NHL Recaps: Sunday, May 6, 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

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home. J.T. Miller (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Backes–Kuraly–DeBrusk skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Backes–Kuraly–DeBrusk skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anton Stralman (TBL) played 26:35, +4:48 up on his 21:47 season average over 16 games.
•New look for BOS: Nash–Krejci–Donato skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 3–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 3–0 at SJS. Nate Schmidt (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Justin Braun (SJS) played 14:44, −8:46 down on his 23:30 season average over 9 games.

•Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:02.
•Justin Braun (SJS) played 14:44, −8:46 down on his 23:30 season average over 9 games.
•New look for VGK: Reaves–Carpenter–Bellemare skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% 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
Nate Schmidt VGK	at SJS	1	1	2	2	0	2	24:02	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at TBL	0	0	0	8	0	0	24:29	—
Ryan Reaves VGK	at SJS	0	0	0	1	8	1	10:11	—
Brayden McNabb VGK	at SJS	0	0	0	0	4	5	23:14	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Backes–Kuraly–DeBrusk skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Nash–Krejci–Donato skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Reaves–Carpenter–Bellemare skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	vs VGK	L	32	2	.938
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	W	28	1	.964
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at SJS	W	28	0	.1000
Tuukka Rask BOS	at TBL	L	21	2	.905

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