NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 13, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:56.
•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.
•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:12.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 2–1 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 2–1 in overtime at home. Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +8 against a season average of 34.5; the loss.

•Calle Jarnkrok had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:12.
•Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +8 against a season average of 34.5; the loss.
•Jamie Benn (DAL) played 24:40, +5:14 up on his 19:26 season average over 12 games.

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Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Torey Krug (BOS) played 10:03, −12:50 down on his 22:53 season average over 23 games.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:44.
•Torey Krug (BOS) played 10:03, −12:50 down on his 22:53 season average over 23 games.
•Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +6 against a season average of 34.9; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Sam Bennett (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Neal, Backlund, Brodie, Bennett and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:53.
•Sam Bennett had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:37.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Neal, Backlund, Brodie, Bennett and Andersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:39 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	vs TOR	1	1	2	6	1	0	20:44	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	2	0	21:56	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	3	3	17:50	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CAR	0	2	2	4	7	0	21:12	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at WSH	0	2	2	3	0	3	28:54	—
Sam Bennett CGY	vs COL	0	2	2	2	4	1	15:37	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at CGY	0	2	2	2	1	0	22:53	—
Calle Jarnkrok NSH	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	1	0	13:12	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs CAR	0	2	2	1	0	0	18:38	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at CGY	1	0	1	7	1	0	26:26	—
Austin Watson NSH	vs DAL	0	1	1	1	6	2	15:50	—
Erik Johnson COL	at CGY	0	0	0	7	2	1	22:40	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Backes–Coyle–Heinen skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Brassard–Calvert–Nieto skated 6:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ben Bishop DAL	at NSH	L	42	2	.952
Frederik Andersen TOR	at BOS	L	41	4	.902
Mike Smith CGY	vs COL	L	39	3	.923
Philipp Grubauer COL	at CGY	W	37	2	.946
Petr Mrazek CAR	at WSH	L	33	4	.879
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs TOR	W	31	1	.968
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CAR	W	28	3	.893
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs DAL	W	23	1	.957

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