NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

5 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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Vegas Golden Knights

Detroit Red Wings

Vegas Golden Knights edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at DET. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mitch Marner had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:59.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:39.
•Simon Edvinsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:03.

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New Jersey Devils edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in a shootout at home. Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +20 against a season average of 27.2; the overtime loss.

•Arseny Gritsyuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.
•Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:17.
•Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +20 against a season average of 27.2; the overtime loss.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 6–4

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 6–4 at VAN. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.
•Filip Hronek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:43.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:07.

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Anaheim Ducks rout New York Islanders 5–1

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Islanders 5–1 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 4 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:02.
•Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:06.
•Chris Kreider had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:38.

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St. Louis Blues edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at SEA. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Logan Mailloux (STL) played 22:52, +6:11 up on his 16:41 season average over 66 games.

•Brayden Schenn had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.
•Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:12.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Cutter Gauthier for ANA vs NYI, 80.1 mph. Full game report →

Cutter Gauthier (ANA vs NYI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 80.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers CAR	at VAN	3	0	3	3	0	0	16:06	—
Filip Hronek VAN	vs CAR	1	2	3	2	4	1	26:43	—
Mitch Marner VGK	at DET	1	2	3	1	1	0	19:59	—
Brayden Schenn STL	at SEA	0	3	3	3	2	2	14:24	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs NYI	2	0	2	4	1	1	18:02	—
Beckett Sennecke ANA	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	5	1	15:06	—
Simon Edvinsson DET	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	1	4	24:03	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs VGK	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:39	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at VAN	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:15	—
Vince Dunn SEA	vs STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:12	—
Sean Walker CAR	at VAN	1	1	2	2	1	3	20:19	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at VAN	1	1	2	2	4	0	18:07	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Nylander–Matthews–Cowan skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Jarnkrok–Lorentz–Robertson skated 5:21 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%
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at NJD	O	47	3	.936
Ville Husso ANA	vs NYI	W	43	1	.977
Joel Hofer STL	at SEA	W	36	2	.944
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs TOR	W	27	3	.889
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs STL	L	27	3	.889
Adin Hill VGK	at DET	W	26	3	.885
Cam Talbot DET	vs VGK	O	25	4	.840
David Rittich NYI	at ANA	L	25	4	.840
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs CAR	—	22	4	.818
Brandon Bussi CAR	at VAN	W	22	4	.818
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	vs CAR	L	10	1	.900

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