NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 22, 2018

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 8–5

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 8–5 at PHI. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 4G 1A.

•Jake Guentzel had 4 goals and an assist (5 points) on 5 shots in 15:23.
•Sean Couturier had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 20:05.
•Patric Hornqvist had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:07.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Nashville Predators rout Colorado Avalanche 5–0

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–0 at COL. Nick Bonino (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Andrew Hammond (COL) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.

•Nick Bonino had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.
•Colton Sissons had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•Andrew Hammond (COL) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 30.0; the loss.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake Guentzel PIT	at PHI	4	1	5	5	4	0	15:23	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs PIT	3	2	5	5	3	1	20:05	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at PHI	1	2	3	3	0	1	17:52	—
Nick Bonino NSH	at COL	1	2	3	2	1	0	15:31	—
Patric Hornqvist PIT	at PHI	1	2	3	1	2	0	15:07	—
Kris Letang PIT	at PHI	0	3	3	1	6	1	25:33	—
Colton Sissons NSH	at COL	0	2	2	1	2	0	17:11	—
Phil Kessel PIT	at PHI	0	2	2	1	0	0	17:41	—
Nikita Zadorov COL	vs NSH	0	0	0	2	9	0	15:06	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Fisher–Jarnkrok–Salomaki skated 5:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrew Hammond COL	vs NSH	L	37	5	.865
Michal Neuvirth PHI	vs PIT	L	27	7	.741
Matt Murray PIT	at PHI	W	26	5	.808
Pekka Rinne NSH	at COL	W	22	0	.1000

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