NHL Recaps: Saturday, Mar 21, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Winnipeg Jets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Winnipeg Jets 5–4 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 in a shootout at home. Erik Karlsson (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Erik Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:31.
•Brad Lambert had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:45.
•Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:39.

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Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at home. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:22 together.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:06.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:22 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge Dallas Stars 2–1 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 2–1 in overtime at home. Bobby Brink (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:43 together.

•Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:52.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:20.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:43 together.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Kempe, Panarin, Laferriere and Clarke) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:45 together.

•Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Kempe, Panarin, Laferriere and Clarke) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:45 together.
•New look for LAK: Armia–Laughton–Wright skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Christian Dvorak (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Orlov, Wennberg, Eklund, Smith and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:14 together.

•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:32.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Orlov, Wennberg, Eklund, Smith and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:14 together.
•Emil Andrae (PHI) played 5:24, −10:06 down on his 15:30 season average over 60 games.

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Seattle Kraken

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Seattle Kraken 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Seattle Kraken 5–2 at home. Cole Sillinger (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for SEA: Tolvanen–Wright–Catton skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Sillinger had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:59.
•Zach Werenski had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:07.
•Kaapo Kakko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:58.

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Montreal Canadiens rout New York Islanders 7–3

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 7–3 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:24 together.

•Cole Caufield had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 3 shots in 16:07.
•Juraj Slafkovský had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:14.
•Nick Suzuki had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.

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Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at home. Easton Cowan (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:04.
•Jordan Spence had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:51.
•Tyler Kleven had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:13.

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St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at VAN. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:05 together.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:42.
•Logan Mailloux had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:59.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:05 together.

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Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at DET. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:31 together.

•Morgan Geekie had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:27.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:40.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for EDM: Dickinson–Kapanen–Podkolzin skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nikita Kucherov had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 19:53.
•Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 10:28.
•Brandon Hagel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:47.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Vince Dunn for SEA @ CBJ, 85.4 mph. Full game report →

Vince Dunn (SEA @ CBJ): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 3 passes, 85.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cole Caufield MTL	vs NYI	3	2	5	3	0	0	16:07	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at EDM	2	2	4	7	0	0	19:53	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	vs NYI	2	2	4	4	1	1	17:14	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs NYI	0	4	4	3	2	0	18:47	—
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs VGK	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:39	—
Cole Sillinger CBJ	vs SEA	1	2	3	5	1	2	13:59	—
Kaiden Guhle MTL	vs NYI	1	2	3	3	2	4	16:21	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs SEA	0	3	3	4	0	0	24:07	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	at DET	0	3	3	1	0	0	14:07	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	vs WPG	2	0	2	5	0	0	25:31	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at EDM	2	0	2	5	0	0	10:28	—
Egor Chinakhov PIT	vs WPG	1	1	2	5	0	2	17:39	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Johansson–Boldy–Yurov skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Armia–Laughton–Wright skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Wennberg–Smith–Celebrini skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Tolvanen–Wright–Catton skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pettersson–Karlsson–O'Connor skated 7:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Dickinson–Kapanen–Podkolzin skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joseph Woll TOR	at OTT	L	44	5	.886
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DET	W	44	2	.955
Justus Annunen NSH	vs VGK	W	40	1	.975
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at PIT	O	32	4	.875
Anton Forsberg LAK	vs BUF	L	32	3	.938
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MTL	L	32	6	.813
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DAL	W	30	1	.967
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MIN	O	28	2	.929
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at LAK	W	27	1	.963
Joey Daccord SEA	at CBJ	L	27	4	.852
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at EDM	W	27	2	.963
Connor Ingram EDM	vs TBL	L	27	4	.852
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs PHI	L	26	2	.923
John Gibson DET	vs BOS	L	26	3	.885
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs WPG	W	25	4	.840
Dan Vladar PHI	at SJS	W	25	1	.960
Jacob Fowler MTL	vs NYI	W	22	3	.864
Akira Schmid VGK	at NSH	L	20	4	.800
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs STL	L	20	2	.900
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs SEA	W	17	2	.882
Jordan Binnington STL	at VAN	W	15	1	.933
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs TOR	W	14	2	.857
David Rittich NYI	at MTL	—	4	1	.750

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