NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 13, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Los Angeles Kings

New York Islanders

Los Angeles Kings edge New York Islanders 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 3–2 at NYI. Emil Heineman (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYI: Schenn–Palat–Barzal skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Emil Heineman had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.
•Bo Horvat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:37.
•New look for NYI: Schenn–Palat–Barzal skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

St. Louis Blues edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at home. Cam Fowler (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for EDM: Hyman–McDavid–Savoie skated 13:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Fowler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:18.
•New look for EDM: Hyman–McDavid–Savoie skated 13:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joel Hofer (STL) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +11 against a season average of 27.2; the win.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Connor McDavid for EDM @ STL, 66.4 mph. Full game report →

Connor McDavid (EDM @ STL): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 66.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Emil Heineman NYI	vs LAK	2	0	2	2	5	0	15:44	—
Cam Fowler STL	vs EDM	1	1	2	1	0	2	23:18	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs LAK	0	2	2	1	0	1	23:37	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Schenn–Palat–Barzal skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Hyman–McDavid–Savoie skated 13:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Dickinson–Roslovic–Samanski skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Frederic–Jones skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joel Hofer STL	vs EDM	W	38	2	.947
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs LAK	L	27	3	.889
Connor Ingram EDM	at STL	O	25	3	.880
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at NYI	W	23	2	.913

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