NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 23, 2024

11 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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Winnipeg Jets

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at home. Hudson Fasching (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NYI: Cizikas–Pageau–Engvall skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Hudson Fasching had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:44.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:12.
•Cal Clutterbuck had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:50.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Brazeau–Boqvist skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Travis Konecny had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:31.
•Tyson Foerster had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:10.
•New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Brazeau–Boqvist skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime at MIN. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jordan Kyrou had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:49.
•Pavel Buchnevich had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:54.
•Marco Rossi had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:53.

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Nashville Predators edge Detroit Red Wings 1–0

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cole Smith (NSH) played 17:53, +4:15 up on his 13:38 season average over 79 games.

•Cole Smith (NSH) played 17:53, +4:15 up on his 13:38 season average over 79 games.
•Ryan McDonagh (NSH) played 25:26, +3:42 up on his 21:44 season average over 73 games.
•Anthony Beauvillier (NSH) played 10:30, −3:08 down on his 13:38 season average over 59 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Mathieu Joseph (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Giroux–Crookshank–Stützle skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathieu Joseph had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:43.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:37.
•Brady Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:16.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at home. Bobby McMann (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Bobby McMann had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:06.
•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:30.
•Pontus Holmberg had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:39.

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New York Rangers edge Florida Panthers 4–3 (SO)

New York Rangers beat Florida Panthers 4–3 in a shootout at home. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Vincent Trocheck had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:54.
•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:26.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 28:52.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at home. Nils Hoglander (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Suter and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:55 together.

•Nils Hoglander had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:59.
•A.J. Greer had 2 assists (2 points) in 9:25.
•Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 3:16 together.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:30.
•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:15.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:42.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SJS. Fabian Zetterlund (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CHI won it by committee.

•Fabian Zetterlund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:53.
•Ryan Donato had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:22.
•Seth Jones had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:31.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Barbashev and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:20.
•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:24.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Vladislav Gavrikov for LAK vs TBL, 83.6 mph. Full game report →

Vladislav Gavrikov (LAK vs TBL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 83.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jordan Kyrou STL	at MIN	3	0	3	4	0	0	17:49	—
Bobby McMann TOR	vs EDM	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:06	—
Fabian Zetterlund SJS	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:53	—
Ryan Donato CHI	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:22	—
Hudson Fasching NYI	vs WPG	1	2	3	2	0	1	13:44	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs WPG	1	2	3	2	1	0	16:12	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs FLA	0	3	3	2	3	2	25:54	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at TOR	0	3	3	1	1	1	23:30	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at MIN	0	3	3	0	2	0	19:54	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs CBJ	2	0	2	8	1	0	17:20	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at LAK	2	0	2	8	0	0	17:30	—
Marco Rossi MIN	vs STL	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:53	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Cizikas–Pageau–Engvall skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Brazeau–Boqvist skated 4:43 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 PHI: Couturier–Cates–Lycksell skated 7:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Giroux–Crookshank–Stützle skated 8:51 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at VGK	L	47	4	.915
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NYR	O	37	3	.919
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs WPG	W	35	3	.914
Jordan Binnington STL	at MIN	W	34	4	.882
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs EDM	W	34	3	.912
Alex Lyon DET	at NSH	L	32	1	.969
Devin Cooley SJS	vs CHI	O	31	5	.839
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs FLA	W	30	3	.900
Petr Mrazek CHI	at SJS	W	30	4	.867
Linus Ullmark BOS	at PHI	L	29	3	.897
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs STL	O	27	5	.815
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NYI	L	26	5	.808
Jake Allen NJD	vs OTT	L	25	5	.800
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at VAN	L	25	3	.880
Casey DeSmith VAN	vs CGY	W	24	2	.917
Cam Talbot LAK	vs TBL	W	24	3	.917
Stuart Skinner EDM	at TOR	L	23	5	.783
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at LAK	O	23	4	.826
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DET	W	22	0	.1000
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs BOS	W	20	2	.900
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at NJD	W	20	2	.900
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at NYI	—	13	1	.923
Adin Hill VGK	vs CBJ	W	13	1	.923
Logan Thompson VGK	vs CBJ	—	9	1	.889
Martin Jones TOR	vs EDM	—	5	0	.1000
Calvin Pickard EDM	at TOR	—	5	0	.1000

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