NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 15, 2018

4 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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Pittsburgh Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at PHI. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 7:35 together.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 21:35.
•Brian Dumoulin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:31.
•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:01.

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Minnesota Wild rout Winnipeg Jets 6–2

Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 6–2 at home. Eric Staal (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:35.
•Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:40.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.

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Final / OT

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at WSH. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 3 power-play goals on 20 attempts in 8:45 together.

•Zach Werenski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:18.
•John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 30:06.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 10 shots in 30:01.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Perron–Eakin–Carpenter skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:32.
•New look for VGK: Perron–Eakin–Carpenter skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Lewis–Rieder–Kempe skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	at PHI	1	3	4	3	2	1	21:35	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	at WSH	1	2	3	5	0	1	24:18	—
John Carlson WSH	vs CBJ	0	3	3	6	2	2	30:06	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CBJ	2	0	2	10	5	0	30:01	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	at WSH	2	0	2	4	2	3	27:28	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	vs CBJ	1	1	2	6	1	1	22:51	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	1	5	23:40	—
Eric Staal MIN	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	2	0	16:35	—
Brian Dumoulin PIT	at PHI	1	1	2	2	1	2	24:31	—
Mikael Granlund MIN	vs WPG	1	1	2	2	2	1	18:45	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at PHI	1	1	2	2	1	1	18:01	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	1	0	23:32	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Perron–Eakin–Carpenter skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Rieder–Kempe skated 9:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Carter–Toffoli–Pearson skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at WSH	W	58	4	.931
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at LAK	W	39	2	.949
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs WPG	W	31	2	.935
Matt Murray PIT	at PHI	W	27	1	.963
Brian Elliott PHI	vs PIT	L	26	5	.808
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VGK	L	26	3	.885
Philipp Grubauer WSH	vs CBJ	—	22	4	.818
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MIN	L	22	6	.727
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CBJ	L	8	1	.875
Steve Mason WPG	at MIN	—	7	0	.1000

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