NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 6, 2025

9 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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Utah Hockey Club

Detroit Red Wings

Utah Mammoth beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Utah Mammoth beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at DET. Michael Kesselring (UTA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Michael Kesselring had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:20.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:25 together.
•Karel Vejmelka (UTA) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +14 against a season average of 26.0; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Buffalo Sabres 6–5

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 6–5 at home. Jake Guentzel (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jake Guentzel had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.
•Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:47.
•JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:35.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:52 together.

•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:28.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:54.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:52 together.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor and Vilardi) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:28 together.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:49.
•Gabriel Vilardi had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:33.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Lindholm–Tufte skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:59.
•Andrew Peeke had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:58.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–Lindholm–Tufte skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 5–3

Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 5–3 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Stephenson–Tolvanen skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:01.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:49.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–Stephenson–Tolvanen skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Johnston skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:12.
•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Roope Hintz had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:38.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:39 together.

•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:41.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:45.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:58.

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Colorado Avalanche rout San Jose Sharks 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 7–3 at home. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 2G 4A.

•Cale Makar had two goals and 4 assists (6 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 18:03.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Martin Necas for COL vs SJS, 88.2 mph. Full game report →

Martin Necas (COL vs SJS): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 88.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cale Makar COL	vs SJS	2	4	6	3	0	0	19:10	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs SJS	2	3	5	8	0	0	18:03	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	vs BUF	3	0	3	3	0	0	18:27	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs CBJ	1	2	3	3	1	1	20:54	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs CBJ	1	2	3	2	4	1	19:28	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at PHI	1	2	3	1	1	0	18:49	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	at PHI	0	3	3	4	0	0	16:33	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs SEA	2	0	2	5	1	1	16:01	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	at CAR	2	0	2	4	1	1	17:59	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs CGY	2	0	2	3	0	0	20:12	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at TBL	1	1	2	5	1	1	23:35	—
William Eklund SJS	at COL	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:26	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Kuraly–LaBate–Chinakhov skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Iafallo–Barron–Gustafsson skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Lindholm–Tufte skated 9:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Brown–Kastelic–Beecher skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Stephenson–Tolvanen skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Jankowski–Smith–Svechkov skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Lucchini–Wiesblatt skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Hintz–Robertson–Johnston skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Duchene–Granlund skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Arvidsson–Podkolzin skated 7:34 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%
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at DET	W	40	2	.950
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at FLA	L	35	2	.943
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs BOS	W	34	2	.941
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs SJS	W	34	3	.912
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	W	33	5	.848
Joey Daccord SEA	at NSH	L	33	4	.879
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at EDM	O	32	3	.906
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	at COL	L	32	7	.781
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CGY	W	28	2	.929
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs WPG	L	27	4	.852
Dan Vladar CGY	at DAL	O	27	3	.889
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs MTL	W	27	2	.926
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at TBL	L	26	6	.769
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SEA	W	25	3	.880
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at CAR	L	23	3	.870
Eric Comrie WPG	at PHI	W	22	1	.955
Alex Lyon DET	vs UTA	L	19	4	.789
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CBJ	W	16	0	.1000

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