NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 1, 2026

6 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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Vegas Golden Knights

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–0 at home. Ben Kindel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell and Mantha) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:41 together.

•Ben Kindel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.
•Justin Brazeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:01.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Utah Mammoth 4–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Utah Mammoth 4–0 at UTA. Teuvo Teravainen (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:56 together.

•Teuvo Teravainen had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:53.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:56 together.
•New look for CHI: Foligno–Slaggert–Moore skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in overtime at home. Will Smith (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Smith–Celebrini–Graf skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Smith–Celebrini–Graf skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Wennberg–Sherwood–Kurashev skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WPG: Toews–Nyquist–Duehr skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at MIN. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:07.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.

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New York Islanders edge Florida Panthers 5–4

New York Islanders beat Florida Panthers 5–4 at home. Matthew Schaefer (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Matthew Schaefer had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:17.
•Matthew Tkachuk had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:16.
•Sam Bennett had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:58.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in a shootout at home. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Kreider, LaCombe, Gauthier, Carlsson and Sennecke) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:46 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:33.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Kreider, LaCombe, Gauthier, Carlsson and Sennecke) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:46 together.
•New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Coronato skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Justin Brazeau for PIT vs VGK, 80.4 mph. Full game report →

Justin Brazeau (PIT vs VGK): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 80.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Schaefer NYI	vs FLA	2	1	3	5	0	4	23:17	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at NYI	0	3	3	3	1	1	19:16	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs CGY	2	0	2	9	2	0	20:33	—
Teuvo Teravainen CHI	at UTA	2	0	2	4	0	2	17:53	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at NYI	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:58	—
Ben Kindel PIT	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	0	2	14:23	—
Robert Thomas STL	at MIN	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:08	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:08	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at MIN	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:07	—
Justin Brazeau PIT	vs VGK	1	1	2	1	1	2	13:01	—
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at NYI	0	2	2	1	2	1	26:24	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	vs VGK	0	2	2	1	1	1	21:58	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Foligno–Slaggert–Moore skated 5:46 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 →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Donato–Nazar skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Smith–Celebrini–Graf skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Wennberg–Sherwood–Kurashev skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Toews–Nyquist–Duehr skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Thomas–Snuggerud skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Suter–Holloway–Dvorsky skated 12:31 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 CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Coronato skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frost–Sharangovich–Gridin skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Devin Cooley CGY	at ANA	O	36	2	.944
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs CGY	W	34	2	.941
David Rittich NYI	vs FLA	W	33	4	.879
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at SJS	O	33	2	.939
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs CHI	L	28	4	.857
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs WPG	W	28	1	.964
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NYI	L	26	5	.808
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs STL	L	23	2	.913
Joel Hofer STL	at MIN	W	23	1	.957
Adin Hill VGK	at PIT	L	22	5	.773
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs VGK	W	22	0	.1000
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at UTA	W	22	0	.1000

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