NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024

10 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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Detroit Red Wings

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Detroit Red Wings 7–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3 at home. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Zach Benson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:55.
•Bowen Byram had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:14.
•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.

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New York Rangers edge Carolina Hurricanes 1–0

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 at CAR. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Kuznetsov–Guentzel–Necas skated 12:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Kuznetsov–Guentzel–Necas skated 12:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Goodrow–Vesey–Brodzinski skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Braden Schneider (NYR) played 21:13, +5:23 up on his 15:50 season average over 81 games.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:34 together.

•MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:34 together.
•New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Nylander skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cayden Primeau (MTL) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +9 against a season average of 31.8; the win.

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Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in overtime at home. Jake Sanderson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:02.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +12 against a season average of 26.8; the overtime loss.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at home. Filip Zadina (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI won it by committee.

•Filip Zadina had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:36.
•Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:43.
•Cam York had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:07.

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Florida Panthers edge Dallas Stars 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Dallas Stars 4–3 at DAL. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:42.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 3 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:55 together.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:44.

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Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Schmaltz–Keller skated 13:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:10.
•New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Schmaltz–Keller skated 13:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jack McBain (ARI) played 3:33, −9:13 down on his 12:46 season average over 66 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Anaheim Ducks 7–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 7–2 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 4A.

•Connor Bedard had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 20:21.
•Philipp Kurashev had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.
•Nick Foligno had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:15.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Calgary Flames 6–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 6–2 at CGY. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 6:03 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:31.
•Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:57.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Seattle Kraken 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 5–4 in overtime at SEA. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:46.
•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:13.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:08.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brett Leason for ANA @ CHI, 75.6 mph. Full game report →

Brett Leason (ANA @ CHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 75.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor Bedard CHI	vs ANA	1	4	5	5	1	0	20:21	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at CGY	2	2	4	2	0	1	20:31	—
Philipp Kurashev CHI	vs ANA	2	2	4	2	0	0	18:36	—
Nick Foligno CHI	vs ANA	0	4	4	4	0	4	18:15	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at DAL	2	1	3	4	4	2	21:42	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs ARI	2	1	3	3	0	0	22:10	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	at CGY	1	2	3	4	1	0	21:05	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at SEA	1	2	3	4	0	1	22:46	—
Zach Benson BUF	vs DET	1	2	3	3	1	1	12:55	—
Filip Zadina SJS	at PHI	2	0	2	8	2	0	17:36	—
Bowen Byram BUF	vs DET	2	0	2	4	2	0	23:14	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at SEA	2	0	2	4	2	0	20:13	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Kuznetsov–Guentzel–Necas skated 12:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Goodrow–Vesey–Brodzinski skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Jenner–Nylander skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Texier–Fix-Wolansky–Sillinger skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Katchouk–Kastelic–Smejkal skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Bjugstad–Schmaltz–Keller skated 13:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kerfoot–Carcone–Maccelli skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stephenson–Mantha–Howden skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs CBJ	W	41	0	.1000
Magnus Chrona SJS	at PHI	L	41	3	.927
Tristan Jarry PIT	at OTT	O	39	2	.949
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs PIT	W	35	1	.971
Dan Vladar CGY	vs COL	L	35	6	.829
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs VGK	O	34	5	.853
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DAL	W	30	3	.900
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs FLA	L	30	4	.867
Adin Hill VGK	at SEA	W	30	4	.867
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs SJS	W	29	2	.931
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at MIN	L	29	2	.931
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs ANA	W	29	2	.931
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CAR	W	28	0	.1000
Justus Annunen COL	at CGY	W	27	2	.926
James Reimer DET	at BUF	—	26	3	.885
John Gibson ANA	at CHI	L	26	6	.769
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs DET	W	24	3	.875
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NYR	L	24	1	.958
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs ARI	W	23	1	.957
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at MTL	—	19	0	.1000
Alex Lyon DET	at BUF	L	13	4	.692
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CHI	—	5	1	.800
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at MTL	L	4	3	.250
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs COL	—	3	0	.1000

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