NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 12, 2023

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Dylan Larkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:35.
•Matt Grzelcyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:46.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:50 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:25.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:29.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:50 together.

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New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CAR: Aho–Puljujarvi–Jarvis skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:46.
•Jesper Bratt had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:27.
•New look for CAR: Aho–Puljujarvi–Jarvis skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at STL. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:56.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:53.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:21.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at TBL. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Niederreiter, Scheifele, Connor and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:40.
•Brandon Hagel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:12.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Niederreiter, Scheifele, Connor and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.

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Calgary Flames rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Calgary Flames beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:01.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:54.
•Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:00.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime at home. Barrett Hayton (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Barrett Hayton had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 22:59.
•Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:19.
•Brett Ritchie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.

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Nashville Predators edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at ANA. Tommy Novak (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tommy Novak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:54.
•Cam Fowler had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 29:33.
•Mason McTavish had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:18.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Barrett Hayton ARI	vs MIN	2	2	4	6	1	1	22:59	—
Tommy Novak NSH	at ANA	2	1	3	4	0	1	17:54	—
Clayton Keller ARI	vs MIN	2	1	3	3	0	2	23:19	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs CAR	1	2	3	4	0	1	16:46	—
Brett Ritchie ARI	vs MIN	1	2	3	3	1	2	18:59	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs BOS	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:16	—
Cam Fowler ANA	vs NSH	0	3	3	3	0	1	29:33	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs CAR	2	0	2	5	0	1	15:27	—
Mason McTavish ANA	vs NSH	2	0	2	3	1	1	18:18	—
William Karlsson VGK	at STL	1	1	2	4	1	1	16:53	—
Elias Lindholm CGY	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	2	0	16:01	—
Connor Dewar MIN	at ARI	1	1	2	4	0	1	12:28	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Aho–Puljujarvi–Jarvis skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Mandolese OTT	at CGY	L	39	5	.872
Juuse Saros NSH	at ANA	W	37	4	.892
John Gibson ANA	vs NSH	O	36	5	.861
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at PIT	O	35	3	.914
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at TBL	W	35	2	.943
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs MIN	W	34	4	.882
Ville Husso DET	vs BOS	W	33	3	.909
Jiri Patera VGK	at STL	W	33	3	.909
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs CAR	W	32	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs OTT	W	31	1	.968
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VGK	L	30	4	.867
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYR	W	29	2	.931
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DET	L	25	4	.840
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NJD	L	23	3	.870
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at ARI	O	23	5	.783
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WPG	L	22	3	.864

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