NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 3, 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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Ottawa Senators

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Ottawa Senators 5–4 (SO)

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in a shootout at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:42.
•Jake Sanderson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 31:49.
•Shane Pinto had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:03.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:11.
•Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.
•Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 28:22.

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Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:44.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:23 together.
•Brayden Point (TBL) played 26:13, +6:50 up on his 19:23 season average over 76 games.

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New York Rangers rout New York Islanders 4–0

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 4–0 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Horvat skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:52.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.
•Will Cuylle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:51.

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San Jose Sharks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a shootout at TOR. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 2 power-play goals on 16 attempts in 5:07 together.

•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:33.
•Alexander Wennberg had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:52.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 2 power-play goals on 16 attempts in 5:07 together.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Los Angeles Kings 5–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–1 at home. Ryan Donato (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Slaggert–Nazar–Bedard skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:05.
•Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:29.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tage Thompson for BUF @ MTL, 81.8 mph. Full game report →

Tage Thompson (BUF @ MTL): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 81.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs BUF	1	3	4	4	1	0	20:11	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH	vs OTT	1	2	3	5	0	0	19:42	—
Jake Sanderson OTT	at WSH	0	3	3	3	0	4	31:49	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:44	—
Shane Pinto OTT	at WSH	2	0	2	3	0	1	18:03	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs NYI	1	1	2	6	0	0	17:52	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	0	2	15:07	—
Claude Giroux OTT	at WSH	1	1	2	5	1	0	22:22	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	4	1	20:14	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	4	0	17:29	—
Martin Fehérváry WSH	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	0	5	21:37	—
Will Cuylle NYR	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	1	1	18:51	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Horvat skated 7:09 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 CHI: Slaggert–Nazar–Bedard skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Knight CHI	vs LAK	W	42	1	.976
Linus Ullmark OTT	at WSH	O	41	4	.902
Logan Thompson WSH	vs OTT	W	37	4	.892
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs BUF	W	36	3	.917
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TBL	W	29	1	.966
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	L	29	2	.931
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at TOR	W	27	2	.926
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NYR	L	26	3	.885
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs SJS	O	22	2	.909
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NYI	W	21	0	.1000
James Reimer BUF	at MTL	O	20	4	.800
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at CHI	L	18	4	.778

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