NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025

10 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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Nashville Predators

Boston Bruins

Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 6–3

Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 6–3 at BOS. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NSH: Sissons–Smith–Svechkov skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:23.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:33.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:22.

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San Jose Sharks rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Tyler Toffoli (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:41.
•Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:21.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:20.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at DET. Jordan Martinook (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elmer Soderblom (DET) played 16:19, +3:04 up on his 13:15 season average over 25 games.

•Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:51.
•Elmer Soderblom (DET) played 16:19, +3:04 up on his 13:15 season average over 25 games.
•Jack Roslovic (CAR) played 9:23, −4:30 down on his 13:53 season average over 80 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:44.
•Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:22.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:57.

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Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at PHI. Connor Zary (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Connor Zary had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:34.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:38.
•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:07.

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New York Islanders edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor and Vilardi) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 4:00 together.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:14.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:45.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:23.

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Dallas Stars edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:00.
•Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:46.
•Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:55.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Scott Wedgewood (COL) faced 33 shots and stopped 32 (.970), +9 against a season average of 24.1; the win.

•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:22.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:00.
•Scott Wedgewood (COL) faced 33 shots and stopped 32 (.970), +9 against a season average of 24.1; the win.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Edmonton Oilers 6–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–2 at EDM. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Cutter Gauthier had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:58.
•Jackson LaCombe had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:11.
•Mason McTavish had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:47.

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Minnesota Wild edge Seattle Kraken 4–3

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 4–3 at SEA. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Frederick Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:33.
•Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:26.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zach Werenski for CBJ @ TBL, 78.7 mph. Full game report →

Zach Werenski (CBJ @ TBL): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 78.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake Guentzel TBL	vs CBJ	2	1	3	7	0	0	18:44	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs CBJ	2	1	3	4	0	4	24:22	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	at BOS	2	1	3	2	0	2	17:23	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs CBJ	1	2	3	7	0	1	19:57	—
Steven Stamkos NSH	at BOS	1	2	3	4	0	0	16:33	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs NJD	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:00	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	at EDM	0	3	3	3	0	1	13:58	—
Jackson LaCombe ANA	at EDM	0	3	3	1	2	2	24:11	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs PIT	2	0	2	5	0	0	20:22	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	at TBL	2	0	2	4	0	2	29:55	—
Connor Zary CGY	at PHI	2	0	2	3	1	0	15:34	—
Mason McTavish ANA	at EDM	2	0	2	2	0	1	16:47	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Sissons–Smith–Svechkov skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% 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 TBL	L	39	5	.872
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at SEA	W	36	3	.917
Lukas Dostal ANA	at EDM	W	35	2	.943
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs CBJ	W	33	2	.939
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs PIT	W	33	1	.970
Alex Lyon DET	vs CAR	L	30	2	.933
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NSH	L	29	5	.828
Dustin Wolf CGY	at PHI	W	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NYI	L	29	3	.897
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs CGY	L	28	2	.929
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs WPG	W	28	2	.929
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs NJD	W	28	3	.893
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs SJS	L	27	5	.815
Frederik Andersen CAR	at DET	W	25	1	.960
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at COL	L	23	2	.913
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at BUF	W	22	2	.909
Juuse Saros NSH	at BOS	W	21	3	.857
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at DAL	L	21	4	.810
Joey Daccord SEA	vs MIN	L	20	4	.800
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs ANA	—	16	2	.875
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs ANA	L	11	4	.636
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs CGY	—	5	3	.400

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