NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Vancouver Canucks

New York Islanders

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. Kiefer Sherwood (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for VAN: Karlsson–Aman–Lekkerimäki skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kiefer Sherwood had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:19.
•Drew O'Connor had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:41.

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

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. Luke Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Luke Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:24.
•Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:20.
•Artyom Levshunov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:04.

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

Dallas Stars edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at EDM. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Jason Robertson had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:00.
•Roope Hintz had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:18.
•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:18.

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

Anaheim Ducks rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at home. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ANA: Zegras–Colangelo–McTavish skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leo Carlsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:23.
•Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:08.
•Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:25.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Mason McTavish for ANA vs BOS, 75.3 mph. Full game report →

Mason McTavish (ANA vs BOS): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 75.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jason Robertson DAL	at EDM	3	0	3	5	0	0	18:00	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	at NYI	2	1	3	4	4	1	15:43	—
Luke Hughes NJD	at CHI	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:24	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at EDM	0	3	3	0	2	0	15:18	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	at CHI	2	0	2	4	4	1	15:20	—
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs BOS	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:23	—
Adam Henrique EDM	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:18	—
Casey Cizikas NYI	vs VAN	1	1	2	2	2	0	13:19	—
Corey Perry EDM	vs DAL	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:48	—
Jackson LaCombe ANA	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	0	1	21:08	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	17:25	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs DAL	0	2	2	4	0	1	22:23	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Karlsson–Aman–Lekkerimäki skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Zegras–Colangelo–McTavish skated 12:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.2% 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 Oettinger DAL	at EDM	W	44	3	.932
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at ANA	L	37	6	.838
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NYI	W	28	2	.929
John Gibson ANA	vs BOS	W	25	2	.920
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at CHI	W	24	3	.875
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs DAL	L	21	4	.810
Spencer Knight CHI	vs NJD	L	20	4	.800
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs VAN	L	19	4	.789
Marcus Hogberg NYI	vs VAN	—	5	0	.1000
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs DAL	—	3	0	.1000

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.