NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 1, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 6:59, −12:11 down on his 19:10 season average over 26 games.

•Brandon Carlo (BOS) played 6:59, −12:11 down on his 19:10 season average over 26 games.
•Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 22:12, +5:15 up on his 16:57 season average over 41 games.
•New look for PIT: Gaudreau–Tanev–Aston-Reese skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime at BUF. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +13 against a season average of 34.4; the overtime loss.

•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:50.
•Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +13 against a season average of 34.4; the overtime loss.
•Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) played 8:11, −5:48 down on his 13:59 season average over 55 games.

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New York Islanders rout Washington Capitals 8–4

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 8–4 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Mathew Barzal had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 8 shots in 17:42.
•Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:48.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:58.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +9 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

•Brayden Point had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:57.
•Eric Robinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:02.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:30.

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Florida Panthers edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in overtime at home. Frank Vatrano (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Huberdeau, Verhaeghe, Wennberg and Vatrano) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:35 together.

•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:30.
•Carter Verhaeghe had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:19.
•Patrik Nemeth had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:08.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Filip Gustavsson (OTT) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +10 against a season average of 28.2; the loss.

•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:55.
•Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:02.
•Jake Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:54.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Warren Foegele (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Warren Foegele had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:58.
•Jesper Fast had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:26.

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Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 11:00, −9:33 down on his 20:33 season average over 18 games.

•Joe Pavelski had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:58.
•Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 11:00, −9:33 down on his 20:33 season average over 18 games.
•Joel Hanley (DAL) played 4:15, −9:02 down on his 13:17 season average over 34 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout at VGK. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Greenway–Eriksson Ek–Kaprizov skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:09.
•New look for MIN: Greenway–Eriksson Ek–Kaprizov skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Bonino–Rask–Fiala skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs WSH	3	2	5	8	0	0	17:42	—
Jordan Eberle NYI	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	0	14:48	—
Josh Bailey NYI	vs WSH	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:58	—
Warren Foegele CAR	at CHI	2	0	2	3	3	0	15:58	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:57	—
John Carlson WSH	at NYI	2	0	2	2	2	0	20:28	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs DET	1	1	2	6	1	2	14:30	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at VGK	1	1	2	6	0	0	24:09	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs WSH	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:47	—
Jesper Fast CAR	at CHI	1	1	2	3	5	1	14:58	—
Eric Robinson CBJ	at TBL	1	1	2	3	3	2	12:02	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	at OTT	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:55	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Gaudreau–Tanev–Aston-Reese skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Jankowski–Lafferty–Angello skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Sheahan–Skinner–Asplund skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Greenway–Eriksson Ek–Kaprizov skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Bonino–Rask–Fiala skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Roy skated 10:30 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%
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs NYR	O	47	3	.936
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CBJ	W	38	2	.947
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs MTL	L	38	4	.895
Robin Lehner VGK	vs MIN	O	37	2	.946
Cam Talbot MIN	at VGK	W	37	2	.946
Thomas Greiss DET	at FLA	O	36	3	.917
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at TBL	L	34	3	.912
Casey DeSmith PIT	at BOS	W	31	1	.968
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs CAR	L	31	4	.871
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	L	30	3	.900
Chris Driedger FLA	vs DET	W	27	2	.926
James Reimer CAR	at CHI	W	25	3	.880
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at NYI	L	24	6	.750
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BUF	W	23	2	.913
Jake Allen MTL	at OTT	W	23	1	.957
Dan Vladar BOS	vs PIT	L	22	3	.864
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs WSH	W	22	4	.818
Anton Khudobin DAL	at NSH	W	22	1	.955
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NYI	—	9	2	.778

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