NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 16, 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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Colorado Avalanche

Ottawa Senators

Colorado Avalanche edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 at OTT. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:50.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:30.
•Tim Stützle had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:46.

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Florida Panthers rout Montreal Canadiens 9–5

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 9–5 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:56.
•Aaron Ekblad had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:18.
•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:59.

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New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Chris Kreider had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:44.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:54.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:17.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in a shootout at NJD. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Kucherov, Point and Sergachev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:14 together.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
•Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:18.
•Mikhail Sergachev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:14.

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Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0 at WPG. Pavel Zacha (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +10 against a season average of 25.8; the win.

•Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 36 shots and stopped 36 (.1000), +10 against a season average of 25.8; the win.
•New look for BOS: Hathaway–Nosek–Lauko skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Josh Morrissey (WPG) played 31:11, +7:03 up on his 24:08 season average over 77 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 at NSH. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alex Stalock (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +6 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

•Alex Stalock (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +6 against a season average of 29.8; the win.
•Boris Katchouk (CHI) played 17:30, +5:30 up on his 12:00 season average over 57 games.
•Tommy Novak (NSH) played 19:56, +5:23 up on his 14:33 season average over 50 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at home. Mattias Janmark (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Kane, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:16 together.

•Mattias Janmark had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.
•Evan Bouchard had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:20.

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Calgary Flames rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–2

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–2 at VGK. Tyler Toffoli (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:15.
•Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:18.
•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at home. Travis Boyd (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Boyd, Ritchie, Keller, Välimäki and Hayton) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:09 together.

•Travis Boyd had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:27.
•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:07.
•Anthony Beauvillier had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:55.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Carl Grundstrom (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Laine skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Carl Grundstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:57.
•New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Laine skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Roslovic–Marchenko–Johnson skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge San Jose Sharks 2–1 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 in overtime at SJS. Oliver Bjorkstrand (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Tolvanen skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.
•New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Tolvanen skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Hertl–Johnsson–Barabanov skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Toffoli CGY	at VGK	2	2	4	4	0	0	15:15	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs MTL	1	3	4	3	0	0	17:56	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at NJD	2	1	3	4	2	1	18:12	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at OTT	1	2	3	4	1	1	20:50	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at OTT	0	3	3	6	1	2	21:30	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs COL	0	3	3	3	2	0	22:46	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs MTL	2	0	2	6	0	0	16:59	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	vs MTL	2	0	2	5	1	1	20:18	—
Timo Meier NJD	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	3	0	19:18	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs PIT	2	0	2	4	2	0	15:44	—
Travis Boyd ARI	vs VAN	2	0	2	3	0	1	15:27	—
Blake Coleman CGY	at VGK	2	0	2	2	3	2	15:18	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Hathaway–Nosek–Lauko skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Laine skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Roslovic–Marchenko–Johnson skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Tolvanen skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Johnsson–Barabanov skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Labanc–Eklund skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonas Johansson COL	at OTT	W	36	4	.889
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at WPG	W	36	0	.1000
Alex Stalock CHI	at NSH	W	36	1	.972
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NJD	W	35	3	.914
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYR	L	34	3	.912
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	W	32	2	.938
James Reimer SJS	vs SEA	O	32	2	.938
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at SJS	W	32	1	.969
Ivan Prosvetov ARI	vs VAN	W	31	2	.935
Mads Sogaard OTT	vs COL	L	30	5	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs MTL	W	30	5	.833
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs CBJ	W	30	1	.967
Jake Oettinger DAL	at EDM	L	29	3	.897
Jonathan Quick VGK	vs CGY	L	29	6	.793
Thatcher Demko VAN	at ARI	L	27	3	.889
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at LAK	L	27	4	.852
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs DAL	W	26	1	.962
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at FLA	—	24	3	.875
Akira Schmid NJD	vs TBL	O	24	3	.875
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs BOS	L	23	2	.913
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CHI	L	21	2	.905
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at VGK	W	19	2	.895
Jake Allen MTL	at FLA	L	18	6	.667
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at LAK	—	9	0	.1000

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