NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 1, 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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Washington Capitals

4

Pittsburgh Penguins

3

Washington Capitals edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at PIT. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:35 together.

• •Nicklas Backstrom had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:29.
• •Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.
• •Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:07.

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Nashville Predators

4

Winnipeg Jets

7

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 7–4

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 7–4 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

• •Blake Wheeler had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:46.
• •Dustin Byfuglien had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 27:12.
• •Paul Stastny had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:41.

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