NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at CBJ. Artemi Panarin (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 37:17, +12:25 up on his 24:52 season average over 23 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 31:39.
•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 29:23.
•Matt Niskanen (WSH) played 37:17, +12:25 up on his 24:52 season average over 23 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 2–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Minnesota Wild 2–0 at MIN. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Niederreiter skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:38.
•New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Niederreiter skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Coyle skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Los Angeles Kings 1–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 1–0 at LAK. Brayden McNabb (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Colin Miller (VGK) played 15:55, −3:23 down on his 19:18 season average over 19 games.

•Colin Miller (VGK) played 15:55, −3:23 down on his 19:18 season average over 19 games.
•David Perron (VGK) played 13:04, −3:44 down on his 16:48 season average over 14 games.
•Jon Merrill (VGK) played 12:34, −3:37 down on his 16:11 season average over 7 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Scheifele WPG	at MIN	2	0	2	2	0	2	20:38	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	vs WSH	1	1	2	3	1	1	31:39	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CBJ	0	2	2	5	1	0	29:23	—
Brayden McNabb VGK	at LAK	1	0	1	1	5	5	23:36	—
Ian Cole CBJ	vs WSH	0	0	0	3	3	5	28:50	—
Cody Eakin VGK	at LAK	0	0	0	1	5	3	15:05	—
Brooks Orpik WSH	at CBJ	0	0	0	0	7	2	24:39	—
Nate Schmidt VGK	at LAK	0	0	0	0	5	3	25:48	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Staal–Granlund–Niederreiter skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Cullen–Ennis–Coyle skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Koivu–Zucker–Greenway skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% 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	vs WSH	L	45	3	.933
Braden Holtby WSH	at CBJ	W	35	2	.943
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at LAK	W	31	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MIN	W	30	0	.1000
Devan Dubnyk MIN	vs WPG	L	27	1	.963
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VGK	L	21	1	.952

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