NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 22, 2019

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home. Dougie Hamilton (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Martinook–Foegele–Wallmark skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:32.
•Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:09.
•New look for CAR: Martinook–Foegele–Wallmark skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 2–1 in overtime at home. Blake Comeau (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +21 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.

•Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 51 shots and stopped 49 (.961), +21 against a season average of 29.8; the loss.
•Ben Bishop (DAL) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +14 against a season average of 34.5; the win.
•New look for NSH: Boyle–Bonino–Watson skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dougie Hamilton CAR	vs WSH	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:32	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs WSH	1	1	2	1	5	0	19:09	—
Austin Watson NSH	at DAL	1	0	1	4	14	0	15:28	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	vs NSH	0	1	1	7	2	1	23:52	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs NSH	0	0	0	8	2	1	21:56	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	at DAL	0	0	0	4	3	6	26:14	—
Roman Polak DAL	vs NSH	0	0	0	2	6	2	27:14	—
Dan Hamhuis NSH	at DAL	0	0	0	1	2	9	14:47	—
Roman Josi NSH	at DAL	0	0	0	1	5	3	32:49	—
Esa Lindell DAL	vs NSH	0	0	0	1	7	1	31:54	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at CAR	0	0	0	0	9	2	19:42	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Martinook–Foegele–Wallmark skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Boyle–Bonino–Watson skated 11:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pekka Rinne NSH	at DAL	L	51	2	.961
Ben Bishop DAL	vs NSH	W	48	1	.979
Braden Holtby WSH	at CAR	L	35	4	.886
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs WSH	W	25	2	.920

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.