NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 12, 2018

5 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 Jersey Devils

2

Tampa Bay Lightning

5

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Ondrej Palat (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Hall and Butcher) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:25 together.

• •Ondrej Palat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:07.
• •Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:00.
• •Tyler Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:33.

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Toronto Maple Leafs

1

Boston Bruins

5

Boston Bruins rout Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Nash, Bergeron, Marchand, Krug and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:53 together.

• •David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:02.
• •Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:56.
• •David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:35.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

4

Washington Capitals

3

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

• •Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:29.
• •John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 28:36.
• •Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:58.

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Colorado Avalanche

2

Nashville Predators

5

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:05 together.

• •Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 14:39.
• •Austin Watson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:29.
• •Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:18.

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San Jose Sharks

3

Anaheim Ducks

0

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 3–0 at ANA. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brenden Dillon (SJS) played 11:01, −7:21 down on his 18:22 season average over 9 games.

• •Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:13.
• •Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:17.
• •Brenden Dillon (SJS) played 11:01, −7:21 down on his 18:22 season average over 9 games.

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