•New look for VGK: Blueger–Kolesar–Cotter skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Casey Cizikas (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +7 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.

•Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:58.
•Hudson Fasching had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:58.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:38.

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Calgary Flames edge Minnesota Wild 1–0 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 1–0 in a shootout at MIN. Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +14 against a season average of 26.1; the win.

•Jacob Markstrom (CGY) faced 40 shots and stopped 40 (.1000), +14 against a season average of 26.1; the win.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Sundqvist–Gaudreau skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Troy Stecher (CGY) played 11:00, −5:26 down on his 16:26 season average over 80 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 6–0

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 6–0 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Cale Makar had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 22:57.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 15:41.
•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:58.

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Arizona Coyotes rout St. Louis Blues 6–2

Arizona Coyotes beat St. Louis Blues 6–2 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.
•Travis Boyd had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:19.

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Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at home. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Bjorkstrand, Wennberg, McCann, Dunn and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:12 together.

•Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.
•Matty Beniers had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:16.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Bjorkstrand, Wennberg, McCann, Dunn and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:12 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cale Makar COL	vs SJS	1	3	4	5	0	1	22:57	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs SJS	1	3	4	1	2	0	15:41	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs PHI	2	1	3	4	0	0	16:09	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs PHI	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:33	—
Erik Haula NJD	vs TOR	2	1	3	3	1	0	15:50	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs CBJ	1	2	3	4	1	2	23:50	—
Ondrej Palat NJD	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	0	1	14:12	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs STL	1	2	3	1	0	1	16:00	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs CBJ	0	3	3	5	1	0	19:49	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at ARI	2	0	2	5	1	0	21:37	—
Jason Zucker PIT	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	2	0	18:32	—
Travis Boyd ARI	vs STL	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:19	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Blueger–Kolesar–Cotter skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Stephenson skated 4:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Sundqvist–Gaudreau skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–McGinn–Zegras skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Vatrano–Lundeström skated 5:47 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs STL	W	42	2	.952
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at PIT	O	40	5	.875
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at MIN	W	40	0	.1000
Jake Allen MTL	vs CAR	O	39	3	.923
Carter Hart PHI	at TBL	L	39	5	.872
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NYI	L	39	3	.923
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PHI	W	35	2	.943
Adin Hill VGK	at FLA	L	34	2	.941
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at NJD	W	33	3	.909
John Gibson ANA	at SEA	L	30	4	.867
Jordan Binnington STL	at ARI	L	27	6	.778
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs CGY	O	26	0	.1000
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs TOR	L	25	4	.840
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BUF	W	24	2	.917
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at COL	L	24	5	.792
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VGK	W	23	1	.957
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs ANA	W	22	2	.909
James Reimer SJS	at COL	—	19	1	.947
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs CBJ	W	15	0	.1000
Frederik Andersen CAR	at MTL	W	14	1	.929
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs SJS	W	13	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CBJ	—	12	4	.667
Antti Raanta CAR	at MTL	—	10	2	.800
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at PIT	—	7	0	.1000

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