NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 14, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at PIT. Valtteri Filppula (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Matt Murray (PIT) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +3 against a season average of 31.8; the loss.

•Valtteri Filppula had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:15.
•Matt Murray (PIT) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +3 against a season average of 31.8; the loss.
•New look for PIT: Cullen–Wilson–Rust skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

PlayoffsFull report

Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 at home. Cam Atkinson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 14:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:57.
•New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 14:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cam Atkinson (CBJ) played 13:57, −5:03 down on his 19:00 season average over 9 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 6–3 at STL. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:25.
•Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:04.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:57.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stastny, Pacioretty, Stone, Theodore and Tuch) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 5:03 together.

•Mark Stone had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 18:24.
•Paul Stastny had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 17:38.
•Shea Theodore had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:07.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Stone VGK	vs SJS	3	2	5	4	0	0	18:24	—
Paul Stastny VGK	vs SJS	2	3	5	4	6	0	17:38	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs SJS	0	3	3	1	0	1	19:07	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at STL	2	0	2	5	1	0	22:25	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	1	0	17:28	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	at STL	1	1	2	3	2	0	25:04	—
Cam Atkinson CBJ	vs TBL	1	1	2	2	1	1	13:57	—
Patrik Laine WPG	at STL	1	1	2	1	3	0	16:57	—
Alex Pietrangelo STL	vs WPG	0	2	2	3	1	3	24:33	—
Valtteri Filppula NYI	at PIT	0	2	2	1	1	1	13:15	—
Andrew Copp WPG	at STL	0	2	2	0	1	1	13:22	—
Josh Anderson CBJ	vs TBL	0	0	0	3	6	2	17:27	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Cullen–Wilson–Rust skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Johnson–Palat–Point skated 14:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Callahan–Paquette–Erne skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Stamkos–Gourde–Joseph skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	at VGK	L	40	6	.850
Matt Murray PIT	vs NYI	L	35	3	.914
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	vs TBL	W	31	1	.968
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	L	29	2	.931
Jordan Binnington STL	vs WPG	L	29	6	.793
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	W	29	3	.897
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs SJS	W	28	3	.893
Robin Lehner NYI	at PIT	W	26	1	.962

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