NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 2, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Pittsburgh Penguins

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 in overtime at PIT. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR won it by committee.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:14.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:45.
•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:24.

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Minnesota Wild edge Boston Bruins 1–0

Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 1–0 at home. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Nyquist–Boldy–Rossi skated 13:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Nyquist–Boldy–Rossi skated 13:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: Brazeau–Koepke–Poitras skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaunce–Hinostroza skated 7:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at home. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:56.
•Jackson Blake had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:42.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:25 together.

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Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 6–3

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 6–3 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 3 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:45.
•Wyatt Johnston had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:35.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 3 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:47 together.

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New York Rangers rout Nashville Predators 4–0

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 4–0 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Panarin and Jones) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:01 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:42.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:03.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 2–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 2–0 at home. Noah Hanifin (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:50 together.

•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:50.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:19.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:50 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Matthew Knies for TOR @ PIT, 83.2 mph. Full game report →

Matthew Knies (TOR @ PIT): Off the faceoff, carried in, 2-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 83.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Roope Hintz DAL	vs STL	1	3	4	3	0	1	16:45	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs STL	3	0	3	4	0	0	18:35	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs TOR	1	2	3	5	0	0	20:45	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs TOR	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:14	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	vs TOR	2	0	2	3	1	0	20:24	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs NSH	1	1	2	7	0	0	19:42	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at PIT	1	1	2	6	0	1	21:14	—
Noah Hanifin VGK	vs NJD	1	1	2	6	0	1	22:50	—
Matthew Knies TOR	at PIT	1	1	2	4	1	2	18:32	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	0	3	20:56	—
Mason Marchment DAL	vs STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	14:01	—
J.T. Miller NYR	vs NSH	1	1	2	2	1	2	18:21	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Nyquist–Boldy–Rossi skated 13:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Brazeau–Koepke–Poitras skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Gaunce–Hinostroza skated 7:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Farabee skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frost–Pospisil–Zary skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Parssinen–Othmann skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	W	42	3	.929
Joseph Woll TOR	at PIT	W	34	5	.853
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs NSH	W	34	0	.1000
Justus Annunen NSH	at NYR	L	34	4	.882
Joel Blomqvist PIT	vs TOR	O	33	6	.818
Dustin Wolf CGY	at CAR	O	33	2	.939
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs BOS	W	28	0	.1000
Adin Hill VGK	vs NJD	W	25	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at VGK	L	24	2	.917
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at MIN	L	22	1	.955
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs CGY	W	16	1	.938
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	L	12	3	.750
Joel Hofer STL	at DAL	—	9	3	.667

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