NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 3, 2018

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Hall and Butcher) scored 3 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Taylor Hall had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 17:16.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Hall and Butcher) scored 3 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:37 together.
•Will Butcher had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.

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New York Islanders edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at home. Nolan Patrick (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYI won it by committee.

•Mathew Barzal had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:01.
•Nolan Patrick had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:43.
•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:29.

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Final / OT

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at home. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Jones, Wennberg, Panarin and Dubois) scored 3 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:20.
•Henrik Zetterberg had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:36.
•Seth Jones had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:49.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at MTL. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Steve Mason (WPG) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +10 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:40.
•Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:30.
•Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:40.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Boston Bruins 4–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 4–0 at home. Braydon Coburn (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Braydon Coburn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:13.
•Ryan Callahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:59.
•New look for TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Nashville Predators 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 2–1 at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Roberto Luongo (FLA) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +13 against a season average of 32.7; the win.

•Roberto Luongo (FLA) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +13 against a season average of 32.7; the win.
•New look for NSH: Fisher–Watson–Sissons skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jamie McGinn (FLA) played 18:13, +4:50 up on his 13:23 season average over 75 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Arizona Coyotes beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Kevin Connauton (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jakob Chychrun (ARI) played 7:12, −13:19 down on his 20:31 season average over 49 games.

•Kevin Connauton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:34.
•Max Domi had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:01.
•Jakob Chychrun (ARI) played 7:12, −13:19 down on his 20:31 season average over 49 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in a shootout at VAN. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•William Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:24.
•Brandon Pirri had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:31.
•Nikolay Goldobin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.

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Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Hertl and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.

•Jamie Benn had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:55.
•Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:48.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Hertl and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Taylor Hall NJD	vs NYR	2	2	4	5	0	0	17:16	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at SJS	3	0	3	4	2	0	17:55	—
Nolan Patrick PHI	at NYI	2	1	3	3	0	1	15:43	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs PHI	2	1	3	2	0	0	18:01	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs PHI	1	2	3	7	1	3	17:29	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs DET	1	2	3	4	1	1	24:20	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at MTL	1	2	3	3	0	0	15:40	—
William Karlsson VGK	at VAN	1	2	3	2	1	2	21:24	—
Seth Jones CBJ	vs DET	0	3	3	4	2	1	24:49	—
Henrik Zetterberg DET	at CBJ	0	3	3	2	0	0	19:36	—
Brandon Pirri VGK	at VAN	2	0	2	7	1	0	18:31	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs DET	2	0	2	6	1	0	24:27	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Kreider–Zibanejad–Namestnikov skated 13:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Backes–Heinen–Acciari skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Fisher–Watson–Sissons skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Bjugstad–McCann–Vatrano skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: MacKenzie–Haley–Mamin skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Gaudreau–Bennett–Foo skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Pavelski–Donskoi–Meier skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Ward–Sorensen–Gambrell skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs NSH	W	46	1	.978
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at NJD	L	44	5	.886
Antti Raanta ARI	at CGY	W	43	1	.977
Jimmy Howard DET	at CBJ	O	41	5	.878
Steve Mason WPG	at MTL	W	40	4	.900
Jacob Markstrom VAN	vs VGK	O	39	4	.897
Petr Mrazek PHI	at NYI	L	37	5	.865
Tuukka Rask BOS	at TBL	L	36	4	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	W	33	0	.1000
Pekka Rinne NSH	at FLA	L	33	2	.939
Carey Price MTL	vs WPG	O	32	5	.844
Thomas Greiss NYI	vs PHI	W	31	4	.871
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs DET	W	27	4	.852
Malcolm Subban VGK	at VAN	W	25	4	.840
Keith Kinkaid NJD	vs NYR	W	24	2	.917
Martin Jones SJS	vs DAL	L	22	3	.864
Jon Gillies CGY	vs ARI	L	21	4	.810
Mike McKenna DAL	at SJS	W	17	0	.1000
Kari Lehtonen DAL	at SJS	—	14	2	.857

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