NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 12, 2019

4 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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Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at TBL. Matt Duchene (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 3A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Foligno, Atkinson, Duchene, Werenski and Panarin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Matt Duchene had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:02.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.

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New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at home. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Lee, Nelson and Toews) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:39 together.

•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:17.
•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:04.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Eberle, Lee, Nelson and Toews) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:39 together.

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St. Louis Blues edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 at WPG. Oskar Sundqvist (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Oskar Sundqvist had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:35.
•Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:53.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:10.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at SJS. Logan Couture (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Labanc) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 6:21 together.

•Logan Couture had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:36.
•Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:15.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 29:08.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matt Duchene CBJ	at TBL	1	3	4	4	0	0	16:02	—
Oskar Sundqvist STL	at WPG	2	0	2	2	2	1	14:35	—
Logan Couture SJS	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	2	1	20:36	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at SJS	1	1	2	4	1	0	15:15	—
Artemi Panarin CBJ	at TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:27	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:17	—
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs STL	1	1	2	2	2	1	21:53	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	at TBL	1	1	2	2	1	1	22:24	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs STL	1	1	2	2	0	1	22:10	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	vs STL	0	2	2	3	3	2	26:26	—
Jay Bouwmeester STL	at WPG	0	2	2	2	3	1	21:49	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs PIT	0	2	2	2	0	0	15:04	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Gourde skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Cullen–Wilson–Blueger skated 5:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% 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	at SJS	W	37	3	.919
Matt Murray PIT	at NYI	L	34	3	.912
Robin Lehner NYI	vs PIT	W	33	1	.970
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs STL	L	32	4	.875
Jordan Binnington STL	at WPG	W	29	3	.897
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CBJ	L	27	5	.815
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at TBL	W	24	1	.958
Aaron Dell SJS	vs VGK	L	16	2	.875
Martin Jones SJS	vs VGK	—	7	3	.571

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