NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 17, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 at TOR. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:34.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:34.
•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:33.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Dallas Stars rout Nashville Predators 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–1 at home. John Klingberg (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Zuccarello, Seguin, Klingberg and Hintz) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:54 together.

•John Klingberg had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:18.
•Roope Hintz had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:59.
•Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:28.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Mike Smith (CGY) faced 52 shots and stopped 49 (.942), +11 against a season average of 41.0; the loss.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 27:49.
•Mike Smith (CGY) faced 52 shots and stopped 49 (.942), +11 against a season average of 41.0; the loss.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:39 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	at TOR	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:34	—
John Klingberg DAL	vs NSH	0	3	3	0	2	2	20:18	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs CGY	2	0	2	7	2	0	27:49	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs BOS	2	0	2	7	0	1	21:34	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at TOR	2	0	2	6	3	0	16:33	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs NSH	2	0	2	3	1	0	14:59	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	at TOR	1	1	2	2	3	0	23:13	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	vs BOS	0	2	2	5	2	1	24:52	—
Esa Lindell DAL	vs NSH	0	2	2	1	2	2	22:28	—
Zdeno Chara BOS	at TOR	1	0	1	1	5	4	24:12	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	at DAL	0	1	1	8	1	1	16:56	—
Tyson Barrie COL	vs CGY	0	1	1	7	4	3	30:08	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Turris–Smith–Salomaki skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mike Smith CGY	at COL	L	52	3	.942
Tuukka Rask BOS	at TOR	W	42	4	.905
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs CGY	W	37	2	.946
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NSH	W	35	1	.971
Frederik Andersen TOR	vs BOS	L	30	5	.833
Juuse Saros NSH	at DAL	—	21	1	.952
Pekka Rinne NSH	at DAL	L	8	4	.500

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