NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025

11 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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Florida Panthers

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Geekie, Mittelstadt and Lohrei) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:30 together.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:54.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Geekie, Mittelstadt and Lohrei) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:30 together.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:34 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Jesper Bratt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:23.
•Mathieu Olivier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:55.
•Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:30.

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Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at PHI. Michael Amadio (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jakob Pelletier (PHI) played 6:28, −5:12 down on his 11:40 season average over 48 games.

•Michael Amadio had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:50.
•Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:03.
•Jakob Pelletier (PHI) played 6:28, −5:12 down on his 11:40 season average over 48 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Hayes, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:42.
•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:57.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:24.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Sean Walker (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Aho–Jarvis–Blake skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Aho–Jarvis–Blake skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brandon Hagel (TBL) played 14:52, −5:57 down on his 20:49 season average over 81 games.
•New look for CAR: Hall–Jost–Kotkaniemi skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout at home. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Joel Kiviranta (COL) played 8:53, −3:41 down on his 12:34 season average over 78 games.

•Joel Kiviranta (COL) played 8:53, −3:41 down on his 12:34 season average over 78 games.
•Marco Rossi (MIN) played 21:42, +3:30 up on his 18:12 season average over 81 games.
•Charlie Coyle (COL) played 12:53, −4:09 down on his 17:02 season average over 82 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge New York Rangers 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home. Cole Perfetti (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Miller, Panarin and Jones) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:46 together.

•Cole Perfetti had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:02.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Miller, Panarin and Jones) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:46 together.
•New look for NYR: Kreider–Carrick–Kaliyev skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 at VAN. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Hronek and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:00.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:59.
•Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:50.

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Washington Capitals beat Anaheim Ducks 7–4

Washington Capitals beat Anaheim Ducks 7–4 at ANA. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Aliaksei Protas had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:09.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:33.
•Alex Ovechkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:54.

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Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jordan Spence (LAK) played 9:12, −7:41 down on his 16:53 season average over 78 games.

•Jordan Spence (LAK) played 9:12, −7:41 down on his 16:53 season average over 78 games.
•Adam Pelech (NYI) played 16:00, −5:12 down on his 21:12 season average over 59 games.
•New look for NYI: Cizikas–Engvall–Tsyplakov skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at SJS. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Forsberg–McCarron–Bellows skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:02.
•New look for NSH: Forsberg–McCarron–Bellows skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cole Smith (NSH) played 17:31, +3:58 up on his 13:33 season average over 70 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Noah Hanifin for VGK @ PIT, 80.7 mph. Full game report →

Noah Hanifin (VGK @ PIT): Forecheck turnover, 4 passes, 80.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Aliaksei Protas WSH	at ANA	3	0	3	6	1	0	18:09	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	at VAN	1	2	3	4	1	1	16:00	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH	at ANA	1	2	3	4	0	1	18:33	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs CBJ	1	2	3	1	1	1	17:23	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at ANA	0	3	3	3	0	0	16:54	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	0	1	23:42	—
Mathieu Olivier CBJ	at NJD	2	0	2	3	3	0	15:55	—
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	at PIT	1	1	2	6	0	0	18:24	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs FLA	1	1	2	5	2	0	21:54	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at SJS	1	1	2	5	0	0	21:02	—
Filip Hronek VAN	vs MTL	1	1	2	3	1	3	27:50	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at VAN	1	1	2	3	2	1	15:59	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Aho–Jarvis–Blake skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Hall–Jost–Kotkaniemi skated 8:15 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 CAR: Staal–Martinook–Stankoven skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Kreider–Carrick–Kaliyev skated 5:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Engvall–Tsyplakov skated 4:18 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 NSH: Forsberg–McCarron–Bellows skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs WSH	L	42	6	.857
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs VGK	W	37	2	.946
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs NYI	W	34	1	.971
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CAR	L	31	4	.871
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at VAN	W	31	2	.935
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at LAK	L	31	3	.903
Logan Thompson WSH	at ANA	W	29	4	.862
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs FLA	W	28	2	.929
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NJD	L	28	5	.821
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs COL	W	28	1	.964
Juuse Saros NSH	at SJS	W	27	2	.926
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs MTL	L	26	3	.885
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BOS	L	24	3	.875
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs TBL	W	24	1	.958
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at WPG	L	24	2	.917
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs OTT	L	23	4	.826
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at MIN	O	23	1	.957
Anton Forsberg OTT	at PHI	W	22	2	.909
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NYR	W	22	1	.955
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs CBJ	W	20	3	.850
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs NSH	L	19	3	.842
Ilya Samsonov VGK	at PIT	O	17	3	.824

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