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NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 19, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final
PlayoffsFull report
Boston Bruins
3
Toronto Maple Leafs
1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BOS: Marchand–Nash–Pastrnak skated 14:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:49.
  • •New look for BOS: Marchand–Nash–Pastrnak skated 14:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •New look for BOS: Backes–Kuraly–Heinen skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
Final
PlayoffsFull report
Washington Capitals
4
Columbus Blue Jackets
1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:40 together.

  • •Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.
  • •Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:07.
  • •Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:44.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSHat CBJ13451020:44—
Tom Wilson WSHat CBJ11273019:44—
Alex Ovechkin WSHat CBJ11240019:07—
David Pastrnak BOSat TOR02222018:49—
Tommy Wingels BOSat TOR00004412:55—
Charlie McAvoy BOSat TOR00005323:05—

Line changes

  • New look for BOS: Marchand–Nash–Pastrnak skated 14:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for BOS: Backes–Kuraly–Heinen skated 11:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for BOS: Wingels–Schaller–Acciari skated 9:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Tuukka Rask BOSat TORW321.969
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJvs WSHL323.906
Braden Holtby WSHat CBJW241.958
Frederik Andersen TORvs BOSL213.857

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