NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 5, 2019

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

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Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New York Rangers 3–2 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +9 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.

•David Savard had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:48.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:42.
•Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +9 against a season average of 32.0; the overtime loss.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout Dallas Stars 6–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Dallas Stars 6–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DAL: Comeau–Faksa–Janmark skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrick Kane had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 21:06.
•Brent Seabrook had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:09.
•Drake Caggiula had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:31.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2 at home. Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +14 against a season average of 31.7; the win.

•Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:45.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:45.
•Max Jones had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	vs DAL	2	0	2	9	0	0	21:06	—
Jakob Silfverberg ANA	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:45	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs CBJ	0	2	2	4	0	1	24:42	—
Max Jones ANA	vs LAK	0	2	2	4	1	0	12:44	—
David Savard CBJ	at NYR	0	2	2	1	2	4	22:48	—
Drake Caggiula CHI	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	4	0	13:31	—
Jonathan Toews CHI	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	2	1	21:24	—
Brent Seabrook CHI	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	1	1	18:09	—
Cam Fowler ANA	vs LAK	0	2	2	0	0	0	22:45	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at NYR	1	0	1	7	0	0	22:41	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Jenner–Bjorkstrand–Texier skated 6:45 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 DAL: Comeau–Faksa–Janmark skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Perry–Ritchie skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (24% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	vs LAK	W	46	2	.957
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	vs CBJ	O	41	2	.951
Anton Khudobin DAL	at CHI	L	32	6	.813
Jack Campbell LAK	at ANA	L	32	4	.875
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at NYR	W	27	2	.926
Cam Ward CHI	vs DAL	W	26	1	.962
Corey Crawford CHI	vs DAL	—	9	0	.1000

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