NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 1, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

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Washington Capitals

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 5–3

Florida Panthers beat Washington Capitals 5–3 at home. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for WSH: Dowd–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.
•Vincent Trocheck had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:10.
•T.J. Oshie had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:00.

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New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home. Travis Zajac (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Coleman, Severson, Zacha and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:27 together.

•Connor Carrick had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:01.
•Travis Zajac had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:20.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Coleman, Severson, Zacha and Hischier) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:27 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge New York Islanders 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 2–1 at NYI. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Lee, Nelson and Toews) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:19 together.

•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Lee, Nelson and Toews) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:19 together.
•New look for TOR: Nylander–Kapanen–Matthews skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Robin Lehner (NYI) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 28.8; the loss.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at OTT. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Yanni Gourde had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:23.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:36.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:00.

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St. Louis Blues edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in a shootout at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alexander Kerfoot (COL) played 17:59, +3:08 up on his 14:51 season average over 77 games.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:25.
•Alexander Kerfoot (COL) played 17:59, +3:08 up on his 14:51 season average over 77 games.
•Nikita Zadorov (COL) played 22:18, +5:10 up on his 17:08 season average over 69 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at CHI. Dylan Strome (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Dylan Strome had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:36.
•Erik Gustafsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 26:52.
•Jack Roslovic had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 10:56.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 3–1 at home. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Pirri–Eakin–Tuch skated 11:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Pirri–Eakin–Tuch skated 11:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Zack Kassian (EDM) played 21:12, +6:29 up on his 14:43 season average over 78 games.
•New look for EDM: Chiasson–Rattie–Nugent-Hopkins skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames rout Los Angeles Kings 7–2

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 7–2 at LAK. Mark Jankowski (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) played 12:30, −7:40 down on his 20:10 season average over 81 games.

•Mark Jankowski had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.
•Derek Ryan had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:42.
•James Neal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:20.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Strome CHI	vs WPG	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:36	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	at OTT	2	1	3	2	1	0	18:23	—
Mark Jankowski CGY	at LAK	1	2	3	1	0	0	17:59	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs WSH	0	3	3	2	0	1	18:25	—
Erik Gustafsson CHI	vs WPG	0	3	3	1	6	2	26:52	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at OTT	0	3	3	1	0	0	19:36	—
Vincent Trocheck FLA	vs WSH	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:10	—
Jack Roslovic WPG	at CHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	10:56	—
Derek Ryan CGY	at LAK	2	0	2	4	1	0	18:42	—
Mikhail Sergachev TBL	at OTT	1	1	2	6	2	0	20:06	—
James Neal CGY	at LAK	1	1	2	6	0	0	13:20	—
Travis Zajac NJD	vs NYR	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:20	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Dowd–Stephenson–Burakovsky skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Stafford–Zacha–McLeod skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Nylander–Kapanen–Matthews skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Ennis–Gauthier–Moore skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Marleau–Kadri–Brown skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pirri–Eakin–Tuch skated 11:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Chiasson–Rattie–Nugent-Hopkins skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Nosek skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Reaves–Carpenter–Bellemare skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frolik–Quine–Czarnik skated 8:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
Henrik Lundqvist NYR	at NJD	L	40	3	.925
Robin Lehner NYI	vs TOR	L	38	2	.947
Corey Crawford CHI	vs WPG	O	38	4	.895
Pheonix Copley WSH	at FLA	L	33	4	.879
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs NYR	W	32	2	.938
Roberto Luongo FLA	vs WSH	W	30	3	.900
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at VGK	L	30	2	.933
Frederik Andersen TOR	at NYI	W	29	1	.966
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CHI	W	28	3	.893
Philipp Grubauer COL	at STL	O	27	2	.926
Craig Anderson OTT	vs TBL	L	26	5	.808
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	W	26	2	.923
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CGY	L	25	7	.720
David Rittich CGY	at LAK	W	25	2	.920
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at OTT	W	24	2	.917
Malcolm Subban VGK	vs EDM	W	19	1	.947
Jack Campbell LAK	vs CGY	—	5	0	.1000

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