NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 20, 2023

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

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Ottawa Senators

Pittsburgh Penguins

Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at PIT. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dylan Ferguson (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 48 (.980); the win.

•Dylan Ferguson (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 48 (.980); the win.
•New look for PIT: Granlund–Heinen–Poehling skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 20:56, +5:46 up on his 15:10 season average over 74 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for DET: Kubalik–Veleno–Zadina skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.
•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:04.
•Sam Bennett had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:44.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–0 at home. Denis Malgin (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Compher, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Byram) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:00 together.

•Denis Malgin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:43.
•COL's first power-play unit (Compher, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Byram) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:00 together.

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Edmonton Oilers edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at home. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM won it by committee.

•Erik Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 27:57.
•Mattias Ekholm had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:28.
•Alexander Barabanov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:58.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Calgary Flames 8–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 8–2 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:36.
•Carl Grundstrom had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:42.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:06.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Denis Malgin COL	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	1	0	15:42	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs CGY	2	1	3	2	4	0	16:36	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at DET	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:12	—
Erik Karlsson SJS	at EDM	2	0	2	6	0	0	27:57	—
Mattias Ekholm EDM	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	2	2	22:28	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at DET	2	0	2	5	0	0	18:04	—
Carl Grundstrom LAK	vs CGY	2	0	2	4	3	0	12:42	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	0	2	18:43	—
Mikey Anderson LAK	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	3	2	19:15	—
Kailer Yamamoto EDM	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	2	0	20:05	—
Drew Doughty LAK	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	2	0	23:06	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:29	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Granlund–Heinen–Poehling skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Kubalik–Veleno–Zadina skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Copp–Berggren skated 7:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
James Reimer SJS	at EDM	O	52	5	.904
Dylan Ferguson OTT	at PIT	W	49	1	.980
Alex Stalock CHI	at COL	L	32	5	.844
Jack Campbell EDM	vs SJS	W	32	4	.875
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs CHI	W	27	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at LAK	L	26	6	.769
Ville Husso DET	vs FLA	L	25	5	.800
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DET	W	22	2	.909
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs OTT	L	21	2	.905
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs CGY	W	18	2	.889
Dan Vladar CGY	at LAK	—	13	2	.846

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