NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 27, 2023

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

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Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Gustav Forsling (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:36 together.

•Gustav Forsling had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:41.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:52.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:36 together.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at BUF. Lukas Rousek (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Lukas Rousek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:03.
•New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Eric Comrie (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +10 against a season average of 31.3; the overtime loss.

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New York Islanders rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at home. Kyle Palmieri (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NYI: Parise–Fasching–Horvat skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kyle Palmieri had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:31.
•New look for NYI: Parise–Fasching–Horvat skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Holmstrom skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Seattle Kraken 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 5–1 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Johansson, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:40 together.

•Matt Boldy had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:52.
•Jared Spurgeon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:58.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:59.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Bowen Byram (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 44 shots and stopped 39 (.886), +7 against a season average of 37.4; the loss.

•Bowen Byram had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:58.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:13.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:14.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Arizona Coyotes 5–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Arizona Coyotes 5–4 at ARI. Lawson Crouse (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. EDM won it by committee.

•Lawson Crouse had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.
•Barrett Hayton had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:30.
•Matias Maccelli had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:26.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matt Boldy MIN	vs SEA	3	0	3	3	0	0	18:52	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	vs NJD	2	1	3	7	3	0	17:31	—
Lawson Crouse ARI	vs EDM	0	3	3	1	2	1	19:01	—
Gustav Forsling FLA	at OTT	2	0	2	5	1	1	23:41	—
Barrett Hayton ARI	vs EDM	2	0	2	5	2	0	24:30	—
Matias Maccelli ARI	vs EDM	2	0	2	5	1	0	19:26	—
Bowen Byram COL	at ANA	1	1	2	7	1	0	19:58	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:52	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:13	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at ARI	1	1	2	1	0	2	17:47	—
Lukas Rousek BUF	vs MTL	1	1	2	1	0	1	9:03	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at ARI	1	1	2	1	1	0	17:01	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Tkachuk–Lundell skated 9:10 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 →
New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Parise–Fasching–Horvat skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Holmstrom skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: McGinn–Megna–Lundeström skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs COL	L	44	5	.886
Eric Comrie BUF	vs MTL	O	41	3	.927
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs SEA	W	36	1	.972
Mads Sogaard OTT	vs FLA	W	34	2	.941
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at NYI	L	34	3	.912
Jake Allen MTL	at BUF	W	33	3	.909
Jack Campbell EDM	at ARI	W	33	4	.879
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NJD	W	31	1	.968
Jonas Johansson COL	at ANA	W	30	1	.967
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs EDM	L	29	5	.828
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at OTT	L	26	4	.846
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at MIN	L	13	4	.692
Martin Jones SEA	at MIN	—	7	1	.857

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