NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 25, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

Full report

Vegas Golden Knights

St. Louis Blues

Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at STL. Brandon Saad (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Neighbours skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Neighbours skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Kyrou skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Scott Perunovich (STL) played 5:19, −10:09 down on his 15:28 season average over 53 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Los Angeles Kings edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Blueger–Lafferty–Mikheyev skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.
•New look for VAN: Blueger–Lafferty–Mikheyev skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Miller–Di Giuseppe–Boeser skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Kevin Fiala for LAK @ VAN, 48.0 mph. Full game report →

Kevin Fiala (LAK @ VAN): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 2 passes, 48.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anze Kopitar LAK	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:57	—
Sam Lafferty VAN	vs LAK	1	0	1	2	8	0	11:45	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs LAK	0	1	1	1	8	1	21:00	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	vs VGK	0	0	0	7	1	0	23:15	—
Mikey Anderson LAK	at VAN	0	0	0	1	6	3	22:17	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Neighbours skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Kyrou skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Lafferty–Mikheyev skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Di Giuseppe–Boeser skated 7:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Suter–Podkolzin–Aman skated 4:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VGK	O	34	2	.941
Logan Thompson VGK	at STL	W	32	1	.969
Cam Talbot LAK	at VAN	W	23	2	.913
Casey DeSmith VAN	vs LAK	L	19	3	.842

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