NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 29, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at home. Ryan Poehling (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jack Quinn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•Ryan Poehling had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:44.
•Noah Cates had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 5–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Islanders 5–3 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Pageau, Pulock, Boqvist and Tsyplakov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:43.
•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:29.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:26.

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St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at COL. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Thomas and Bolduc) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:15 together.

•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:49.
•STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Thomas and Bolduc) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:15 together.
•New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Drouin skated 15:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at MIN. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NJD: Noesen–Bratt–Hischier skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nico Hischier had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:01.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:47.
•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Nashville Predators 3–1 at NSH. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Colton Sissons (NSH) played 3:35, −10:56 down on his 14:31 season average over 71 games.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:28.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.
•Colton Sissons (NSH) played 3:35, −10:56 down on his 14:31 season average over 71 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at home. Ridly Greig (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) played 23:03, +5:08 up on his 17:55 season average over 44 games.

•Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:51.
•Shane Pinto had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:49.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 29:16.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:12.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 22:07.
•Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Boston Bruins 2–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:00 together.

•DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:00 together.
•New look for DET: Rasmussen–Raymond–Kasper skated 13:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Morgan Geekie (BOS) played 21:03, +4:11 up on his 16:52 season average over 76 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for EDM: Henrique–Brown–Janmark skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:24.
•Brayden Pachal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:08.
•Darnell Nurse had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:30.

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New York Rangers rout San Jose Sharks 6–1

New York Rangers beat San Jose Sharks 6–1 at SJS. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Adam Fox had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:29.
•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:12.

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Dallas Stars rout Seattle Kraken 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Seattle Kraken 5–1 at SEA. Mikko Rantanen (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:04 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:53.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:57.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Ryan Pulock for NYI @ TBL, 92.1 mph. Full game report →

Ryan Pulock (NYI @ TBL): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 92.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs NYI	1	3	4	6	0	1	19:43	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at MIN	3	0	3	3	0	0	21:01	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	2	1	3	8	0	0	22:24	—
Ryan Poehling PHI	vs BUF	2	1	3	4	1	0	15:44	—
Jack Quinn BUF	at PHI	2	1	3	2	1	0	16:56	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	at SEA	1	2	3	4	0	0	17:53	—
Noah Cates PHI	vs BUF	1	2	3	1	2	0	16:50	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	at PHI	0	3	3	2	0	3	18:23	—
Adam Fox NYR	at SJS	2	0	2	6	0	4	22:29	—
Matvei Michkov PHI	vs BUF	2	0	2	5	0	0	19:59	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs NYI	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:29	—
John Tavares TOR	at LAK	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:12	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Drouin skated 15:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nelson–Nichushkin–Necas skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Noesen–Bratt–Hischier skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Dowling–Palat skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Bellows–Smith skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Jarnkrok–Laughton–Domi skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (29.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Lorentz–Kampf–Holmberg skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Rasmussen–Raymond–Kasper skated 13:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Brown–Janmark skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs NYI	W	38	3	.921
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at LAK	W	36	1	.972
Jake Oettinger DAL	at SEA	W	36	1	.972
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NJD	L	33	5	.848
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs NYR	L	33	6	.818
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at PHI	L	32	7	.781
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs CBJ	W	30	2	.933
Jordan Binnington STL	at COL	W	29	1	.966
Dustin Wolf CGY	at EDM	O	29	3	.897
Justus Annunen NSH	vs VGK	L	28	2	.929
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs CGY	W	28	2	.929
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs STL	L	27	2	.926
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	at OTT	L	27	3	.889
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs TOR	L	25	2	.920
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at MIN	W	24	2	.917
Adin Hill VGK	at NSH	W	24	1	.958
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at TBL	L	23	4	.826
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DET	L	22	2	.909
Jonathan Quick NYR	at SJS	W	22	1	.955
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs BUF	W	21	4	.810
Cam Talbot DET	vs BOS	W	21	1	.952
Joey Daccord SEA	vs DAL	L	20	4	.800

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