NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026

10 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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Dallas Stars

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Dallas Stars 6–3 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Viktor Arvidsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:20.
•David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.

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Buffalo Sabres edge New York Islanders 4–3

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BUF won it by committee.

•Bo Horvat had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:22.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:54.
•Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:11.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:50 together.

•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:05.
•Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:12.
•Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:28.

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Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:13.
•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:59.
•Seth Jones had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:20.

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New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Adam Fox (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Brown, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:29 together.

•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:37.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Brown, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:29 together.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:29 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at home. Egor Chinakhov (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Perron–Compher–Raymond skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:05.
•New look for DET: Perron–Compher–Raymond skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Crosby–Rakell–Chinakhov skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had 4 assists (4 points) in 17:18.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:22.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.

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Final

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Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:40 together.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:29.
•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:20.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:32.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:42.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 3–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 3–0 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for EDM: Henrique–Dickinson–Kapanen skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for EDM: Henrique–Dickinson–Kapanen skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Lazar–Jones–Samanski skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Eberle–McCann–Beniers skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Elias Lindholm for BOS vs DAL, 82.5 mph. Full game report →

Elias Lindholm (BOS vs DAL): Odd-man rush, passed in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 82.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs OTT	1	3	4	5	1	0	17:13	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH	vs PHI	0	4	4	0	2	0	17:18	—
Viktor Arvidsson BOS	vs DAL	3	0	3	5	0	0	14:20	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs OTT	2	1	3	6	1	1	16:59	—
Nikolaj Ehlers CAR	at CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:23	—
Jakob Chychrun WSH	vs PHI	1	2	3	2	1	3	20:22	—
Bo Horvat NYI	at BUF	0	3	3	3	1	0	21:22	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs DAL	0	3	3	3	0	0	18:27	—
Seth Jones FLA	vs OTT	0	3	3	1	1	1	25:20	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at CHI	0	3	3	1	0	1	20:32	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	3	1	15:44	—
Tyler Bertuzzi CHI	vs WPG	2	0	2	3	4	0	20:03	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Bjugstad–Glass–Hameenaho skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Perron–Compher–Raymond skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Rakell–Chinakhov skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: van Riemsdyk–Appleton–Kasper skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Henrique–Dickinson–Kapanen skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Lazar–Jones–Samanski skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–McCann–Beniers skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Schwartz–Fisker Molgaard–Catton skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jakub Dobes MTL	at TBL	W	37	1	.973
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at BUF	L	32	3	.906
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs CAR	L	32	4	.875
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs NYI	W	28	3	.893
Connor Ingram EDM	vs SEA	W	27	0	.1000
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs OTT	W	26	3	.885
Brandon Bussi CAR	at CBJ	W	25	2	.920
Logan Thompson WSH	vs PHI	W	24	4	.833
Spencer Knight CHI	vs WPG	O	24	4	.833
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at NYR	L	23	4	.826
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	W	23	1	.957
Stuart Skinner PIT	vs DET	W	23	1	.957
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at EDM	L	23	2	.913
Jake Oettinger DAL	at BOS	L	22	4	.818
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	L	21	2	.905
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	W	21	3	.857
Cam Talbot DET	at PIT	—	18	2	.889
Dan Vladar PHI	at WSH	L	17	5	.706
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs DAL	W	16	3	.813
Linus Ullmark OTT	at FLA	L	16	5	.688
John Gibson DET	at PIT	L	14	3	.786
James Reimer OTT	at FLA	—	13	1	.923

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