NHL Recaps: Friday, May 18, 2018

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

Game recaps

Final

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Winnipeg Jets

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 5:01 together.

•Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:32.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Byfuglien, Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 5:01 together.
•Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

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

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Reilly Smith VGK	vs WPG	1	1	2	1	1	1	20:32	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at VGK	1	0	1	7	5	1	20:26	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	at VGK	0	1	1	3	8	4	28:20	—
Luca Sbisa VGK	vs WPG	0	1	1	1	2	6	15:38	—
Colin Miller VGK	vs WPG	0	0	0	2	6	3	16:36	—
Brayden McNabb VGK	vs WPG	0	0	0	2	5	3	21:15	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Perron–Eakin–Carpenter skated 8:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs WPG	W	37	2	.946
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at VGK	L	29	3	.897

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