NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 16, 2026

5 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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Calgary Flames

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DET's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Kane, Compher, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:43 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:03.
•Patrick Kane had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:24.
•Matt Coronato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:33.

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New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Marat Khusnutdinov (BOS) played 19:56, +5:30 up on his 14:26 season average over 76 games.

•Jack Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:16.
•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:03.
•Paul Cotter had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:18.

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Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat New York Rangers 4–1 at NYR. Alex Laferriere (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Panarin, Byfield, Laferriere and Clarke) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Alex Laferriere had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:51.
•Mikey Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:58.
•Quinton Byfield had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.

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Utah Mammoth beat Dallas Stars 6–3

Utah Mammoth beat Dallas Stars 6–3 at DAL. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DAL: Erne–Bäck–Hyry skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DAL: Erne–Bäck–Hyry skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for UTA: Kerfoot–Tanev–Yamamoto skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•JJ Peterka (UTA) played 11:42, −4:20 down on his 16:02 season average over 81 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Colorado Avalanche 7–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado Avalanche 7–2 at COL. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:18.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:44.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:05.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Drew Doughty for LAK @ NYR, 65.9 mph. Full game report →

Drew Doughty (LAK @ NYR): Point shot, 2 passes, 65.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at COL	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:18	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	at COL	1	2	3	4	0	0	21:44	—
Alex Laferriere LAK	at NYR	1	2	3	3	2	0	18:51	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs CGY	0	3	3	6	0	0	20:03	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs BOS	0	3	3	4	0	2	24:16	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at NJD	2	0	2	4	2	1	24:03	—
Patrick Kane DET	vs CGY	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:24	—
Paul Cotter NJD	vs BOS	2	0	2	2	3	0	9:18	—
Matt Coronato CGY	at DET	1	1	2	4	0	1	18:33	—
Connor Brown NJD	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:50	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at COL	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:05	—
Noel Acciari PIT	at COL	1	1	2	2	0	4	16:36	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Erne–Bäck–Hyry skated 6:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Kerfoot–Tanev–Yamamoto skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at NJD	O	34	4	.882
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at DAL	W	30	3	.900
John Gibson DET	vs CGY	W	27	2	.926
Arturs Silovs PIT	at COL	W	27	2	.926
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs LAK	L	25	3	.880
Dustin Wolf CGY	at DET	L	24	4	.833
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs BOS	W	22	3	.864
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at NYR	W	22	1	.955
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs UTA	L	21	5	.762
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs PIT	—	15	4	.733
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs PIT	L	5	3	.400

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