NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 27, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 at home. Jiri Kulich (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jiri Kulich had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:41.
•Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:02.

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Ottawa Senators edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at DET. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 7:36 together.

•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:10.
•DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 7:36 together.
•New look for DET: Kane–Larkin–DeBrincat skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Utah Mammoth 8–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Utah Mammoth 8–0 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 15:52.
•Victor Hedman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:12.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:32.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 6–4 at home. Matvei Michkov (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Cam York (PHI) played 0:00, −21:06 down on his 21:06 season average over 65 games.

•Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:29.
•Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:36.
•Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 28:40.

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Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Johansson, Zuccarello, Gaudreau, Boldy and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:40 together.

•Frederick Gaudreau had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:23.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Johansson, Zuccarello, Gaudreau, Boldy and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:40 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Nashville Predators 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Dylan Holloway (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brady Skjei (NSH) played 26:16, +4:26 up on his 21:50 season average over 81 games.

•Dylan Holloway had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:38.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:35.
•Brady Skjei (NSH) played 26:16, +4:26 up on his 21:50 season average over 81 games.

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Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at CGY. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL won it by committee.

•Nazem Kadri had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:09.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:19.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:54.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Los Angeles Kings 4–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 4–0 at home. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:17 together.

•Martin Necas had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:14.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:15.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:55.

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Seattle Kraken rout Edmonton Oilers 6–1

Seattle Kraken beat Edmonton Oilers 6–1 at home. Jaden Schwartz (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jaden Schwartz had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:33.
•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:59.
•Jani Nyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:18.

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San Jose Sharks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 in a shootout at home. Tyler Toffoli (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:28.
•Mitch Marner had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:26.
•William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:26.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alex Tuch for BUF vs PIT, 79.6 mph. Full game report →

Alex Tuch (BUF vs PIT): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 79.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs UTA	1	3	4	5	0	0	15:52	—
Tyler Toffoli SJS	vs TOR	2	1	3	7	0	2	19:28	—
Matvei Michkov PHI	vs MTL	2	1	3	6	0	0	20:29	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs MTL	2	1	3	5	3	0	19:36	—
Martin Necas COL	vs LAK	2	1	3	4	1	0	18:14	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs UTA	1	2	3	2	0	1	18:12	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	0	25:26	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	vs EDM	2	0	2	7	1	1	16:33	—
Frederick Gaudreau MIN	vs WSH	2	0	2	5	0	2	17:23	—
Jiri Kulich BUF	vs PIT	2	0	2	4	1	1	19:07	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs DAL	2	0	2	4	0	0	21:09	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	vs UTA	2	0	2	3	0	3	17:32	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Kane–Larkin–DeBrincat skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Hartman skated 11:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Hinostroza–Boldy–Rossi skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (17.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Coyle–Wood–Colton skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith DAL	at CGY	W	48	2	.958
Joey Daccord SEA	vs EDM	W	37	1	.973
Joseph Woll TOR	at SJS	O	35	5	.857
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs TOR	W	35	5	.857
Linus Ullmark OTT	at DET	W	34	3	.912
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs MTL	W	30	4	.867
Jakub Dobes MTL	at PHI	L	30	6	.800
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs WSH	W	30	2	.933
Calvin Pickard EDM	at SEA	L	29	5	.828
David Rittich LAK	at COL	L	26	4	.846
James Reimer BUF	vs PIT	W	25	3	.920
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs UTA	W	25	0	.1000
Cam Talbot DET	vs OTT	L	22	1	.955
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs LAK	W	22	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs STL	L	21	3	.857
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at MIN	L	20	3	.850
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at BUF	—	18	3	.833
Joel Hofer STL	at NSH	W	18	2	.889
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs DAL	L	18	4	.778
Tristan Jarry PIT	at BUF	L	12	4	.667
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at TBL	L	12	4	.667
Alex Lyon DET	vs OTT	—	10	3	.700
Jaxson Stauber UTA	at TBL	—	10	4	.600
Olivier Rodrigue EDM	at SEA	—	8	1	.875

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