NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 13, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Toronto Maple Leafs

Buffalo Sabres edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at TOR. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF won it by committee.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:20.
•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:23.
•Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:55.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Montreal Canadiens 8–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal Canadiens 8–4 at MTL. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 9:46.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.
•Cale Makar had 3 assists (3 points) in 23:37.

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Dallas Stars beat Seattle Kraken 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Seattle Kraken 5–2 at SEA. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 3 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:05 together.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:37.
•Miro Heiskanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:34.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 3 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:05 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at MTL	2	1	3	3	1	0	9:46	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs BUF	1	2	3	5	1	2	23:20	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at SEA	1	2	3	4	0	1	14:37	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	at MTL	1	2	3	2	2	0	16:09	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at SEA	0	3	3	3	1	0	23:34	—
Cale Makar COL	at MTL	0	3	3	0	0	2	23:37	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at TOR	2	0	2	5	3	0	20:23	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at MTL	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:36	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at MTL	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:36	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	at TOR	1	1	2	4	0	2	15:55	—
Josh Anderson MTL	vs COL	1	1	2	3	2	1	21:33	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	at SEA	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:39	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SEA	vs DAL	L	32	5	.844
Matt Murray TOR	vs BUF	L	29	4	.862
Craig Anderson BUF	at TOR	W	28	3	.893
Jake Oettinger DAL	at SEA	W	28	2	.929
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at MTL	W	19	4	.789
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs COL	—	18	2	.889
Jake Allen MTL	vs COL	L	15	6	.600

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