NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 5, 2026

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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Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Rangers

New York Rangers rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2

New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Lafrenière–Perreault skated 13:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:12.
•Will Cuylle had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:57.

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Utah Mammoth beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

Utah Mammoth beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. Nick Schmaltz (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Owen Tippett (PHI) played 21:03, +4:16 up on his 16:47 season average over 80 games.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.
•Dylan Guenther had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:30.
•Owen Tippett (PHI) played 21:03, +4:16 up on his 16:47 season average over 80 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at PIT. Josh Norris (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 5:54, −11:54 down on his 17:48 season average over 55 games.

•Josh Norris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:41.
•Owen Power had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:45.
•Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 5:54, −11:54 down on his 17:48 season average over 55 games.

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Final

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Florida Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at home. Ivan Provorov (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for FLA: Reinhart–Rodrigues–Lundell skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Provorov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:22.
•Mathieu Olivier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:19.

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Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 6–3

Nashville Predators beat Boston Bruins 6–3 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:12.
•Matthew Wood had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:22.
•Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:47.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:17.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:07.
•Alex Iafallo had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:43.

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Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Shane Pinto (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:00 together.

•OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:00 together.
•Devin Cooley (CGY) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.
•New look for CGY: Lomberg–Pospisil–Klapka skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 5–3

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 5–3 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:39.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:36.
•Mikey Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:01.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Morgan Geekie for BOS @ NSH, 94.5 mph. Full game report →

Morgan Geekie (BOS @ NSH): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 94.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs BOS	1	2	3	6	0	0	17:12	—
Ivan Provorov CBJ	vs FLA	1	2	3	4	1	4	26:22	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:55	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	1	21:12	—
Will Cuylle NYR	vs TOR	2	0	2	5	1	1	17:57	—
Mathieu Olivier CBJ	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	3	1	15:44	—
Matthew Wood NSH	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:22	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	2	0	22:17	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	21:07	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	1	0	23:39	—
Viktor Arvidsson BOS	at NSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	12:55	—
Mikey Anderson LAK	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	1	3	24:01	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Lafrenière–Perreault skated 13:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Nylander–Matthews–Maccelli skated 14:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Malenstyn–Dunne–Benson skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Reinhart–Rodrigues–Lundell skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Monahan–Johnson skated 7:06 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: Lomberg–Pospisil–Klapka skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% 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	vs OTT	L	35	2	.943
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs NYI	W	35	3	.914
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at LAK	L	35	5	.857
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs TOR	W	32	2	.938
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WPG	L	29	3	.897
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at PIT	W	28	1	.964
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs FLA	W	28	2	.929
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at NSH	L	28	5	.821
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at CBJ	L	27	3	.889
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TBL	W	27	1	.963
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs BUF	L	25	4	.840
Joseph Woll TOR	at NYR	L	23	5	.783
Juuse Saros NSH	vs BOS	W	23	3	.870
Dan Vladar PHI	vs UTA	L	22	2	.909
Linus Ullmark OTT	at CGY	W	20	1	.950
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at PHI	W	16	0	.1000

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