NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 2, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in overtime at NJD. Dmitry Orlov (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Johnsson–Wood–Zacha skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NJD: Johnsson–Wood–Zacha skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Eller skated 12:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +9 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Winnipeg Jets 2–1 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Winnipeg Jets 2–1 in a shootout at WPG. Andrew Copp (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +8 against a season average of 29.7; the overtime loss.

•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +8 against a season average of 29.7; the overtime loss.
•Tucker Poolman (WPG) played 24:50, +6:42 up on his 18:08 season average over 38 games.
•Adam Lowry (WPG) played 18:46, +3:18 up on his 15:28 season average over 51 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Calgary Flames 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 3–2 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:46 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:27.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:46 together.
•New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Yamamoto–Kahun skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:39 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:15.
•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:25.
•Gabriel Landeskog had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:26.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at ANA. Jordan Gross (ARI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for ANA: Henrique–Heinen–Terry skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Gross had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:04.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:32.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:51.

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San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0 at LAK. Rudolfs Balcers (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +4 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.

•Rudolfs Balcers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:46.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:22.
•Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +4 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rudolfs Balcers SJS	at LAK	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:46	—
Jordan Gross ARI	at ANA	0	3	3	0	2	3	15:04	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs STL	2	0	2	7	0	0	19:15	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	at LAK	1	1	2	6	1	0	19:22	—
Phil Kessel ARI	at ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:51	—
Nick Schmaltz ARI	at ANA	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:32	—
David Perron STL	at COL	1	1	2	2	1	2	20:25	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs STL	0	2	2	3	3	0	20:26	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	0	2	2	3	1	0	24:27	—
Timo Meier SJS	at LAK	1	0	1	8	0	1	21:08	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at WPG	0	0	0	8	0	2	23:15	—
Justin Faulk STL	at COL	0	0	0	1	5	3	24:54	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Johnsson–Wood–Zacha skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Oshie–Eller skated 12:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: McLeod–Maltsev–Boqvist skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Panik–Kuznetsov–Sprong skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Yamamoto–Kahun skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Bennett–Mangiapane skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–Hoffman–Schenn skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Henrique–Heinen–Terry skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Bunting–Garland skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Anderson-Dolan–Iafallo skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Athanasiou–Kempe skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs WSH	O	40	2	.950
Jordan Binnington STL	at COL	L	39	3	.923
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs TOR	O	38	1	.974
Cal Petersen LAK	vs SJS	L	35	2	.943
Jack Campbell TOR	at WPG	W	32	1	.969
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs ARI	L	31	4	.871
Martin Jones SJS	at LAK	W	30	0	.1000
Adin Hill ARI	at ANA	W	29	2	.931
Jonas Johansson COL	vs STL	W	27	2	.926
Mike Smith EDM	vs CGY	W	26	2	.923
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at EDM	L	25	3	.880
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NJD	W	23	1	.957

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