NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 3, 2026

11 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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Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home. Erik Karlsson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Rust–Rakell–Kindel skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Rust–Rakell–Kindel skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +6 against a season average of 28.6; the win.
•New look for PIT: Acciari–Dewar–Hayes skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at home. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Reilly Smith (VGK) played 19:04, +5:28 up on his 13:36 season average over 68 games.

•Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:50.
•Reilly Smith (VGK) played 19:04, +5:28 up on his 13:36 season average over 68 games.
•New look for VGK: Sissons–Reinhardt–Lavoie skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils rout Florida Panthers 5–1

New Jersey Devils beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Reinhart–Lundell–Vilmanis skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:29.
•Connor Brown had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:03.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.

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Utah Mammoth edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Utah Mammoth beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at WSH. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:48 together.

•Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:28.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:41.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:48 together.

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Nashville Predators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at home. Charlie Coyle (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Cole Smith (NSH) played 0:03, −13:27 down on his 13:30 season average over 62 games.

•Cole Smith (NSH) played 0:03, −13:27 down on his 13:30 season average over 62 games.
•New look for CBJ: Monahan–Heinen–Johnson skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Charlie Coyle (CBJ) played 22:11, +4:08 up on his 18:03 season average over 81 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:55 together.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:30.
•Dylan Samberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:14.
•Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:19.

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Dallas Stars rout Calgary Flames 6–1

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 6–1 at CGY. Matt Duchene (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Matt Duchene had 4 assists (4 points) in 13:07.
•Sam Steel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:52.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:43.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Ottawa Senators 5–4 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 23:08.
•Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:37.

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Minnesota Wild rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for TBL: Kucherov–Guentzel–Point skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Boldy had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.
•Brock Faber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:12.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:55 together.

•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:26.
•Parker Kelly had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.
•Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.

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San Jose Sharks beat Montreal Canadiens 7–5

San Jose Sharks beat Montreal Canadiens 7–5 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 22:49.
•Mike Matheson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:18.
•Alex Newhook had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:53.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM vs OTT, 84.1 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM vs OTT): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 84.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs OTT	2	3	5	4	0	1	23:08	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs MTL	1	3	4	7	1	1	22:49	—
Matt Duchene DAL	at CGY	0	4	4	0	0	0	13:07	—
Sam Steel DAL	at CGY	2	1	3	3	1	1	13:52	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs CHI	1	2	3	6	1	0	23:30	—
Cale Makar COL	at ANA	1	2	3	2	0	1	22:26	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs TBL	0	3	3	3	1	1	19:57	—
Mike Matheson MTL	at SJS	0	3	3	3	0	0	24:18	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at EDM	2	0	2	3	1	1	17:22	—
Alex Newhook MTL	at SJS	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:53	—
Parker Kelly COL	at ANA	2	0	2	2	2	3	16:27	—
Kiefer Sherwood SJS	vs MTL	1	1	2	4	5	0	13:46	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Rust–Rakell–Kindel skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Acciari–Dewar–Hayes skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Mantha–Brazeau skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Sissons–Reinhardt–Lavoie skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Reinhart–Lundell–Vilmanis skated 8:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Bennett–Tkachuk skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–McMichael skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Monahan–Heinen–Johnson skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Kucherov–Guentzel–Point skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark OTT	at EDM	O	37	5	.865
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs MTL	W	36	5	.861
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs PIT	W	35	1	.971
Spencer Knight CHI	at WPG	O	32	3	.906
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NJD	L	31	3	.903
Alex Lyon BUF	vs VGK	W	29	2	.931
Stuart Skinner PIT	at BOS	L	28	2	.929
Akira Schmid VGK	at BUF	L	28	3	.893
Scott Wedgewood COL	at ANA	W	28	1	.964
Justus Annunen NSH	at CBJ	L	27	3	.889
Jakub Dobes MTL	at SJS	L	27	6	.778
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs COL	L	26	5	.808
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at WSH	W	25	2	.920
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs TBL	W	25	1	.960
Logan Thompson WSH	vs UTA	L	23	3	.870
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs NSH	W	23	2	.913
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs FLA	W	21	1	.952
Casey DeSmith DAL	at CGY	W	21	1	.952
Connor Ingram EDM	vs OTT	W	21	4	.810
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at MIN	L	21	4	.810
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CHI	W	19	2	.895
Devin Cooley CGY	vs DAL	—	18	2	.889
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs DAL	L	17	4	.765
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NSH	—	2	0	.1000

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