NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 22, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 7–6 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–6 in a shootout at home. Sonny Milano (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Sebastian Aho had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:33.
•Sonny Milano had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.
•Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) in 25:06.

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Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:23 together.

•Jamie Benn had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:43.
•Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 50 shots and stopped 44 (.880), +19 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:39.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:47.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Seattle Kraken 2–1 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Seattle Kraken 2–1 in overtime at home. Dylan Guenther (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for ARI: Kerfoot–O'Brien–Carcone skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for ARI: Kerfoot–O'Brien–Carcone skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: McBain–Leonard–Maccelli skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Tanev skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: John Carlson for WSH vs CAR, 79.7 mph. Full game report →

John Carlson (WSH vs CAR): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 79.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sonny Milano WSH	vs CAR	3	0	3	4	1	0	19:11	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at WSH	3	0	3	4	0	0	21:33	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs CBJ	2	1	3	3	0	0	19:58	—
Jake Guentzel CAR	at WSH	0	3	3	4	0	2	18:35	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs CAR	0	3	3	0	0	1	25:06	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	3	2	13:43	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs CBJ	1	1	2	7	1	2	19:47	—
Cale Makar COL	vs CBJ	1	1	2	5	1	2	21:39	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	5	2	0	22:08	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:58	—
Michael Bunting PIT	at DAL	1	1	2	2	2	0	18:26	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at WSH	1	1	2	1	1	2	19:30	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Kerfoot–O'Brien–Carcone skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: McBain–Leonard–Maccelli skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Bjorkstrand–Tanev skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at COL	L	50	6	.880
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs SEA	W	28	1	.964
Joey Daccord SEA	at ARI	O	26	2	.923
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at WSH	O	25	6	.760
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs CBJ	W	24	1	.958
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs CAR	—	22	4	.818
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs PIT	W	22	2	.909
Tristan Jarry PIT	at DAL	L	20	4	.800
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs CAR	W	9	2	.778
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at DAL	—	3	0	.1000

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