NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 3, 2021

11 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

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Brad Marchand had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:21.
•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:27.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:10.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at home. Adam Erne (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Filppula–Namestnikov–Smith skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Filppula–Namestnikov–Smith skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Cal Foote (TBL) played 20:20, +7:40 up on his 12:40 season average over 34 games.
•Jon Merrill (DET) played 22:46, +4:36 up on his 18:10 season average over 48 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 at home. Colton Sissons (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Janmark–Strome–Suter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Janmark–Strome–Suter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +11 against a season average of 29.8; the win.
•Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) played 8:09, −8:38 down on his 16:47 season average over 49 games.

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

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:51 together.

•Artemi Panarin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 28:08.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:51 together.

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New York Islanders edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Claude Giroux (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Martin, Leddy, Barzal and Beauvillier) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:31 together.

•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:15.
•Claude Giroux had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:19.
•Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:02.

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Dallas Stars edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at CAR. Dougie Hamilton (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Klingberg, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.

•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Klingberg, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:06 together.
•Jake Oettinger (DAL) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +19 against a season average of 24.5; the win.
•Jason Dickinson (DAL) played 6:48, −9:35 down on his 16:23 season average over 50 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Alexander Wennberg (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) faced 46 shots and stopped 44 (.957), +16 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

•Alexander Wennberg had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:28.
•Frank Vatrano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:48.
•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:28.

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Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at MTL. Artem Anisimov (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Artem Anisimov had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 12:20.
•Evgenii Dadonov had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:07.
•Josh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:16.

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Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Bozak–Sanford–Barbashev skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Bozak–Sanford–Barbashev skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: O'Brien–Compher–Bellemare skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Clifford–Kyrou–Thomas skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at VGK. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Johansson–Bjugstad–Hartman skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:41.
•New look for MIN: Johansson–Bjugstad–Hartman skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Glass skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 5:35, −12:10 down on his 17:45 season average over 50 games.

•Evander Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.
•Kevin Labanc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.
•Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) played 5:35, −12:10 down on his 17:45 season average over 50 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	vs PIT	3	1	4	6	0	0	18:21	—
Alexander Wennberg FLA	vs CBJ	3	0	3	4	1	0	22:28	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs PIT	2	1	3	5	2	0	20:27	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at BOS	1	2	3	4	1	0	21:10	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at BOS	1	2	3	3	0	1	22:48	—
Artem Anisimov OTT	at MTL	0	3	3	4	0	1	12:20	—
Claude Giroux PHI	at NYI	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:19	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at BUF	2	0	2	3	0	2	17:59	—
Josh Anderson MTL	vs OTT	2	0	2	3	1	1	19:16	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	1	0	21:15	—
Evgenii Dadonov OTT	at MTL	2	0	2	2	0	3	13:07	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs CBJ	1	1	2	6	0	1	15:48	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Filppula–Namestnikov–Smith skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Janmark–Strome–Suter skated 13:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Kubalik–Hagel–Kurashev skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Blackwell–Rooney–Gauthier skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Barkov–Marchment skated 12:13 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 STL: Bozak–Sanford–Barbashev skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: O'Brien–Compher–Bellemare skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Clifford–Kyrou–Thomas skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Bjugstad–Hartman skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pacioretty–Stone–Glass skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Rau–Johnson–Sturm skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Carrier–Brown–Kolesar skated 4:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CBJ	W	46	2	.957
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CAR	W	43	2	.953
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CHI	W	41	0	.1000
Anton Forsberg OTT	at MTL	W	38	3	.921
Martin Jones SJS	at LAK	W	37	2	.946
Ville Husso STL	at COL	L	34	2	.941
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PHI	W	32	2	.938
Carey Price MTL	vs OTT	L	31	5	.839
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NYR	W	30	2	.933
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BUF	O	29	2	.931
Thomas Greiss DET	at TBL	L	29	2	.931
Jaroslav Halak BOS	vs PIT	W	28	5	.821
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs STL	W	28	1	.964
Cam Talbot MIN	at VGK	W	28	1	.964
Casey DeSmith PIT	at BOS	L	27	6	.778
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MIN	L	27	2	.926
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DET	W	26	1	.962
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	vs DAL	L	25	3	.880
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at FLA	L	25	3	.880
Carter Hart PHI	at NYI	O	24	2	.917
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs SJS	L	23	3	.870
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at NSH	L	21	3	.857
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at FLA	—	13	1	.923

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