NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 30, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Krejci, Bertuzzi, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:22 together.

•BOS's first power-play unit (Krejci, Bertuzzi, Pastrnak, Zacha and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:22 together.
•Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) played 25:40, +6:20 up on his 19:20 season average over 79 games.
•Emil Bemstrom (CBJ) played 6:07, −6:06 down on his 12:13 season average over 54 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:09 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.
•Anton Lundell had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:15.
•Sam Reinhart had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.

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New Jersey Devils edge New York Rangers 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:55 together.

•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:55 together.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kane, Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:29 together.
•New look for NJD: Tatar–Haula–Boqvist skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 2–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 2–0 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:05 together.

•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:05 together.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +12 against a season average of 32.8; the loss.
•Jeff Carter (PIT) played 9:00, −4:46 down on his 13:46 season average over 78 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 in overtime at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Hayes, Ristolainen, DeAngelo, Tippett and Cates) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:01 together.

•Cam York had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:39.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:00.
•Tony DeAngelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:43.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Washington Capitals 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Patrick Maroon (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 6:07, −10:48 down on his 16:55 season average over 57 games.

•Patrick Maroon had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:01.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:41.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:33.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Chiasson, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:16 together.

•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:25.
•David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:31.
•DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Chiasson, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:16 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. Tyler Johnson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Johnson, Athanasiou, Jones, Raddysh and Reichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:58 together.

•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:33.
•Tyler Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:59.
•Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:03.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 2–0 at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 0:32, −21:24 down on his 21:56 season average over 76 games.

•Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 0:32, −21:24 down on his 21:56 season average over 76 games.
•Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 43 shots and stopped 43 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the win.
•Joonas Korpisalo (LAK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.

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Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Jaden Schwartz (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Comtois skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:45.
•Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.
•New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Comtois skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at home. Mario Ferraro (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Barbashev, Eichel and Roy) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:01 together.

•Mario Ferraro had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:30.
•Ben Hutton had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:01.
•Henry Thrun had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at MTL	3	1	4	4	2	1	19:07	—
Anton Lundell FLA	at MTL	2	1	3	6	0	0	15:15	—
Patrick Maroon TBL	vs WSH	2	0	2	2	6	0	11:01	—
Tyler Johnson CHI	vs STL	1	1	2	4	0	1	19:59	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	1	0	16:45	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	5	1	23:00	—
Mario Ferraro SJS	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	1	3	21:30	—
Brandon Saad STL	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:33	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at DET	1	1	2	2	0	0	22:25	—
Matty Beniers SEA	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:16	—
Tony DeAngelo PHI	at OTT	1	1	2	1	2	1	18:43	—
Cam York PHI	at OTT	1	1	2	1	1	0	20:39	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Drouin–Gurianov–Ylonen skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Haula–Boqvist skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Noesen–Puljujarvi–Kotkaniemi skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (93.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Erne–Luff–Veleno skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (4.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Comtois skated 14:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Jones–Leason–McTavish skated 9:37 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Felix Sandstrom PHI	at OTT	O	46	5	.891
Juuse Saros NSH	at PIT	L	45	2	.956
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs LAK	W	43	0	.1000
Lukas Dostal ANA	at SEA	L	38	3	.921
Joonas Korpisalo LAK	at EDM	L	37	2	.946
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at TBL	L	33	4	.879
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs CAR	W	33	2	.939
Jordan Binnington STL	at CHI	W	33	3	.909
Michael Hutchinson CBJ	at BOS	O	31	2	.935
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NJD	L	31	2	.935
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WSH	W	31	1	.968
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs FLA	L	29	4	.862
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NSH	W	28	0	.1000
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs STL	L	28	4	.857
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs CBJ	W	26	1	.962
James Reimer SJS	vs VGK	W	26	3	.885
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs NYR	W	25	1	.960
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at SJS	O	25	4	.840
Frederik Andersen CAR	at DET	L	22	3	.864
Alex Lyon FLA	at MTL	W	20	2	.900
Martin Jones SEA	vs ANA	W	19	1	.947
Cam Talbot OTT	vs PHI	W	11	4	.636

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