NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 25, 2023

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

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Detroit Red Wings

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0

Philadelphia Flyers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0 at home. Scott Laughton (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tony DeAngelo (PHI) played 14:02, −8:08 down on his 22:10 season average over 69 games.

•Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:38.
•Tony DeAngelo (PHI) played 14:02, −8:08 down on his 22:10 season average over 69 games.
•Brendan Lemieux (PHI) played 16:10, +6:07 up on his 10:03 season average over 44 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Tanner Jeannot (TBL) played 6:45, −7:36 down on his 14:21 season average over 75 games.

•Tanner Jeannot (TBL) played 6:45, −7:36 down on his 14:21 season average over 75 games.
•Garnet Hathaway (BOS) played 7:27, −4:24 down on his 11:51 season average over 83 games.
•Matt Grzelcyk (BOS) played 14:00, −3:17 down on his 17:17 season average over 74 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout Nashville Predators 7–2

Seattle Kraken beat Nashville Predators 7–2 at NSH. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jared McCann had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:18.
•Eeli Tolvanen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.

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Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home. Tyler Toffoli (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jacob MacDonald (SJS) played 20:23, +8:29 up on his 11:54 season average over 57 games.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:39.
•Walker Duehr had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:50.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:42.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Blake Lizotte (LAK) played 6:07, −6:55 down on his 13:02 season average over 80 games.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.
•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:58.
•Blake Lizotte (LAK) played 6:07, −6:55 down on his 13:02 season average over 80 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at home. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Entwistle–Reichel skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Entwistle–Reichel skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Robinson–Johnson–Hardman skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 25:11, +3:57 up on his 21:14 season average over 78 games.

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New York Rangers edge Florida Panthers 4–3

New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at FLA. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for FLA: Duclair–Barkov–Tkachuk skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:27.
•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:17.
•Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:09.

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Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 2–0

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 2–0 at NYI. Kyle Okposo (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 19:24, +4:27 up on his 14:57 season average over 67 games.

•Ilya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 19:24, +4:27 up on his 14:57 season average over 67 games.
•Jacob Bryson (BUF) played 10:21, −4:19 down on his 14:40 season average over 58 games.
•Riley Stillman (BUF) played 10:47, −3:56 down on his 14:43 season average over 49 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens rout Columbus Blue Jackets 8–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Columbus Blue Jackets 8–2 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:59.
•Rafael Harvey-Pinard had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:55.
•Mike Hoffman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:21.

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New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 5–3 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:11.
•Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:45.
•Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:51.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR won it by committee.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 15 shots in 22:19.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:59.
•Jesper Fast had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:00.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at DAL. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Pettersson–Podkolzin–Kuzmenko skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VAN: Pettersson–Podkolzin–Kuzmenko skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jack Rathbone (VAN) played 9:14, −5:30 down on his 14:44 season average over 10 games.
•Filip Hronek (VAN) played 26:37, +5:00 up on his 21:37 season average over 63 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:16.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:05 together.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Strome) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:22 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at EDM. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:37.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:08.

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St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 6–3

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 6–3 at ANA. Kasperi Kapanen (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•Kasperi Kapanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:27.
•Colton Parayko had 3 assists (3 points) in 22:53.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs CBJ	1	3	4	3	0	0	15:59	—
Rafael Harvey-Pinard MTL	vs CBJ	3	0	3	3	2	0	14:55	—
Kasperi Kapanen STL	at ANA	2	1	3	6	2	0	17:27	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at ANA	2	1	3	4	0	1	15:43	—
Jared McCann SEA	at NSH	1	2	3	4	2	0	18:18	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at EDM	1	2	3	4	1	0	20:37	—
Mike Hoffman MTL	vs CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:21	—
Mike Matheson MTL	vs CBJ	0	3	3	3	0	1	22:15	—
Colton Parayko STL	at ANA	0	3	3	0	0	2	22:53	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at CAR	2	0	2	15	0	0	22:19	—
Eeli Tolvanen SEA	at NSH	2	0	2	4	2	2	17:40	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	1	24:27	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Peterson skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Athanasiou–Entwistle–Reichel skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Robinson–Johnson–Hardman skated 10:04 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 FLA: Duclair–Barkov–Tkachuk skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pettersson–Podkolzin–Kuzmenko skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Glendening–Faksa–Kiviranta skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Beauvillier–Garland–Dries skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Protas skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs TOR	W	44	3	.932
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NYR	L	42	4	.905
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at PIT	L	40	4	.900
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SEA	L	39	7	.821
John Gibson ANA	vs STL	L	36	6	.833
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at BOS	L	34	2	.941
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at FLA	W	34	3	.912
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs BUF	L	34	1	.971
Dylan Ferguson OTT	at NJD	L	34	4	.882
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs WSH	W	34	3	.912
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs VGK	O	34	4	.882
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs SJS	W	31	3	.903
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at EDM	W	30	3	.900
Carter Hart PHI	vs DET	W	29	0	.1000
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at CGY	L	29	4	.862
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at LAK	L	28	3	.893
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs OTT	W	28	3	.893
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs TBL	W	27	1	.963
Matt Murray TOR	at CAR	L	27	4	.852
Joonas Korpisalo LAK	vs WPG	W	26	1	.962
Eric Comrie BUF	at NYI	W	26	0	.1000
Thatcher Demko VAN	at DAL	W	26	1	.962
Jordan Binnington STL	at ANA	W	25	3	.880
Alex Stalock CHI	at MIN	L	24	2	.917
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MTL	L	24	6	.750
Matt Murray DAL	vs VAN	L	24	3	.875
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs CHI	W	23	1	.957
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs CBJ	W	23	2	.913
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at PHI	L	21	2	.905
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at NSH	W	16	2	.875
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at MTL	—	8	2	.750

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