NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 28, 2025

6 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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Utah Hockey Club

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Utah Mammoth 2–1 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Utah Mammoth 2–1 in overtime at home. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 6:44 together.

•Sam Bennett had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:36.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 6:44 together.
•New look for UTA: Bjugstad–Kerfoot–Stenlund skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Jackson Blake (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.

•Jackson Blake had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 17:58.
•Seth Jarvis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:47.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.

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Final / SO

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Vancouver Canucks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Vancouver Canucks 7–6 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 7–6 in a shootout at home. Boone Jenner (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:30.
•Dante Fabbro had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:54.
•Kiefer Sherwood had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:19.

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Winnipeg Jets rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Alex Iafallo (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WPG: Tanev–Barron–Gustafsson skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Iafallo had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:34.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:57.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. Ryan Donato (CHI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VGK won it by committee.

•Ryan Donato had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:55.
•William Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:42.
•Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:36.

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Anaheim Ducks edge New York Rangers 5–4 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Rangers 5–4 in overtime at home. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Leo Carlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:37.
•Adam Fox had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 29:23.
•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:16.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Pavel Dorofeyev for VGK @ CHI, 79.2 mph. Full game report →

Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK @ CHI): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 79.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs NYR	1	3	4	3	1	0	16:37	—
Ryan Donato CHI	vs VGK	3	0	3	4	0	0	19:55	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	vs VAN	2	1	3	6	2	0	21:30	—
Dante Fabbro CBJ	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	2	1	18:54	—
Jackson Blake CAR	vs MTL	1	2	3	0	0	1	17:58	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	at CBJ	0	3	3	6	10	1	16:19	—
Pius Suter VAN	at CBJ	0	3	3	1	1	2	24:20	—
William Karlsson VGK	at CHI	0	3	3	0	1	1	16:42	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs UTA	2	0	2	6	0	2	21:36	—
Victor Olofsson VGK	at CHI	2	0	2	4	1	0	13:36	—
Alex Iafallo WPG	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	1	2	16:34	—
Aatu Räty VAN	at CBJ	2	0	2	2	1	0	12:27	—

Line changes

New look for UTA: Bjugstad–Kerfoot–Stenlund skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Marchand–Bennett–Samoskevich skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Tanev–Barron–Gustafsson skated 9:02 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%
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at CBJ	O	38	6	.842
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs VAN	W	37	6	.838
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at ANA	O	33	5	.848
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at FLA	O	32	2	.938
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs NYR	W	30	4	.867
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NJD	W	24	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at CAR	L	23	3	.913
Adin Hill VGK	at CHI	W	21	3	.857
Spencer Knight CHI	vs VGK	L	21	4	.810
Jake Allen NJD	at WPG	L	19	4	.789
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs UTA	W	15	1	.933
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs MTL	W	15	1	.933

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