NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026

6 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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New Jersey Devils

New York Rangers

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 6–3 at NYR. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Brown, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.

•Connor Brown had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:03.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:48.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:14.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 in overtime at home. Erik Karlsson (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR won it by committee.

•Erik Karlsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:02.
•Jackson Blake had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:06.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:50.

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Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 28:06, +5:37 up on his 22:29 season average over 56 games.

•Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 28:06, +5:37 up on his 22:29 season average over 56 games.
•Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +8 against a season average of 27.4; the win.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 12:57, −4:33 down on his 17:30 season average over 81 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout at COL. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Nelson, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:20 together.

•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Nelson, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:20 together.
•Brock Nelson (COL) played 27:27, +7:54 up on his 19:33 season average over 80 games.
•New look for DAL: Erne–Bastian–Bäck skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in a shootout at home. Connor Zary (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Strome–Sharangovich–Zary skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Strome–Sharangovich–Zary skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Logan Mailloux (STL) played 26:56, +10:19 up on his 16:37 season average over 66 games.
•New look for STL: Drouin–Dvorsky–Stenberg skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at ANA. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Dan Vladar (PHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +11 against a season average of 24.7; the win.

•Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:35.
•Dan Vladar (PHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +11 against a season average of 24.7; the win.
•Frank Vatrano (ANA) played 5:48, −6:09 down on his 11:57 season average over 49 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Erik Karlsson for PIT @ CAR, 74.9 mph. Full game report →

Erik Karlsson (PIT @ CAR): Point shot, 2 passes, 74.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Erik Karlsson PIT	at CAR	2	1	3	4	0	1	24:02	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at NYR	1	2	3	5	0	0	17:48	—
Jackson Blake CAR	vs PIT	1	2	3	3	0	1	18:06	—
Connor Brown NJD	at NYR	1	2	3	1	0	0	16:03	—
Nikolaj Ehlers CAR	vs PIT	0	3	3	1	1	0	17:50	—
Sean Walker CAR	vs PIT	1	1	2	7	2	1	22:17	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs PHI	1	1	2	7	0	1	18:35	—
Logan Stankoven CAR	vs PIT	1	1	2	5	1	0	15:19	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at CAR	1	1	2	4	2	1	18:33	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:52	—
Taylor Hall CAR	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:38	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at NYR	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:14	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Erne–Bastian–Bäck skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Strome–Sharangovich–Zary skated 12:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Drouin–Dvorsky–Stenberg skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Stuart Skinner PIT	at CAR	O	44	6	.864
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs NJD	L	39	6	.846
Dan Vladar PHI	at ANA	W	36	2	.944
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs PIT	W	35	5	.857
Logan Thompson WSH	vs OTT	W	35	1	.971
Jake Oettinger DAL	at COL	W	34	1	.971
Joel Hofer STL	at CGY	O	31	1	.968
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs PHI	O	28	3	.893
Devin Cooley CGY	vs STL	W	26	1	.962
Linus Ullmark OTT	at WSH	L	23	2	.913
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at NYR	W	18	3	.833
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs DAL	O	18	1	.944

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