NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 6, 2026

7 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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Florida Panthers

Detroit Red Wings

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at DET. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:46 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:35.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Bennett and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:46 together.
•New look for DET: Compher–Larkin–Raymond skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Dallas Stars 5–4 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 5–4 in a shootout at DAL. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Martin Necas had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 26:55.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 27:21.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:46.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at CHI. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:13.
•Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.
•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:52.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 at EDM. K'Andre Miller (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 4:01, −15:30 down on his 19:31 season average over 54 games.

•K'Andre Miller had 3 assists (3 points) in 22:33.
•Jackson Blake had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:02.
•Zach Hyman had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:53.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Montreal Canadiens 6–5 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in a shootout at home. Chris Kreider (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•Cole Caufield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:48.
•Lane Hutson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:51.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brock Faber (MIN) played 16:41, −8:06 down on his 24:47 season average over 79 games.

•Michael McCarron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:41.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.
•Brock Faber (MIN) played 16:41, −8:06 down on his 24:47 season average over 79 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at SJS. Dylan Holloway (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for STL: Thomas–Holloway–Snuggerud skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Holloway had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:48.
•Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:06.
•Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Radko Gudas for ANA vs MTL, 75.2 mph. Full game report →

Radko Gudas (ANA vs MTL): Point shot, 1 pass, 75.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Martin Necas COL	at DAL	1	3	4	5	2	0	26:55	—
Chris Kreider ANA	vs MTL	1	3	4	4	0	0	17:40	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at DET	3	0	3	4	1	1	19:35	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at ANA	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:48	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at DAL	1	2	3	2	0	1	27:21	—
Lane Hutson MTL	at ANA	1	2	3	2	0	1	25:51	—
Dylan Holloway STL	at SJS	0	3	3	0	2	1	15:48	—
K'Andre Miller CAR	at EDM	0	3	3	0	2	0	22:33	—
Robert Thomas STL	at SJS	2	0	2	5	0	1	19:06	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at CHI	2	0	2	4	1	0	19:13	—
Jackson Blake CAR	at EDM	2	0	2	2	0	1	14:02	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs CAR	2	0	2	2	0	0	19:53	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Compher–Larkin–Raymond skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Marchand–Greer–Luostarinen skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Eriksson Ek–Brink–Boldy skated 9:49 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 VGK: Dowd–Sissons–Smith skated 11:54 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 STL: Thomas–Holloway–Snuggerud skated 11:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 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%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at ANA	O	33	5	.848
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs CAR	L	31	5	.839
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at VGK	W	31	2	.935
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DET	W	29	1	.966
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs COL	O	29	4	.862
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs MTL	W	28	5	.821
Jordan Binnington STL	at SJS	W	25	2	.920
Akira Schmid VGK	vs MIN	L	24	4	.833
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	at CHI	W	23	3	.870
John Gibson DET	vs FLA	L	22	2	.909
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs VAN	L	20	4	.800
Frederik Andersen CAR	at EDM	W	16	3	.813
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs STL	O	14	3	.786
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at DAL	—	11	4	.636
Scott Wedgewood COL	at DAL	W	10	0	.1000

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