NHL Recaps: Thursday, May 3, 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

Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:16.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:54.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:11 together.

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

Nashville Predators edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 at WPG. P.K. Subban (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:51 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:51 together.
•New look for NSH: Hartnell–Turris–Smith skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WPG: Hendricks–Armia–Copp skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs WSH	2	0	2	7	4	1	17:16	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs WSH	0	2	2	0	1	1	20:54	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at PIT	1	0	1	1	8	0	19:30	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Smith-Pelly skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Hornqvist–Hagelin skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Turris–Smith skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Hendricks–Armia–Copp skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pekka Rinne NSH	at WPG	W	33	1	.970
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NSH	L	29	2	.931
Braden Holtby WSH	at PIT	L	23	2	.913
Matt Murray PIT	vs WSH	W	21	1	.952

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