NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 31, 2023

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

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New York Rangers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Olofsson–Greenway–Jost skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:07.
•New look for BUF: Olofsson–Greenway–Jost skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jacob Bryson (BUF) played 8:37, −6:04 down on his 14:41 season average over 58 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Detroit Red Wings 6–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:51.
•Dylan DeMelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.

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Calgary Flames edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in overtime at VAN. Tyler Toffoli (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:09 together.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:42.
•Troy Stecher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:10.
•MacKenzie Weegar had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:10.

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Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at ARI. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Jason Robertson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:11.
•Miro Heiskanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:39.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	at ARI	1	3	4	4	1	1	20:11	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at ARI	0	3	3	2	0	2	26:39	—
Tyler Toffoli CGY	at VAN	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:42	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	4	0	1	14:51	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	4	0	0	15:57	—
Troy Stecher CGY	at VAN	1	1	2	3	1	0	13:10	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at ARI	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:16	—
Dylan DeMelo WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	2	0	2	19:34	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:20	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs DET	1	1	2	1	0	0	18:45	—
MacKenzie Weegar CGY	at VAN	0	2	2	6	4	4	25:10	—
Travis Boyd ARI	vs DAL	0	2	2	4	0	0	16:30	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Olofsson–Greenway–Jost skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CGY	O	41	5	.878
Jaroslav Halak NYR	at BUF	O	34	3	.912
Devon Levi BUF	vs NYR	W	33	2	.939
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs DAL	L	30	4	.867
Magnus Hellberg DET	at WPG	L	29	6	.793
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DET	W	25	2	.920
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at VAN	W	20	4	.800
Jake Oettinger DAL	at ARI	W	18	2	.889

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