NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Colorado Avalanche

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:22 together.

•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:22 together.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:06 together.
•New look for COL: Nelson–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Minnesota Wild rout Seattle Kraken 4–0

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 4–0 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Marco Rossi (MIN) played 3:00, −15:26 down on his 18:26 season average over 81 games.

•Matt Boldy had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:28.
•Zach Bogosian had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:46.
•Marco Rossi (MIN) played 3:00, −15:26 down on his 18:26 season average over 81 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Steven Lorentz for TOR vs COL, 67.0 mph. Full game report →

Steven Lorentz (TOR vs COL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 67.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Blk	TOI	PP
Matt Boldy MIN	vs SEA	2	0	2	2	0	18:28	—
Zach Bogosian MIN	vs SEA	0	2	2	0	1	17:46	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs COL	1	0	1	8	2	22:02	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Nelson–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Coyle–Lehkonen–Necas skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joseph Woll TOR	vs COL	W	39	1	.974
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs SEA	W	34	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at MIN	L	27	3	.889
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at TOR	L	26	2	.923

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