NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 5, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at NYR. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Frank skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:23.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Frank skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Eller–Mangiapane–Raddysh skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Josh Norris (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 14:07, −9:01 down on his 23:08 season average over 79 games.

•Josh Norris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:02.
•Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.
•Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:17.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Tanner Pearson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:15 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:34.
•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.
•Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 12:42.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Filip Hronek (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:17.
•New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Blueger–Sherwood–Hoglander skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in a shootout at LAK. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for LAK: Lewis–Jeannot–Helenius skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for LAK: Lewis–Jeannot–Helenius skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jacob Moverare (LAK) played 5:38, −6:21 down on his 11:59 season average over 48 games.
•Robert Thomas (STL) played 23:27, +3:33 up on his 19:54 season average over 69 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jack Eichel for VGK vs TOR, 84.3 mph. Full game report →

Jack Eichel (VGK vs TOR): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 84.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tanner Pearson VGK	vs TOR	1	1	2	6	3	0	12:42	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs TOR	1	1	2	6	0	1	17:34	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at NYR	1	1	2	3	4	1	23:23	—
Noah Hanifin VGK	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	1	2	21:01	—
Tomas Hertl VGK	vs TOR	1	1	2	1	2	0	17:30	—
Josh Norris OTT	at CHI	1	1	2	1	1	0	15:02	—
Filip Hronek VAN	vs ANA	0	2	2	3	0	0	20:17	—
Jake Sanderson OTT	at CHI	0	2	2	2	0	2	23:17	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at CHI	0	2	2	1	2	0	16:47	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	vs ANA	0	1	1	4	8	0	13:54	—
Calvin de Haan NYR	vs WSH	0	0	0	0	5	3	14:14	—
Simon Benoit TOR	at VGK	0	0	0	0	7	1	18:32	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Frank skated 4:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Mangiapane–Raddysh skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Dach–Nazar–Bedard skated 8:44 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 VAN: Joshua–Garland–Pettersson skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Sherwood–Hoglander skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Boeser–DeBrusk–Suter skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Chytil–O'Connor–Lekkerimäki skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Jeannot–Helenius skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Adin Hill VGK	vs TOR	W	31	2	.935
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs STL	O	30	2	.933
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	O	26	3	.885
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs OTT	O	26	4	.846
Jordan Binnington STL	at LAK	W	23	2	.913
John Gibson ANA	at VAN	—	21	2	.905
Linus Ullmark OTT	at CHI	W	20	3	.850
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at VGK	—	18	2	.889
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NYR	W	17	2	.882
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs ANA	W	16	2	.875
Lukas Dostal ANA	at VAN	L	15	1	.933
Joseph Woll TOR	at VGK	L	7	3	.571

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