NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 17, 2024

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

Game recaps

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New York Islanders

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–2

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Wennberg–Kakko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (67.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:14.
•Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:35.
•K'Andre Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:43.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at home. Noah Hanifin (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Mercer skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:47.
•New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Mercer skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Stephenson–Mantha–Roy skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

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Winnipeg Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets

Winnipeg Jets rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1 at CBJ. Tyler Toffoli (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) played 16:01, +4:49 up on his 11:12 season average over 53 games.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:57.
•Sean Monahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:00.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Johnson–Kurashev–Bedard skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:38.
•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:10.
•Tyler Johnson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:33.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Ottawa Senators 7–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 7–2 at OTT. Dmitry Orlov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Dmitry Orlov had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 18:48.
•Sebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.
•Brendan Lemieux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:07.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT won it by committee.

•Lucas Raymond had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.
•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:46.
•Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:45.

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St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for ANA: Killorn–Terry–Carlsson skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pavel Buchnevich had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:23.
•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:49.
•Troy Terry had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Logan Stanley for WPG @ CBJ, 84.3 mph. Full game report →

Logan Stanley (WPG @ CBJ): Dump and chase, dumped in, 0 passes, 84.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dmitry Orlov CAR	at OTT	2	2	4	5	2	2	18:48	—
Tyler Toffoli WPG	at CBJ	2	1	3	2	0	1	13:49	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at OTT	0	3	3	3	0	0	20:01	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	vs ANA	0	3	3	3	0	0	20:23	—
Bo Horvat NYI	at NYR	2	0	2	5	0	1	18:14	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at PIT	2	0	2	3	0	1	20:14	—
Troy Terry ANA	at STL	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:11	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs ANA	2	0	2	2	0	2	21:49	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs CAR	1	1	2	6	0	1	19:54	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	2	0	20:38	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs DET	1	1	2	3	0	2	19:09	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov CAR	at OTT	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:42	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Wennberg–Kakko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (67.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Mercer skated 10:17 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 VGK: Stephenson–Mantha–Roy skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Kolesar–Howden skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Johnson–Kurashev–Bedard skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Terry–Carlsson skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs CAR	L	38	7	.816
Alex Lyon DET	at PIT	L	37	5	.865
Jake Allen NJD	at VGK	L	36	2	.944
Frederik Andersen CAR	at OTT	W	32	2	.938
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NYR	L	31	5	.839
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CBJ	W	31	1	.968
Devin Cooley SJS	at CHI	L	30	4	.867
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs DET	W	28	3	.893
Joel Hofer STL	vs ANA	W	28	2	.929
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NYI	W	27	2	.926
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs WPG	L	27	6	.778
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs SJS	W	27	2	.926
Lukas Dostal ANA	at STL	L	27	4	.852
Logan Thompson VGK	vs NJD	W	21	1	.952

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