NHL Recaps: Saturday, May 4, 2019

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

Game recaps

Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CBJ: Anderson–Panarin–Dubois skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.
•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:48.
•New look for CBJ: Anderson–Panarin–Dubois skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

San Jose Sharks edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1

San Jose Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for COL: Soderberg–Nieto–Compher skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 24:01.
•New look for COL: Soderberg–Nieto–Compher skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Kane–Donskoi–Hertl skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% 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
Brad Marchand BOS	vs CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	0	20:56	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs COL	2	0	2	8	1	0	24:01	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs CBJ	2	0	2	7	2	1	17:48	—
David Savard CBJ	at BOS	0	1	1	2	4	5	19:48	—
Nikita Zadorov COL	at SJS	0	0	0	1	6	5	18:25	—
Chris Wagner BOS	vs CBJ	0	0	0	1	6	2	12:32	—
Erik Johnson COL	at SJS	0	0	0	0	5	3	19:26	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Anderson–Panarin–Dubois skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Wagner–Nordstrom–Kuraly skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Atkinson–Jenner skated 6:17 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 →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Nieto–Compher skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Kane–Donskoi–Hertl skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Philipp Grubauer COL	at SJS	L	39	2	.949
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CBJ	W	36	3	.917
Sergei Bobrovsky CBJ	at BOS	L	36	4	.889
Martin Jones SJS	vs COL	W	22	1	.955

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