NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 11, 2018

3 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–0 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Carl Hagelin (PIT) played 18:55, +5:42 up on his 13:14 season average over 8 games.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 13:50.
•Sidney Crosby had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:13.
•Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:55.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at home. Patrik Laine (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:03 together.

•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:03 together.
•Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +10 against a season average of 30.4; the loss.
•Mathieu Perreault (WPG) played 6:52, −6:53 down on his 13:45 season average over 8 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 1–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 1–0 at home. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jon Merrill (VGK) played 12:43, −3:27 down on his 16:10 season average over 7 games.

•Jon Merrill (VGK) played 12:43, −3:27 down on his 16:10 season average over 7 games.
•Ryan Carpenter (VGK) played 10:47, −3:26 down on his 14:13 season average over 16 games.
•LAK's PP1 (Phaneuf, Carter, Brown, Kopitar and Doughty) went scoreless in 3:16 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs PHI	1	3	4	4	1	2	13:50	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs PHI	3	0	3	4	1	0	16:13	—
Carl Hagelin PIT	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	1	2	18:55	—
Brian Dumoulin PIT	vs PHI	0	2	2	0	0	3	18:43	—
Drew Doughty LAK	at VGK	0	0	0	3	2	6	28:02	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs LAK	0	0	0	2	8	0	18:18	—
Radko Gudas PHI	at PIT	0	0	0	1	9	2	20:03	—
Ben Chiarot WPG	vs MIN	0	0	0	1	10	0	17:06	—
William Carrier VGK	vs LAK	0	0	0	1	10	0	8:49	—
Trevor Lewis LAK	at VGK	0	0	0	1	7	1	13:02	—
Alec Martinez LAK	at VGK	0	0	0	1	7	1	23:11	—
Christian Folin LAK	at VGK	0	0	0	1	5	3	16:10	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Devan Dubnyk MIN	at WPG	L	40	3	.925
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs LAK	W	30	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick LAK	at VGK	L	28	1	.964
Matt Murray PIT	vs PHI	W	24	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MIN	W	20	2	.900
Brian Elliott PHI	at PIT	L	19	5	.737
Petr Mrazek PHI	at PIT	—	14	2	.857

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