NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 17, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

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Buffalo Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Owen Tippett (PHI) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Owen Tippett had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:45.
•Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:11.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at home. Zachary Aston-Reese (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Noel Acciari (TOR) played 5:39, −8:47 down on his 14:26 season average over 76 games.

•Zachary Aston-Reese had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:38.
•Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:14.
•Calle Jarnkrok had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:46.

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St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at WSH. Sammy Blais (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kapanen–Toropchenko skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sammy Blais had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:29.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:31.
•Brandon Saad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:17.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–4 at home. Scott Harrington (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Scott Harrington had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:37.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:32.
•Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:03.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Owen Tippett PHI	vs BUF	3	0	3	7	1	2	16:45	—
Sammy Blais STL	at WSH	2	0	2	4	3	1	13:29	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	at PHI	2	0	2	4	1	1	15:43	—
Zachary Aston-Reese TOR	vs CAR	2	0	2	3	4	1	13:38	—
Scott Harrington ANA	vs CBJ	2	0	2	2	1	4	17:37	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	at ANA	1	1	2	8	0	1	20:32	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	3	1	17:14	—
Ryan Strome ANA	vs CBJ	1	1	2	3	1	1	14:03	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	1	18:33	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:31	—
Brandon Saad STL	at WSH	0	2	2	2	0	2	15:17	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	vs BUF	0	2	2	2	0	0	12:57	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kapanen–Toropchenko skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs CBJ	W	42	4	.905
Carter Hart PHI	vs BUF	W	38	2	.947
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at ANA	L	36	5	.861
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs CAR	W	34	2	.941
Joel Hofer STL	at WSH	W	34	2	.941
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at TOR	L	24	5	.792
Craig Anderson BUF	at PHI	L	22	5	.773
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs STL	L	21	4	.810

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