NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 5, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Philadelphia Flyers

Boston Bruins

Philadelphia Flyers edge Boston Bruins 3–2 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime at BOS. Ivan Provorov (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Ritchie and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Ivan Provorov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:57.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Grzelcyk, Ritchie and Pastrnak) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:59 together.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–DeBrusk–Kuhlman skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at home. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MTL: Staal–Toffoli–Drouin skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MTL: Staal–Toffoli–Drouin skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Brendan Gallagher (MTL) played 3:35, −11:46 down on his 15:21 season average over 34 games.
•Jeff Petry (MTL) played 27:14, +4:35 up on his 22:39 season average over 54 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:13.
•Connor Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:19.
•Ryan Dzingel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:21.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout St. Louis Blues 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 6–1 at STL. Alec Martinez (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for STL: Bozak–Clifford–Sanford skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alec Martinez had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:31.
•William Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:37.
•Keegan Kolesar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:47.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Minnesota Wild 5–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 at MIN. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL won it by committee.

•Ryan Hartman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:05.
•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:22.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at CGY. Mikael Backlund (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR won it by committee.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:16.
•Mikael Backlund had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:22.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles Kings 5–2 at LAK. Michael Bunting (ARI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. ARI's first power-play unit (Goligoski, Schmaltz, Bunting, Garland and Chychrun) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 4:11 together.

•Michael Bunting had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:38.
•Alex Goligoski had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:48.
•Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Michael Bunting ARI	at LAK	3	0	3	6	0	0	17:38	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs COL	1	2	3	1	0	1	20:05	—
Alec Martinez VGK	at STL	2	0	2	5	0	2	25:31	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	vs TOR	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:22	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at CGY	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:16	—
Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG	vs OTT	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:13	—
Connor Brown OTT	at WPG	1	1	2	5	1	2	21:19	—
John Tavares TOR	at CGY	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:43	—
Marcus Johansson MIN	vs COL	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:22	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at MIN	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:07	—
Nick Bjugstad MIN	vs COL	1	1	2	1	2	2	10:55	—
Ryan Dzingel OTT	at WPG	1	1	2	1	2	1	17:21	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Coyle–DeBrusk–Kuhlman skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Staal–Toffoli–Drouin skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bozak–Clifford–Sanford skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Perron–Hoffman–O'Reilly skated 8:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg OTT	at WPG	L	46	4	.913
Adin Hill ARI	at LAK	W	38	2	.947
Cam Talbot MIN	vs COL	L	36	5	.861
Dan Vladar BOS	vs PHI	O	32	3	.906
Robin Lehner VGK	at STL	W	32	1	.969
Mike Smith EDM	at MTL	O	32	3	.906
Cal Petersen LAK	vs ARI	L	32	4	.875
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs TOR	L	30	5	.833
Brian Elliott PHI	at BOS	W	29	2	.931
Jack Campbell TOR	at CGY	W	29	3	.897
Philipp Grubauer COL	at MIN	W	25	4	.840
Carey Price MTL	vs EDM	W	23	2	.913
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs OTT	W	23	3	.870
Ville Husso STL	vs VGK	L	19	5	.737
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VGK	—	14	1	.929

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