NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 26, 2023

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Colorado Avalanche

Arizona Coyotes

Colorado Avalanche edge Arizona Coyotes 4–3 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 4–3 in a shootout at ARI. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brett Ritchie (ARI) played 0:00, −10:15 down on his 10:15 season average over 49 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:29.
•Brett Ritchie (ARI) played 0:00, −10:15 down on his 10:15 season average over 49 games.
•New look for COL: Compher–Rodrigues–Newhook skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout at CAR. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Krejci, Bertuzzi, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:23 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:30.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:32.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:06.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:28 together.

•John Tavares had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:02.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:30.
•Auston Matthews had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:58.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 at CHI. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jarred Tinordi (CHI) played 7:36, −9:04 down on his 16:40 season average over 43 games.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:25.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:30.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 7–6

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 7–6 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Danault, Arvidsson, Moore, Iafallo and Durzi) scored 3 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:29.
•Phillip Danault had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:51.
•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	vs STL	2	1	3	8	0	0	19:29	—
John Tavares TOR	at NSH	2	1	3	3	0	1	16:02	—
Phillip Danault LAK	vs STL	0	3	3	2	0	1	18:51	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at CAR	2	0	2	7	2	0	22:30	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at CHI	2	0	2	7	2	0	18:25	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at LAK	2	0	2	6	1	0	16:13	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs STL	2	0	2	2	0	0	17:36	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at ARI	1	1	2	7	0	0	23:29	—
Tyson Barrie NSH	vs TOR	1	1	2	6	1	1	20:30	—
Trevor Moore LAK	vs STL	1	1	2	3	1	1	15:24	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at CHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:10	—
Justin Faulk STL	at LAK	1	1	2	2	0	1	23:05	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Compher–Rodrigues–Newhook skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Zacha–DeBrusk–Steen skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs BOS	O	38	3	.921
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at CAR	W	37	3	.919
Kevin Lankinen NSH	vs TOR	L	34	3	.912
Connor Ingram ARI	vs COL	O	32	3	.906
Collin Delia VAN	at CHI	W	31	2	.935
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at ARI	W	30	3	.900
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs VAN	L	30	3	.900
Joseph Woll TOR	at NSH	W	25	2	.920
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs STL	W	22	6	.727
Joel Hofer STL	at LAK	—	17	5	.706
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	L	14	2	.857

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