NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 9, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

Buffalo Sabres

Dallas Stars rout Buffalo Sabres 10–4

Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 10–4 at BUF. Mason Marchment (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:06.
•Mason Marchment had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.
•Jason Robertson had 3 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 18:43.

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New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at PIT. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Nelson, Horvat and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:29 together.

•Anders Lee had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:31.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:59.
•Jeff Petry had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:09.

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New York Rangers edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at MTL. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kane, Trocheck, Panarin, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:12.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:59.
•Kaiden Guhle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:05.

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New Jersey Devils edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at WSH. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Rasmus Sandin (WSH) played 29:58, +10:48 up on his 19:10 season average over 70 games.

•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•Rasmus Sandin (WSH) played 29:58, +10:48 up on his 19:10 season average over 70 games.
•Trevor van Riemsdyk (WSH) played 27:23, +8:26 up on his 18:57 season average over 74 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Philadelphia Flyers 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:44 together.

•CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Noesen, Aho, Necas and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:44 together.
•New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Hayes–Desnoyers skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Bellows–Laczynski skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at TBL. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Stephenson, Theodore, Amadio and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:20.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:25.
•Mikhail Sergachev had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:27.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at BOS. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Kane–Hyman–McDavid skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:58.
•New look for EDM: Kane–Hyman–McDavid skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Shore–Ryan–McLeod skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Saad, Buchnevich, Kapanen and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:32 together.

•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.
•Alexander Barabanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:26.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at COL. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. COL's first power-play unit (Compher, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:24 together.

•Anze Kopitar had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:47.
•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.
•Phillip Danault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:45.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Clayton Keller (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NSH: Duchene–Glass–Tomasino skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:36.
•New look for NSH: Duchene–Glass–Tomasino skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +9 against a season average of 32.8; the loss.

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Ottawa Senators edge Seattle Kraken 5–4

Ottawa Senators beat Seattle Kraken 5–4 at SEA. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT won it by committee.

•Jared McCann had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:46.
•Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:45.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brayden Point TBL	vs VGK	2	1	3	5	0	2	21:20	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs VGK	1	2	3	5	2	0	21:25	—
Mason Marchment DAL	at BUF	1	2	3	3	1	1	18:30	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at BUF	1	2	3	2	2	0	16:06	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at BUF	0	3	3	9	2	0	18:43	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at MTL	0	3	3	2	0	0	21:12	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at COL	0	3	3	0	0	1	21:47	—
Radek Faksa DAL	at BUF	2	0	2	6	1	0	13:35	—
Jared McCann SEA	vs OTT	2	0	2	6	0	1	16:46	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at COL	2	0	2	4	3	1	18:27	—
Anders Lee NYI	at PIT	2	0	2	3	2	1	18:31	—
Phillip Danault LAK	at COL	2	0	2	3	1	0	16:45	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Meier–Boqvist–Hughes skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Hayes–Desnoyers skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Bellows–Laczynski skated 6:20 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 PHI: Laughton–Cates–Foerster skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kane–Hyman–McDavid skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Shore–Ryan–McLeod skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Blais skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Duchene–Glass–Tomasino skated 7:57 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Eric Comrie BUF	vs DAL	L	49	10	.796
Juuse Saros NSH	at ARI	L	42	3	.929
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs NJD	O	40	2	.950
Ivan Prosvetov ARI	vs NSH	W	40	1	.975
Jonathan Quick VGK	at TBL	W	37	3	.919
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PIT	W	36	3	.917
Jordan Binnington STL	vs SJS	W	34	2	.941
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYR	O	33	3	.909
Mads Sogaard OTT	at SEA	W	33	4	.879
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs OTT	L	31	5	.839
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at STL	L	30	4	.867
Joonas Korpisalo LAK	at COL	W	30	2	.933
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs LAK	L	30	4	.867
Jake Oettinger DAL	at BUF	W	29	4	.862
Felix Sandstrom PHI	at CAR	L	29	1	.966
Stuart Skinner EDM	at BOS	W	28	2	.929
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYI	O	28	4	.857
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at MTL	W	26	3	.885
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs EDM	L	22	3	.864
Akira Schmid NJD	at WSH	W	22	2	.909
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs VGK	O	21	4	.810
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs PHI	W	19	0	.1000

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