NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 20, 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

Dallas Stars

Nashville Predators

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–3

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–3 at NSH. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Jamie Benn had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:07.
•Alexander Radulov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:50.
•Jason Dickinson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:11.

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St. Louis Blues edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. Jaden Schwartz (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.

•Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:38.
•Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:57.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.7; the loss.

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Washington Capitals rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–0

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–0 at home. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Wilson) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:43.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:05.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov and Wilson) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:56 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	vs CAR	2	2	4	4	1	1	16:43	—
Jaden Schwartz STL	vs WPG	3	0	3	4	3	0	16:38	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CAR	1	2	3	2	11	2	18:05	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at NSH	0	3	3	3	2	1	20:07	—
Alexander Radulov DAL	at NSH	2	0	2	5	0	2	18:50	—
Jason Dickinson DAL	at NSH	2	0	2	4	0	1	14:11	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at NSH	1	1	2	8	2	0	20:33	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	6	1	18:41	—
Dustin Byfuglien WPG	at STL	1	1	2	2	4	2	26:57	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs CAR	0	2	2	4	1	1	18:18	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs DAL	0	2	2	3	1	2	24:01	—
John Carlson WSH	vs CAR	0	2	2	3	0	1	20:10	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	L	36	3	.917
Ben Bishop DAL	at NSH	W	33	3	.909
Braden Holtby WSH	vs CAR	W	30	0	.1000
Petr Mrazek CAR	at WSH	L	28	6	.786
Pekka Rinne NSH	vs DAL	L	26	5	.808
Jordan Binnington STL	vs WPG	W	20	2	.900

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