NHL Recaps: Thursday, Mar 19, 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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Winnipeg Jets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Winnipeg Jets 6–1

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 6–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:55.
•Lukas Reichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:45.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:54.

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Ottawa Senators edge New York Islanders 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 30:53, +8:27 up on his 22:26 season average over 56 games.

•Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 30:53, +8:27 up on his 22:26 season average over 56 games.
•Brayden Schenn (NYI) played 11:59, −4:51 down on his 16:50 season average over 79 games.
•Drake Batherson (OTT) played 12:23, −5:02 down on his 17:25 season average over 78 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.
•J.T. Compher (DET) played 22:08, +6:33 up on his 15:35 season average over 81 games.

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 6–3 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Zach Werenski had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:09.
•Adam Fantilli had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 17:43.
•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:51.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Minnesota Wild 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 at MIN. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Brink–Boldy–Yurov skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Brink–Boldy–Yurov skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ethan Del Mastro (CHI) played 6:48, −7:44 down on his 14:32 season average over 18 games.
•New look for MIN: Trenin–Sturm–Haight skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:29 together.

•Filip Forsberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:28.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:29 together.
•New look for SEA: Stephenson–Gaudreau–Kakko skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Edmonton Oilers 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–0 at EDM. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Jones, Bennett, Rodrigues, Tkachuk and Lundell) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Evan Rodrigues had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.
•Mike Benning had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:43.
•Sam Bennett had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:26.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Vancouver Canucks 6–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 6–2 at VAN. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:10.
•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:01.

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Utah Mammoth rout Vegas Golden Knights 4–0

Utah Mammoth beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 at VGK. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Clayton Keller (UTA) played 14:26, −4:43 down on his 19:09 season average over 81 games.

•Clayton Keller had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:26.
•Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:01.
•Clayton Keller (UTA) played 14:26, −4:43 down on his 19:09 season average over 81 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout San Jose Sharks 5–0

Buffalo Sabres beat San Jose Sharks 5–0 at SJS. Sam Carrick (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Wennberg–Regenda–Smith skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Carrick had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:27.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:15.
•Logan Stanley had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:06.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at LAK. Artemi Panarin (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Emil Andrae (PHI) played 6:21, −9:08 down on his 15:29 season average over 60 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:25.
•Noah Cates had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:27.
•Matvei Michkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:04.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jonathan Aspirot for BOS vs WPG, 77.9 mph. Full game report →

Jonathan Aspirot (BOS vs WPG): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 77.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs MTL	1	2	3	4	3	1	19:11	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at VAN	1	2	3	3	1	1	16:10	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at VAN	1	2	3	2	0	1	17:57	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs SEA	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:28	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs NYR	0	3	3	5	0	0	24:09	—
Adam Fantilli CBJ	vs NYR	2	0	2	9	1	0	17:43	—
Clayton Keller UTA	at VGK	2	0	2	6	0	0	14:26	—
Sam Carrick BUF	at SJS	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:27	—
Darren Raddysh TBL	at VAN	1	1	2	7	0	0	24:50	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	vs NYR	1	1	2	4	0	0	15:54	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	at VAN	1	1	2	4	0	0	20:01	—
Artemi Panarin LAK	vs PHI	1	1	2	4	0	0	26:25	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Copp–Appleton–Kasper skated 10:39 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 →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Danault–Veleno skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (92.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Brink–Boldy–Yurov skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Trenin–Sturm–Haight skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Stephenson–Gaudreau–Kakko skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: McCann–Wright–Catton skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: McDavid–Podkolzin–Savoie skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Wennberg–Regenda–Smith skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CBJ	L	36	5	.861
John Gibson DET	vs MTL	W	33	1	.970
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs TBL	L	31	6	.806
Spencer Knight CHI	at MIN	W	29	1	.966
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at VGK	W	28	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at BOS	L	27	6	.778
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at OTT	L	27	3	.889
Jakub Dobes MTL	at DET	L	27	2	.926
Joey Daccord SEA	at NSH	L	27	2	.926
Justus Annunen NSH	vs SEA	W	26	1	.962
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	vs CHI	L	26	2	.923
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs NYR	W	25	3	.880
Samuel Ersson PHI	at LAK	W	25	3	.880
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs WPG	W	24	1	.958
Connor Ingram EDM	vs FLA	L	23	4	.826
Alex Lyon BUF	at SJS	W	23	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at EDM	W	21	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at VAN	W	21	2	.905
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs PHI	O	20	3	.850
James Reimer OTT	vs NYI	W	19	2	.895
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs BUF	L	16	5	.688
Akira Schmid VGK	vs UTA	—	14	0	.1000
Adin Hill VGK	vs UTA	L	3	3	.000

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