NHL Recaps: Monday, Mar 30, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins rout New York Islanders 8–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 8–3 at NYI. Anthony Mantha (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Anthony Mantha had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:13.
•Justin Brazeau had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.
•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Calgary Flames 9–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 9–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jack Drury had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:11.
•Martin Necas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:57.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:20.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 at home. Evander Kane (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Marner skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Marner skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Eichel–Howden–Dorofeyev skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nic Dowd (VGK) played 8:29, −6:08 down on his 14:37 season average over 74 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 in overtime at ANA. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•William Nylander had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 23:35.
•John Tavares had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:04.
•Leo Carlsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:46.

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San Jose Sharks edge St. Louis Blues 5–4

San Jose Sharks beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Orlov, Toffoli, Wennberg, Smith and Celebrini) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:10 together.

•Alexander Wennberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:57.
•Macklin Celebrini had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:45.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Orlov, Toffoli, Wennberg, Smith and Celebrini) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:10 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Matthew Knies for TOR @ ANA, 74.6 mph. Full game report →

Matthew Knies (TOR @ ANA): Point shot, 2 passes, 74.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Nylander TOR	at ANA	1	3	4	8	0	0	23:35	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs STL	2	1	3	5	1	0	19:45	—
John Tavares TOR	at ANA	2	1	3	4	3	0	21:04	—
Anthony Mantha PIT	at NYI	2	1	3	4	0	0	18:13	—
Alexander Wennberg SJS	vs STL	2	1	3	2	0	1	19:57	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs CGY	1	2	3	5	3	0	19:20	—
Jack Drury COL	vs CGY	1	2	3	3	1	0	13:11	—
Martin Necas COL	vs CGY	1	2	3	3	0	0	17:57	—
Parker Kelly COL	vs CGY	1	2	3	2	0	0	12:07	—
Justin Brazeau PIT	at NYI	0	3	3	3	3	3	14:23	—
Cale Makar COL	vs CGY	0	3	3	2	0	0	17:15	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs CGY	2	0	2	5	0	1	19:08	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Marner skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Eichel–Howden–Dorofeyev skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Devin Cooley CGY	at COL	—	33	5	.848
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at VGK	L	33	3	.909
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at ANA	W	32	4	.875
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PIT	L	29	7	.759
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs CGY	W	29	2	.931
Ville Husso ANA	vs TOR	O	29	5	.828
Joel Hofer STL	at SJS	L	29	5	.828
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs STL	W	26	4	.846
Adin Hill VGK	vs VAN	W	24	2	.917
Arturs Silovs PIT	at NYI	W	23	3	.870
Dustin Wolf CGY	at COL	L	16	4	.750
David Rittich NYI	vs PIT	—	3	1	.667

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