NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 7, 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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Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:49 together.

•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:56.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:49 together.
•New look for BOS: Geekie–Steeves–Minten skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 6–3 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Brown, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:38 together.

•Jack Hughes had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:51.
•Connor Brown had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at home. Jason Zucker (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Haula–L'Heureux–Kemell skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Haula–L'Heureux–Kemell skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Carrick–Malenstyn–Benson skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Jost–Wiesblatt–Svechkov skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at PIT. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Cates–Barkey–Michkov skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.
•Egor Chinakhov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.
•New look for PHI: Cates–Barkey–Michkov skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at TOR. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Nikita Kucherov had 4 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 18:36.
•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:50.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.

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Final / OT

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Utah Mammoth

Columbus Blue Jackets

Utah Mammoth edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in overtime at CBJ. Logan Cooley (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Logan Cooley had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:02.
•Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:04.
•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:12.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor, Vilardi and Perfetti) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 25:07.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:27.
•Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:42.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at LAK. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jakub Dobes (MTL) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +11 against a season average of 27.6; the win.

•Juraj Slafkovský had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:38.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:14.
•Brandt Clarke had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:38.

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Calgary Flames edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4

Calgary Flames beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 at home. Joel Farabee (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Joel Farabee had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:30.
•Morgan Frost had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:05.
•Seth Jarvis had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:29.

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New York Islanders edge San Jose Sharks 2–1 (OT)

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 in overtime at SJS. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Horvat–Barzal–Heineman skated 14:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (67.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Horvat–Barzal–Heineman skated 14:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (67.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Wennberg–Gaudette–Sherwood skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–Gatcomb skated 6:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Seattle Kraken 7–4

Ottawa Senators beat Seattle Kraken 7–4 at SEA. Shane Pinto (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Shane Pinto had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:18.
•Michael Amadio had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.
•Jordan Eberle had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:14.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Eeli Tolvanen for SEA vs OTT, 82.6 mph. Full game report →

Eeli Tolvanen (SEA vs OTT): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 82.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Hughes NJD	vs NYR	3	1	4	5	0	0	20:44	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at TOR	0	4	4	1	0	0	18:36	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	at LAK	2	1	3	4	0	1	16:38	—
Joel Farabee CGY	vs CAR	2	1	3	4	1	0	18:30	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs VAN	1	2	3	6	1	2	25:07	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs NYR	1	2	3	5	0	0	16:51	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at LAK	1	2	3	5	0	0	17:14	—
Morgan Frost CGY	vs CAR	1	2	3	4	1	1	17:05	—
Shane Pinto OTT	at SEA	1	2	3	3	2	1	18:18	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	at CGY	1	2	3	2	1	1	19:29	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at CGY	0	3	3	1	1	0	18:20	—
Logan Cooley UTA	at CBJ	2	0	2	5	1	2	18:02	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Geekie–Steeves–Minten skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Duhaime–Lapierre–Frank skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Haula–L'Heureux–Kemell skated 9:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Carrick–Malenstyn–Benson skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Jost–Wiesblatt–Svechkov skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Cates–Barkey–Michkov skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Horvat–Barzal–Heineman skated 14:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (67.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Wennberg–Gaudette–Sherwood skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (26.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–Gatcomb skated 6:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Schenn–Palat–Ritchie skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Jakub Dobes MTL	at LAK	W	39	3	.923
Joey Daccord SEA	vs OTT	L	37	7	.811
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at WPG	O	36	3	.917
Jonathan Quick NYR	at NJD	L	34	5	.853
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs NYI	O	34	2	.941
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs TBL	L	32	4	.875
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at CBJ	W	31	4	.871
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at SJS	W	31	1	.968
Logan Thompson WSH	at BOS	L	29	2	.931
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at TOR	W	29	2	.931
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs CAR	W	29	4	.862
Alex Lyon BUF	vs NSH	W	25	2	.920
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs UTA	O	25	5	.800
Brandon Bussi CAR	at CGY	L	25	5	.800
Juuse Saros NSH	at BUF	L	24	3	.875
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs WSH	W	23	1	.957
Dan Vladar PHI	at PIT	W	23	3	.870
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VAN	W	23	2	.913
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs MTL	L	23	4	.826
Linus Ullmark OTT	at SEA	W	21	4	.810
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs NYR	W	20	3	.850
Stuart Skinner PIT	vs PHI	O	16	3	.813

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