NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 23, 2025

7 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–4

Chicago Blackhawks beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–4 at home. Tyler Bertuzzi (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:29.
•Ryan Donato had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:37.
•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 at WPG. Ryan McLeod (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Jordan Greenway (BUF) played 4:44, −10:39 down on his 15:23 season average over 33 games.

•Ryan McLeod had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:33.
•Jacob Bernard-Docker had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:49.
•Logan Stanley had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:29.

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Florida Panthers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:02 together.

•Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:23.
•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:35.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:46.

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St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for NSH: Stamkos–Marchessault–Smith skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Robert Thomas had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:09.
•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:19.
•Jake Neighbours had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:03.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ilya Samsonov (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 25.9; the win.

•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:03.
•Ilya Samsonov (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +11 against a season average of 25.9; the win.
•New look for VGK: Olofsson–Kolesar–Roy skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at ANA. Taylor Hall (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Taylor Hall had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:41.
•Jack Roslovic had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:05.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:11 together.

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Los Angeles Kings rout Boston Bruins 7–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Boston Bruins 7–2 at home. Tanner Jeannot (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:38.
•Tanner Jeannot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:47.
•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:11.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nikita Kucherov for TBL @ VGK, 76.3 mph. Full game report →

Nikita Kucherov (TBL @ VGK): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 76.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan McLeod BUF	at WPG	1	3	4	2	0	1	21:33	—
Taylor Hall CAR	at ANA	3	0	3	3	0	0	14:41	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at FLA	2	1	3	3	0	1	19:23	—
Tyler Bertuzzi CHI	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	1	0	17:29	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs NSH	0	3	3	0	0	0	19:09	—
Ryan Donato CHI	vs PHI	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:37	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs PIT	2	0	2	5	1	0	21:35	—
Justin Faulk STL	vs NSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	23:19	—
Tanner Jeannot LAK	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	0	10:47	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:38	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	0	2	17:26	—
Jamie Drysdale PHI	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	1	20:14	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: McLeod–Quinn–Peterka skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–Marchessault–Smith skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Joseph–Texier–Dvorsky skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Olofsson–Kolesar–Roy skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Samsonov VGK	vs TBL	W	37	2	.946
Frederik Andersen CAR	at ANA	W	37	2	.946
James Reimer BUF	at WPG	W	36	3	.917
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs CAR	L	36	4	.889
Jordan Binnington STL	vs NSH	W	32	1	.969
Tristan Jarry PIT	at FLA	O	31	3	.903
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at CHI	L	29	7	.759
Spencer Knight CHI	vs PHI	W	29	4	.862
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at VGK	L	29	3	.897
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs PIT	W	27	3	.889
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at LAK	L	23	7	.696
Justus Annunen NSH	at STL	L	17	3	.824
Eric Comrie WPG	vs BUF	L	16	4	.750
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs BOS	W	13	2	.846

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