NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 30, 2025

8 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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Montreal Canadiens

Florida Panthers

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at FLA. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:41 together.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:10.
•Lane Hutson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:31.
•Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:56.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 8–5

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 8–5 at WSH. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:22.
•Jack Quinn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Pius Suter (VAN) played 21:04, +3:46 up on his 17:18 season average over 80 games.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:19.
•Pius Suter (VAN) played 21:04, +3:46 up on his 17:18 season average over 80 games.
•Alex Iafallo (WPG) played 18:11, +4:58 up on his 13:13 season average over 81 games.

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Utah Mammoth beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Utah Mammoth beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Alexander Kerfoot (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Clayton Keller (UTA) played 14:13, −4:58 down on his 19:11 season average over 80 games.

•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:53.
•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:52.
•John Marino had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:42.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Ottawa Senators 1–0 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 1–0 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–McGroarty skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–McGroarty skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Rakell–Dewar–Koivunen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +9 against a season average of 25.6; the overtime loss.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 6–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 6–4 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.
•Pierre Engvall had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:21.
•Seth Jarvis had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:33.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at ANA. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Zegras, LaCombe, Colangelo, McTavish and Carlsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:19 together.

•ANA's first power-play unit (Zegras, LaCombe, Colangelo, McTavish and Carlsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:19 together.
•Sam Colangelo (ANA) played 17:44, +5:25 up on his 12:19 season average over 31 games.
•Trevor Zegras (ANA) played 21:17, +4:19 up on his 16:58 season average over 56 games.

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Los Angeles Kings rout San Jose Sharks 8–1

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 8–1 at home. Andrei Kuzmenko (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:01.
•Anze Kopitar had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:55.
•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:47.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Patrik Laine for MTL @ FLA, 79.1 mph. Full game report →

Patrik Laine (MTL @ FLA): Cycle, 4 passes, 79.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Tuch BUF	at WSH	2	1	3	2	1	1	17:57	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs NYI	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:29	—
Andrei Kuzmenko LAK	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:01	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	2	0	16:22	—
Alexander Kerfoot UTA	at CHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	14:53	—
Jack Quinn BUF	at WSH	1	2	3	3	0	0	16:39	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at FLA	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:10	—
Lane Hutson MTL	at FLA	0	3	3	1	0	3	23:31	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs SJS	0	3	3	0	0	0	17:55	—
Warren Foegele LAK	vs SJS	2	0	2	7	1	1	18:07	—
Tage Thompson BUF	at WSH	2	0	2	6	0	1	17:43	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs NYI	2	0	2	6	0	1	20:33	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Foligno–Veleno–Moore skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–McGroarty skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Rakell–Dewar–Koivunen skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Acciari–Tomasino skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Heinen–Bemstrom–Lizotte skated 5:31 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Georgi Romanov SJS	at LAK	L	36	8	.778
Anton Forsberg OTT	at PIT	O	35	1	.971
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs UTA	L	31	5	.839
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs OTT	W	31	0	.1000
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NYI	W	31	4	.871
Joseph Woll TOR	at ANA	W	31	2	.935
Marcus Hogberg NYI	at CAR	L	30	6	.800
James Reimer BUF	at WSH	W	29	5	.828
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at CHI	W	29	2	.931
Thatcher Demko VAN	at WPG	L	27	3	.889
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at FLA	W	26	2	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VAN	W	24	1	.958
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs TOR	L	23	3	.870
David Rittich LAK	vs SJS	W	23	1	.957
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs MTL	L	22	3	.864
Logan Thompson WSH	vs BUF	L	22	7	.682

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