NHL Recaps: Friday, Mar 27, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

5

Buffalo Sabres

2

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at BUF. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 5:14 together.

• •Alex DeBrincat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:56.
• •Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:01.
• •Moritz Seider had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 29:48.

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Final

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Chicago Blackhawks

1

New York Rangers

6

New York Rangers rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–1

New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–1 at home. J.T. Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 1:42 together.

• •J.T. Miller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:00.
• •Jonny Brodzinski had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:00.
• •NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 1:42 together.

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