NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 7, 2024

12 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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Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Matthew Knies (TOR) played 3:18, −10:31 down on his 13:49 season average over 79 games.

•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:54.
•Jake DeBrusk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:51.
•Matthew Knies (TOR) played 3:18, −10:31 down on his 13:49 season average over 79 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Brady Skjei (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CAR: Noesen–Necas–Drury skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brady Skjei had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:53.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:52.
•New look for CAR: Noesen–Necas–Drury skated 11:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Jack Roslovic (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for EDM: Henrique–Nugent-Hopkins–Foegele skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for EDM: Henrique–Nugent-Hopkins–Foegele skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 20:00, +4:31 up on his 15:29 season average over 58 games.
•Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 10:35, −3:45 down on his 14:20 season average over 70 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Florida Panthers 2–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Florida Panthers 2–1 at FLA. Garnet Hathaway (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for FLA: Tarasenko–Barkov–Reinhart skated 11:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for FLA: Tarasenko–Barkov–Reinhart skated 11:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Konecny–Frost–Farabee skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for FLA: Cousins–Stenlund–Lomberg skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Timo Meier had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 18:17.
•John Marino had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:19.
•Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:37.

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Washington Capitals rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 at PIT. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for PIT: Acciari–Puljujarvi–Bemstrom skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:33.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:43.
•Sonny Milano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.

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Calgary Flames beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 at TBL. Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Yegor Sharangovich had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.
•Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:16.

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Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for BUF: Tuch–Greenway–Robinson skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Forsberg had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 19:39.
•Gustav Nyquist had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:01.
•Bowen Byram had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:58.

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Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at ARI. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ARI's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Mats Zuccarello had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:06.
•Brock Faber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:07.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:25.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at VGK. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Amadio–Roy–Cotter skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Amadio–Roy–Cotter skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Adin Hill (VGK) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 28.0; the loss.
•New look for VGK: Karlsson–Stephenson–Mantha skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Kubalik, Chychrun, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:50 together.

•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:09.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:49.
•Matt Roy had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:42.

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New York Islanders rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at SJS. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Pageau, Reilly, Pulock and Engvall) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:17 together.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:43.
•Brock Nelson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:36.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:36.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alexander Romanov for NYI @ SJS, 89.1 mph. Full game report →

Alexander Romanov (NYI @ SJS): Rush, passed in, 4 passes, 89.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Timo Meier NJD	vs STL	3	1	4	7	1	2	18:17	—
Yegor Sharangovich CGY	at TBL	2	2	4	4	0	1	18:11	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs BUF	3	0	3	8	1	1	19:39	—
Bo Horvat NYI	at SJS	1	2	3	4	0	0	16:43	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at ARI	0	3	3	4	1	0	17:06	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at SJS	0	3	3	3	0	0	17:36	—
Dylan Strome WSH	at PIT	0	3	3	2	0	3	13:33	—
Gustav Nyquist NSH	vs BUF	0	3	3	1	0	0	19:01	—
Brady Skjei CAR	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	0	1	21:53	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at LAK	1	1	2	3	3	1	18:09	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at ARI	1	1	2	3	2	0	20:25	—
Bowen Byram BUF	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	24:58	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Bertuzzi–Marner–Matthews skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Noesen–Necas–Drury skated 11:07 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 CAR: Fast–Lemieux–Kotkaniemi skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Nugent-Hopkins–Foegele skated 4:03 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 FLA: Tarasenko–Barkov–Reinhart skated 11:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Konecny–Frost–Farabee skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Cousins–Stenlund–Lomberg skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Acciari–Puljujarvi–Bemstrom skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Greenway–Robinson skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Skinner–Girgensons skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Amadio–Roy–Cotter skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Stephenson–Mantha skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Granlund–Zetterlund–Bordeleau skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at PIT	W	39	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at CAR	L	38	3	.921
Adin Hill VGK	vs VAN	L	35	3	.914
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at LAK	O	35	4	.886
Calvin Pickard EDM	at CBJ	L	33	3	.909
Magnus Chrona SJS	vs NYI	L	33	7	.788
Jordan Binnington STL	at NJD	L	32	3	.906
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs EDM	W	31	2	.935
Cam Talbot LAK	vs OTT	W	31	3	.903
Samuel Ersson PHI	at FLA	W	30	1	.967
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs TOR	W	29	1	.966
Juuse Saros NSH	vs BUF	W	28	2	.929
Thatcher Demko VAN	at VGK	W	28	1	.964
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs PHI	L	26	2	.923
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs MIN	L	26	3	.885
Joseph Woll TOR	at BOS	L	25	4	.840
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs MTL	W	25	1	.960
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at ARI	W	25	2	.920
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at SJS	W	25	2	.920
Nico Daws NJD	vs STL	W	24	1	.958
Eric Comrie BUF	at NSH	L	24	4	.833
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CGY	L	23	5	.783
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs WSH	L	22	4	.818
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at TBL	W	22	3	.864
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs WSH	—	7	2	.714

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