NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 17, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at BOS. Owen Power (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Ryan McLeod (BUF) played 23:57, +7:13 up on his 16:44 season average over 78 games.

•Owen Power had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:41.
•Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:33.
•Jack Quinn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:48.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Konecny–Tippett–Poehling skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:37.
•New look for PHI: Konecny–Tippett–Poehling skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Lycksell–Michkov skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at CBJ. Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jake Allen (NJD) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +20 against a season average of 26.4; the win.

•Jake Allen (NJD) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +20 against a season average of 26.4; the win.
•New look for CBJ: Jenner–Johnson–Fantilli skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Chinakhov skated 8:23 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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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Calgary Flames 6–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 6–2 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:10 together.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:56.
•William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:49.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:10 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:57 together.

•Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:56.
•Jared Spurgeon had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:22.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:57 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: William Nylander for TOR vs CGY, 75.1 mph. Full game report →

William Nylander (TOR vs CGY): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 75.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Auston Matthews TOR	vs CGY	2	1	3	5	1	3	16:56	—
William Nylander TOR	vs CGY	1	2	3	4	0	1	15:49	—
Owen Power BUF	at BOS	1	2	3	2	0	2	22:41	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	0	2	22:37	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:56	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	vs BUF	1	1	2	2	1	0	20:33	—
Max Domi TOR	vs CGY	1	1	2	1	0	0	12:14	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs CGY	0	2	2	1	0	1	16:37	—
Jack Quinn BUF	at BOS	0	2	2	1	0	0	14:48	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson TOR	vs CGY	0	2	2	0	0	1	19:24	—
Jared Spurgeon MIN	vs LAK	0	2	2	0	1	0	21:22	—
Nick Seeler PHI	at TBL	0	0	0	1	6	3	15:00	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Murray–Krebs–Quinn skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Konecny–Tippett–Poehling skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Couturier–Lycksell–Michkov skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Johnson–Fantilli skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Chinakhov skated 8:23 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 MIN: Hinostroza–Hartman–Trenin skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen NJD	at CBJ	W	46	1	.978
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs BUF	O	30	3	.900
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs LAK	W	29	1	.966
Joseph Woll TOR	vs CGY	W	26	2	.923
Dustin Wolf CGY	at TOR	L	26	5	.808
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at TBL	L	22	1	.955
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PHI	W	21	0	.1000
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at MIN	L	21	2	.905
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at BOS	W	20	2	.900
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs NJD	L	20	2	.900
Dan Vladar CGY	at TOR	—	3	1	.667

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