NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 3, 2024

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

Game recaps

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Arizona Coyotes

Washington Capitals

Arizona Coyotes beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at WSH. Dylan Guenther (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ARI's first power-play unit (Zucker, Schmaltz, Durzi, Maccelli and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:53 together.

•Dylan Guenther had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:08.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:57.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:11.

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Los Angeles Kings rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at home. Phillip Danault (LAK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Dubois and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:50 together.

•Phillip Danault had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:22.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:52.
•Trevor Moore had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:29.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Skinner, Mittelstadt, Peterka and Power) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:24 together.

•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:30.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, Skinner, Mittelstadt, Peterka and Power) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:24 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Minnesota Wild beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Granlund, Duclair, Zetterlund and Addison) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:15 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:18.
•Matt Boldy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:35.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Granlund, Duclair, Zetterlund and Addison) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:15 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Mikheyev skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Mikheyev skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Pettersson–Suter–Hoglander skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Johnston–Groulx–Leason skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:30.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:18.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Morgan Barron for WPG @ BUF, 83.6 mph. Full game report →

Morgan Barron (WPG @ BUF): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 83.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs SJS	3	0	3	5	2	0	22:18	—
Phillip Danault LAK	vs NJD	3	0	3	4	0	0	19:22	—
Dylan Guenther ARI	at WSH	1	2	3	5	3	1	18:08	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:52	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs PIT	0	3	3	3	0	0	17:39	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	1	0	17:30	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs PIT	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:18	—
Jason Zucker ARI	at WSH	1	1	2	4	1	0	14:57	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	at BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	24:30	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	at BUF	1	1	2	2	3	0	16:56	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at WSH	1	1	2	2	0	0	16:11	—
Ryan McLeod EDM	vs PIT	1	1	2	1	2	0	15:14	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Toffoli–Palat–Hughes skated 5:44 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 WPG: Barron–Gustafsson–Perfetti skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Labanc–Kunin–Zadina skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Boeser–Mikheyev skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pettersson–Suter–Hoglander skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Johnston–Groulx–Leason skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Lindholm–Garland–Podkolzin skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at EDM	L	37	6	.838
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WPG	L	33	3	.909
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at MIN	L	32	4	.875
Cam Talbot LAK	vs NJD	W	31	1	.968
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs VAN	L	31	2	.935
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs ARI	L	27	4	.852
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at WSH	W	26	2	.923
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs PIT	W	23	1	.957
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at BUF	W	19	2	.895
Casey DeSmith VAN	at ANA	W	18	1	.944
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs SJS	W	15	3	.800
Nico Daws NJD	at LAK	L	13	4	.692
Akira Schmid NJD	at LAK	—	9	0	.1000

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