NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 8, 2025

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Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +8 against a season average of 28.7; the overtime loss.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 19:55.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:39.
•Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +8 against a season average of 28.7; the overtime loss.

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Seattle Kraken beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Matty Beniers (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Abols–Pelletier skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:41.
•New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Abols–Pelletier skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Konecny–Poehling–Lycksell skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Boston Bruins rout Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0

Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–0 at TBL. Cole Koepke (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BOS: Lettieri–Mittelstadt–Koepke skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Koepke had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:22.
•New look for BOS: Lettieri–Mittelstadt–Koepke skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: Lindholm–Lauko–Khusnutdinov skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at home. Nate Schmidt (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Norris skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nate Schmidt had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:14.
•New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Norris skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Krebs–Rosen–Benson skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Valeri Nichushkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:44.
•Auston Matthews had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:31.
•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.

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Calgary Flames edge Montreal Canadiens 1–0

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 1–0 at home. Joel Farabee (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Newhook–Beck skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MTL: Anderson–Newhook–Beck skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joel Hanley (CGY) played 23:55, +5:26 up on his 18:29 season average over 52 games.
•Cole Caufield (MTL) played 23:00, +4:59 up on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at home. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg and Blankenburg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Steven Stamkos had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:43.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg and Blankenburg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:53 together.
•Arvid Soderblom (CHI) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +11 against a season average of 30.2; the overtime loss.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at home. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Jeannot–Turcotte–Helenius skated 5:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jordan Spence (LAK) played 10:30, −6:22 down on his 16:52 season average over 78 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Dallas Stars 5–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars 5–4 at home. Zach Hyman (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:49 together.

•Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:13.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:57.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:56.

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New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Duclair, Horvat, Dobson and Holmstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:48.
•Macklin Celebrini had 2 assists (2 points) on 10 shots in 20:41.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:43.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brandon Montour for SEA @ PHI, 85.8 mph. Full game report →

Brandon Montour (SEA @ PHI): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 85.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs TOR	3	1	4	5	3	0	19:44	—
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs CHI	3	0	3	7	0	0	21:43	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs DAL	2	1	3	5	0	0	18:13	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	at SJS	1	2	3	1	0	3	18:48	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at COL	0	3	3	2	0	1	20:31	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs NYR	2	0	2	9	4	0	19:55	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at COL	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:21	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs TOR	2	0	2	3	1	2	25:28	—
John Tavares TOR	at COL	2	0	2	3	2	0	17:12	—
Cole Koepke BOS	at TBL	2	0	2	2	4	1	14:22	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	2	0	20:57	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	at EDM	1	1	2	4	0	1	21:56	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Kreider–Carrick–Parssinen skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Perron–Batherson–Cozens skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Deslauriers–Abols–Pelletier skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Konecny–Poehling–Lycksell skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Hayden–Eyssimont–Kartye skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lettieri–Mittelstadt–Koepke skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lindholm–Lauko–Khusnutdinov skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Guentzel–Bjorkstrand–Point skated 5:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (90.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Norris skated 7:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Krebs–Rosen–Benson skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Lafferty–Malenstyn–Dunne skated 4:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Nosek–Greer–Sturm skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Newhook–Beck skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Maroon–Veleno–Reichel skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Vrana–Smith–Svechkov skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Jeannot–Turcotte–Helenius skated 5:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at NSH	O	41	3	.927
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at SJS	W	40	2	.950
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at OTT	O	37	4	.892
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at FLA	L	35	3	.914
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs SEA	L	32	4	.875
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at COL	L	32	5	.844
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs NYI	L	28	4	.857
Jake Oettinger DAL	at EDM	L	27	5	.815
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs MTL	W	26	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at TBL	W	25	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs DAL	W	25	4	.840
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at PHI	W	24	1	.958
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	L	24	3	.875
Jakub Dobes MTL	at CGY	L	24	1	.958
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs NYR	W	23	3	.870
Joel Hofer STL	at LAK	O	23	2	.913
Vitek Vanecek FLA	vs BUF	W	21	0	.1000
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs TOR	W	21	4	.810
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs STL	W	20	1	.950
Justus Annunen NSH	vs CHI	W	19	2	.895

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