NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 6, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

Buffalo Sabres

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Greenway–Cozens–Peterka skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BUF: Greenway–Cozens–Peterka skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Olofsson–Krebs–Benson skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Reaves–Gregor–Kampf skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Detroit Red Wings 7–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 7–2 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 3G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:23 together.

•Cale Makar had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 23:50.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 21:48.
•Mikko Rantanen had 4 assists (4 points) on 9 shots in 21:31.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Ottawa Senators 2–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 2–1 at home. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ANA: Killorn–Jones–Lundeström skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ANA: Killorn–Jones–Lundeström skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for OTT: Joseph–Tkachuk–Pinto skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Leason skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Victor Olofsson for BUF @ TOR, 80.1 mph. Full game report →

Victor Olofsson (BUF @ TOR): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 80.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cale Makar COL	vs DET	3	1	4	5	0	0	23:50	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DET	1	3	4	8	0	0	21:48	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs DET	0	4	4	9	2	1	21:31	—
Jonathan Drouin COL	vs DET	1	1	2	4	1	0	18:45	—
Radko Gudas ANA	vs OTT	0	0	0	4	8	1	19:58	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Greenway–Cozens–Peterka skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Olofsson–Krebs–Benson skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Reaves–Gregor–Kampf skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Jones–Lundeström skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Joseph–Tkachuk–Pinto skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Leason skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Kubalik–Chartier–Greig skated 6:58 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 ANA: Silfverberg–Groulx–Regenda skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.8% 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 Lyon DET	at COL	L	40	5	.875
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs OTT	W	30	1	.967
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs DET	W	29	2	.931
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at TOR	O	27	2	.926
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs BUF	W	25	1	.960
Mads Sogaard OTT	at ANA	L	16	2	.875
James Reimer DET	at COL	—	14	2	.857

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