NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 16, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home. Patrick Marleau (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +10 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

•Patrick Marleau had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:32.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:10.

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New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at home. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Miller) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 5:29 together.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:45.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:11.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:06.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Miikka Salomaki (NSH) played 6:19, −4:43 down on his 11:02 season average over 7 games.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:39.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:11.
•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:43.

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San Jose Sharks rout Anaheim Ducks 8–1

San Jose Sharks beat Anaheim Ducks 8–1 at home. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Joonas Donskoi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:04.
•Logan Couture had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:52.
•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:26.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Taylor Hall NJD	vs TBL	1	2	3	6	0	1	22:45	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs NSH	1	2	3	4	5	1	21:39	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs ANA	1	2	3	4	0	1	18:52	—
Joonas Donskoi SJS	vs ANA	1	2	3	1	0	2	16:04	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NSH	2	0	2	7	1	1	22:11	—
Patrick Marleau TOR	vs BOS	2	0	2	2	4	0	15:44	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	3	0	18:26	—
Joe Pavelski SJS	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	19:31	—
Timo Meier SJS	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	2	0	13:43	—
Alex Killorn TBL	at NJD	1	1	2	1	3	0	20:11	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at NJD	1	1	2	1	2	0	19:06	—
Marcus Sorensen SJS	vs ANA	1	1	2	1	1	1	11:29	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	vs ANA	W	46	1	.978
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs BOS	W	42	2	.952
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NJD	L	39	3	.923
Cory Schneider NJD	vs TBL	W	36	2	.944
Jonathan Bernier COL	vs NSH	W	32	3	.906
Tuukka Rask BOS	at TOR	L	30	4	.867
John Gibson ANA	at SJS	L	24	5	.792
Juuse Saros NSH	at COL	—	18	0	.1000
Pekka Rinne NSH	at COL	L	15	4	.733
Ryan Miller ANA	at SJS	—	12	3	.750

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