NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 6, 2018

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

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Ottawa Senators

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Ottawa Senators 4–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 4–0 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 8:46 together.

•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:12.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:45.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 8:46 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 7–5

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 7–5 at home. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Yanni Gourde had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:26.
•Alex Killorn had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:47.
•Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:33.

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St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at CHI. Patrik Berglund (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CHI: Sharp–Kane–Schmaltz skated 12:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrik Berglund had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:55.
•Kyle Brodziak had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.
•New look for CHI: Sharp–Kane–Schmaltz skated 12:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Dallas Stars 5–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Dallas Stars 5–3 at home. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:08.
•Andrew Cogliano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:35.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:04.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrik Berglund STL	at CHI	3	0	3	5	5	0	14:55	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	1	0	13:26	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs DAL	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:08	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs BUF	0	3	3	5	0	1	16:47	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs BUF	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:33	—
Josh Manson ANA	vs DAL	1	1	2	5	5	1	22:17	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:28	—
Andrew Cogliano ANA	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	0	0	15:35	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:45	—
Phil Kessel PIT	vs OTT	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:12	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:04	—
Kyle Brodziak STL	at CHI	0	2	2	3	0	2	15:44	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Sharp–Kane–Schmaltz skated 12:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Saad–Martinsen skated 11:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs OTT	W	35	0	.1000
J-F Berube CHI	vs STL	L	34	3	.912
Chad Johnson BUF	at TBL	L	33	6	.818
Mike McKenna DAL	at ANA	L	33	5	.848
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	W	32	5	.844
Ryan Miller ANA	vs DAL	W	26	3	.885
Craig Anderson OTT	at PIT	L	23	4	.826
Carter Hutton STL	at CHI	W	20	1	.950

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