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NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 2, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres
2
Toronto Maple Leafs
5

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Okposo, O'Reilly, Ristolainen, Reinhart and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:27 together.

  • •Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:50.
  • •William Nylander had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:26.
  • •Andreas Johnsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:56.
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Carolina Hurricanes
2
Florida Panthers
3

Florida Panthers edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, McGinn, Dadonov, Trocheck and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:12 together.

  • •Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:05.
  • •FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, McGinn, Dadonov, Trocheck and Barkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:12 together.
  • •New look for FLA: McCann–Vatrano–Malgin skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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Washington Capitals
4
St. Louis Blues
2

Washington Capitals beat St. Louis Blues 4–2

Washington Capitals beat St. Louis Blues 4–2 at STL. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for WSH: Backstrom–Connolly–Burakovsky skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.
  • •Kyle Brodziak had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:52.
  • •New look for WSH: Backstrom–Connolly–Burakovsky skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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Edmonton Oilers
0
Minnesota Wild
3

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 3–0 at home. Zach Parise (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.

  • •Zach Parise had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.
  • •Cam Talbot (EDM) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.
  • •Kris Russell (EDM) played 26:29, +7:31 up on his 18:58 season average over 77 games.
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Colorado Avalanche
1
Los Angeles Kings
3

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Derek Forbort (LAK) played 1:50, −19:12 down on his 21:02 season average over 77 games.

  • •Derek Forbort (LAK) played 1:50, −19:12 down on his 21:02 season average over 77 games.
  • •Alec Martinez (LAK) played 32:11, +9:27 up on his 22:44 season average over 76 games.
  • •New look for COL: Wilson–Bourque–Compher skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
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Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Auston Matthews TORvs BUF21360215:50—
Matt Duchene OTTvs WPG21341023:01—
William Nylander TORvs BUF21340016:26—
Thomas Chabot OTTvs WPG21330121:06—
Nicklas Backstrom WSHat STL12330118:10—
Erik Karlsson OTTvs WPG03341228:46—
Mike Hoffman OTTvs WPG03340023:02—
Blake Wheeler WPGat OTT20242113:45—
Zach Parise MINvs EDM20240117:48—
Andreas Johnsson TORvs BUF11230214:56—
Andrew Copp WPGat OTT11220013:22—
Aleksander Barkov FLAvs CAR02231019:05—

Line changes

  • New look for FLA: McCann–Vatrano–Malgin skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Backstrom–Connolly–Burakovsky skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for WSH: Chiasson–Stephenson–Vrana skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Coyle skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for COL: Wilson–Bourque–Compher skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for LAK: Lewis–Clifford–Kempe skated 6:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for LAK: Thompson–Mitchell–Amadio skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Craig Anderson OTTvs WPGL406.850
Cam Talbot EDMat MINL392.949
Connor Hellebuyck WPGat OTTW375.865
Chad Johnson BUFat TORL365.861
Braden Holtby WSHat STLW362.944
Scott Darling CARat FLAL353.914
Curtis McElhinney TORvs BUFW342.941
Jake Allen STLvs WSHL333.909
Roberto Luongo FLAvs CARW292.931
Jonathan Quick LAKvs COLW281.964
Jonathan Bernier COLat LAKL253.880
Devan Dubnyk MINvs EDMW220.1000

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