NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 19, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins rout Buffalo Sabres 7–0

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 7–0 at BUF. Jake DeBrusk (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 11:57.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 11:39.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.

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Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 5–3

Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 5–3 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Matt Boldy had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:53.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:56.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Jack Eichel had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:07.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.
•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:17.

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New York Rangers rout Nashville Predators 7–0

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 7–0 at home. K'Andre Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•K'Andre Miller had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 23:22.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.

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New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NJD: Haula–Hughes–Mercer skated 12:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesper Bratt had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:43.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:28.
•Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:51.

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St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0

St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0 at home. Kasperi Kapanen (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Torey Krug (STL) played 5:19, −13:29 down on his 18:48 season average over 62 games.

•Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:32.
•Torey Krug (STL) played 5:19, −13:29 down on his 18:48 season average over 62 games.
•Nick Leddy (STL) played 24:46, +3:41 up on his 21:05 season average over 77 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Beauvillier, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:10 together.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:00.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:22.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:20.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
K'Andre Miller NYR	vs NSH	2	2	4	6	2	1	23:22	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	at BUF	1	3	4	4	1	0	11:57	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs CBJ	0	4	4	3	0	0	18:08	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs WSH	3	0	3	6	0	0	19:53	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at TBL	3	0	3	5	0	0	13:43	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs CBJ	3	0	3	4	0	1	15:07	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at MIN	2	1	3	8	6	0	17:56	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at BUF	1	2	3	4	0	1	11:39	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs NSH	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:46	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	at VGK	1	1	2	4	1	1	18:17	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:22	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at ANA	1	1	2	4	1	0	22:00	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Haula–Hughes–Mercer skated 12:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Palat–Boqvist skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at MIN	L	40	5	.875
John Gibson ANA	vs VAN	L	40	2	.950
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NJD	L	38	4	.895
Jiri Patera VGK	vs CBJ	W	37	2	.946
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs WSH	W	36	3	.917
Joel Hofer STL	vs WPG	W	33	0	.1000
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at VGK	L	29	5	.828
Juuse Saros NSH	at NYR	—	29	3	.897
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at BUF	W	26	0	.1000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs BOS	L	25	7	.720
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at TBL	W	24	2	.917
Jaroslav Halak NYR	vs NSH	W	22	0	.1000
Collin Delia VAN	at ANA	W	18	1	.944
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	L	17	3	.824
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at VGK	—	12	2	.833
Kevin Lankinen NSH	at NYR	L	5	4	.200
Thomas Greiss STL	vs WPG	—	1	0	.1000

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