NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 2, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

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Winnipeg Jets

Carolina Hurricanes

Winnipeg Jets beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 at CAR. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Monahan, Morrissey, Connor and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:55 together.

•Josh Morrissey had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:25.
•Nino Niederreiter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:07.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:54.

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Florida Panthers rout Detroit Red Wings 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–0 at DET. Brandon Montour (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:59 together.

•Brandon Montour had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:47.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:57.
•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:02.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Seattle Kraken 2–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 2–1 at SEA. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Wennberg, McCann, Dunn, Yamamoto and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:34 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:21.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Wennberg, McCann, Dunn, Yamamoto and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:34 together.
•Jared McCann (SEA) played 19:55, +3:12 up on his 16:43 season average over 79 games.

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Nashville Predators rout Colorado Avalanche 5–1

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–1 at home. Cody Glass (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Glass) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Cody Glass had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:22.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.
•Ryan McDonagh had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:31.

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St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Torey Krug (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Krug, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:39 together.

•Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:46.
•STL's first power-play unit (Krug, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:39 together.
•Marcus Johansson (MIN) played 2:47, −13:17 down on his 16:04 season average over 77 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–2 at home. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jeff Skinner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:45.
•Owen Power had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.
•Dylan Cozens had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:29.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at home. Tyson Foerster (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for OTT: Tarasenko–Joseph–Pinto skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tyson Foerster had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:56.
•New look for OTT: Tarasenko–Joseph–Pinto skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mads Sogaard (OTT) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +17 against a season average of 22.5; the loss.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at home. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TBL: Stamkos–Kucherov–Point skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TBL: Stamkos–Kucherov–Point skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Chaffee skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 10:43, −8:30 down on his 19:13 season average over 81 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge New York Rangers 4–3 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4–3 in a shootout at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for TOR: Tavares–Jarnkrok–McMann skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.
•Vincent Trocheck had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:12.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:37.

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New York Islanders rout Boston Bruins 5–1

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 5–1 at home. Kyle Palmieri (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Nelson, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:48 together.

•Kyle Palmieri had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 15:27.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.
•Bo Horvat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:03.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Philipp Kurashev (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Beauvillier–Katchouk–Johnson skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:32.
•Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Jack Roslovic had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.

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Dallas Stars edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Luke Kunin (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Magnus Chrona (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.1; the overtime loss.

•Luke Kunin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.
•Magnus Chrona (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.1; the overtime loss.
•Filip Zadina (SJS) played 18:56, +5:40 up on his 13:16 season average over 71 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at home. Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Yegor Sharangovich had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:49.
•Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:21.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Martin Necas for CAR vs WPG, 75.4 mph. Full game report →

Martin Necas (CAR vs WPG): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 75.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Palmieri NYI	vs BOS	3	1	4	3	0	0	15:27	—
Cody Glass NSH	vs COL	3	0	3	6	0	1	15:22	—
Brandon Montour FLA	at DET	1	2	3	4	2	0	20:47	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	vs VGK	1	2	3	4	1	0	13:45	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	at TOR	1	2	3	3	2	0	17:50	—
Owen Power BUF	vs VGK	1	2	3	1	0	3	21:03	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	at CAR	0	3	3	0	2	1	21:25	—
Tyson Foerster PHI	vs OTT	2	0	2	7	2	0	17:56	—
Yegor Sharangovich CGY	vs PIT	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:49	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at TOR	2	0	2	3	5	0	24:12	—
Nino Niederreiter WPG	at CAR	2	0	2	3	2	1	14:07	—
Dylan Cozens BUF	vs VGK	2	0	2	3	1	0	12:29	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Hartman–Rossi skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Walker–Kapanen skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Tarasenko–Joseph–Pinto skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Couturier–Brink skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Stamkos–Kucherov–Point skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Cirelli–Hagel–Chaffee skated 7:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Jarnkrok–McMann skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Beauvillier–Katchouk–Johnson skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Bailey–Sturm skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–Puustinen skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Eller–Bemstrom–Gruden skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mads Sogaard OTT	at PHI	L	39	3	.923
Magnus Chrona SJS	at DAL	O	38	2	.947
Alex Lyon DET	vs FLA	L	37	4	.892
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CAR	W	35	3	.914
Logan Thompson VGK	at BUF	L	35	7	.800
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs NYR	W	35	3	.914
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at NSH	L	34	4	.882
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at TOR	O	34	3	.912
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs WPG	L	31	4	.871
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	W	31	3	.903
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs CBJ	L	30	4	.867
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs PIT	W	30	3	.900
Cayden Primeau MTL	at TBL	O	29	3	.897
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CHI	W	28	2	.929
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NYI	L	26	5	.808
Juuse Saros NSH	vs COL	W	26	1	.962
Felix Sandstrom PHI	vs OTT	W	26	2	.923
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at STL	L	26	2	.923
Stuart Skinner EDM	at SEA	W	25	1	.960
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs EDM	L	24	2	.917
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs VGK	W	24	2	.917
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BOS	W	23	1	.957
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs SJS	W	23	2	.913
Jordan Binnington STL	vs MIN	W	22	1	.955
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DET	W	21	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CGY	L	20	4	.800

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