NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 7, 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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Winnipeg Jets

New Jersey Devils

Winnipeg Jets rout New Jersey Devils 6–1

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 6–1 at NJD. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Ehlers, Connor and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:09.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:24.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:23.

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Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:58 together.

•Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Lucas Raymond had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Utah Mammoth 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Utah Mammoth 4–3 in overtime at home. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:43 together.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:28.
•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:04.
•Mikhail Sergachev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:03.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Filip Hronek (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Hronek and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:07 together.

•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:13.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Hronek and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:07 together.
•New look for MIN: Shore–Trenin–Brazeau skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Hayes–Bemstrom skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.
•Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.
•New look for PIT: Malkin–Hayes–Bemstrom skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 at ANA. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.
•Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:10.
•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:07.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brock Faber for MIN @ VAN, 83.0 mph. Full game report →

Brock Faber (MIN @ VAN): Cycle, 7 passes, 83.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Aliaksei Protas WSH	vs DET	2	1	3	3	1	0	16:42	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at NJD	1	2	3	4	1	0	16:09	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs PIT	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:42	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at ANA	2	0	2	2	0	2	15:19	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs UTA	1	1	2	5	2	1	23:04	—
Clayton Keller UTA	at CHI	1	1	2	5	0	2	22:28	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	vs STL	1	1	2	4	2	1	17:07	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	at NJD	1	1	2	4	0	2	23:24	—
Tanner Pearson VGK	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	1	1	14:54	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs DET	1	1	2	2	3	0	18:48	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at NJD	1	1	2	2	0	2	18:23	—
Alexey Toropchenko STL	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	13:10	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Kane–DeBrincat–Kasper skated 13:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Foligno–Bertuzzi–Slaggert skated 12:00 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 →
New look for MIN: Shore–Trenin–Brazeau skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Nyquist–Johansson–Gaudreau skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Hayes–Bemstrom skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Heinen–Novak–Tomasino skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (29.4% 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 UTA	W	39	3	.923
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs MIN	W	38	1	.974
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs WPG	L	35	6	.829
Cam Talbot DET	at WSH	L	28	5	.821
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at VGK	L	27	4	.852
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at CHI	O	25	4	.840
Jordan Binnington STL	at ANA	W	24	3	.875
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NJD	W	23	1	.957
Ilya Samsonov VGK	vs PIT	W	22	0	.1000
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs STL	L	21	3	.857
Logan Thompson WSH	vs DET	W	19	2	.895
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at VAN	L	19	2	.895

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