NHL Recaps: Sunday, Mar 8, 2026

7 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

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Minnesota Wild

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:26 together.

•MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:26 together.
•New look for COL: Kadri–MacKinnon–Necas skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +7 against a season average of 29.1; the overtime loss.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime at home. Pavel Zacha (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A. PIT won it by committee.

•Pavel Zacha had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.
•Anthony Mantha had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:14.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:23.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 8–7

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 8–7 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Tage Thompson had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:39.
•Jason Zucker had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:42.
•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:15.

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Dallas Stars edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Mavrik Bourque (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Oliver Moore (CHI) played 1:49, −11:15 down on his 13:04 season average over 50 games.

•Mavrik Bourque had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:20.
•Frank Nazar had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:48.
•Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:22.

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Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Detroit Red Wings beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at NJD. Moritz Seider (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Kane, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:59 together.

•Moritz Seider had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 25:02.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:22.
•Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:12.

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St. Louis Blues rout Anaheim Ducks 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Anaheim Ducks 4–0 at ANA. Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Drouin, Thomas, Broberg, Holloway and Snuggerud) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:28 together.

•Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.
•STL's first power-play unit (Drouin, Thomas, Broberg, Holloway and Snuggerud) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:28 together.
•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Drouin–Suter skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Roslovic–Podkolzin skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:37.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:29.
•New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Roslovic–Podkolzin skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Sam Carrick for BUF vs TBL, 82.3 mph. Full game report →

Sam Carrick (BUF vs TBL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 82.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tage Thompson BUF	vs TBL	0	4	4	3	4	1	19:39	—
Pavel Zacha BOS	at PIT	3	0	3	4	0	0	16:59	—
Jason Zucker BUF	vs TBL	2	1	3	6	0	1	16:42	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at BUF	2	1	3	5	5	0	19:15	—
Moritz Seider DET	at NJD	1	2	3	5	1	1	25:02	—
J.J. Moser TBL	at BUF	1	2	3	3	2	0	26:17	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs TBL	1	2	3	1	0	1	26:16	—
Bowen Byram BUF	vs TBL	0	3	3	7	1	0	20:12	—
Darren Raddysh TBL	at BUF	0	3	3	4	1	1	23:13	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	3	2	18:54	—
Josh Doan BUF	vs TBL	2	0	2	4	2	0	18:25	—
Anthony Mantha PIT	vs BOS	2	0	2	2	2	0	15:14	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Kadri–MacKinnon–Necas skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Roy–Kelly–Brindley skated 4:36 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 CHI: Donato–Mangiapane–Mikheyev skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Compher–Appleton–Brandsegg-Nygård skated 8:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Drouin–Suter skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Granlund–Sennecke skated 5:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Kyrou–Neighbours–Dvorsky skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Roslovic–Podkolzin skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jonas Johansson TBL	at BUF	L	42	8	.810
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at PIT	O	40	5	.875
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at COL	O	36	2	.944
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs MIN	W	34	2	.941
Ville Husso ANA	vs STL	L	34	3	.912
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at DAL	O	31	4	.871
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs DET	L	30	3	.900
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs BOS	W	28	4	.857
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs TBL	W	28	7	.786
Connor Ingram EDM	at VGK	W	26	2	.923
Joel Hofer STL	at ANA	W	22	0	.1000
John Gibson DET	at NJD	W	21	0	.1000
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs CHI	W	19	3	.842
Adin Hill VGK	vs EDM	L	18	3	.833
Cam Talbot DET	at NJD	—	10	0	.1000

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