NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 6, 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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Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Ristolainen, Reinhart, Olofsson, Mittelstadt and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:17.

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New York Islanders edge Washington Capitals 1–0

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 1–0 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.9; the loss.

•Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +11 against a season average of 27.9; the loss.
•New look for NYI: Pageau–Bellows–Wahlstrom skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Zdeno Chara (WSH) played 13:39, −4:46 down on his 18:25 season average over 54 games.

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New York Rangers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.
•Adam Fox had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:12.
•Colin Blackwell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:15.

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Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at PHI. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Couturier–Lindblom skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:49.
•Patrice Bergeron had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:42.
•Jakub Voracek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:39.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Sebastian Aho had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:55.
•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:02.
•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:18.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Max Domi (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Bjorkstrand, Domi, Roslovic, Werenski and Texier) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:16.
•Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:03.
•Patrick Maroon had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:00.

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Nashville Predators edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout at DET. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Jarnkrok, Johansen, Granlund and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:04 together.

•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 29:17.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Jarnkrok, Johansen, Granlund and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:04 together.
•Dante Fabbro (NSH) played 4:00, −15:42 down on his 19:42 season average over 39 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Carpenter–Hagel–Kampf skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:17.
•Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:32.
•Blake Comeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:11.

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Anaheim Ducks rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at SJS. Nicolas Deslauriers (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +5 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

•David Backes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:10.
•Nicolas Deslauriers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:19.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +5 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	at PHI	1	3	4	2	2	0	19:49	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs PIT	1	3	4	2	0	0	15:31	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at PHI	3	0	3	5	2	1	18:42	—
Adam Fox NYR	vs PIT	1	2	3	1	0	1	22:12	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs FLA	0	3	3	3	2	0	18:55	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at CAR	2	0	2	4	3	2	21:02	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	2	1	20:18	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	vs PIT	1	1	2	5	3	0	16:17	—
Nicolas Deslauriers ANA	at SJS	1	1	2	4	5	0	11:19	—
Mike Matheson PIT	at NYR	1	1	2	4	2	0	21:38	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	1	1	21:17	—
Jakub Voracek PHI	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	0	0	18:39	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Pageau–Bellows–Wahlstrom skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Couturier–Lindblom skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Bjorkstrand–Laine–Texier skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Filppula–Mantha–Rasmussen skated 10:39 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 DET: Larkin–Svechnikov–Zadina skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Carpenter–Hagel–Kampf skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Hinostroza–Kubalik–Kurashev skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Carrick–Terry–Jones skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Marleau–Gregor–Viel skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	W	45	4	.911
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at PHI	W	42	2	.952
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NYI	L	39	1	.974
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs TBL	W	38	2	.947
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs FLA	W	36	2	.944
John Gibson ANA	at SJS	W	35	1	.971
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CAR	L	34	3	.912
Martin Jones SJS	vs ANA	L	33	4	.879
Thomas Greiss DET	vs NSH	O	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark BUF	at NJD	W	30	3	.900
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs WSH	W	29	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	L	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	at DET	W	27	2	.926
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CHI	L	27	3	.889
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs DAL	W	27	2	.926
Carter Hart PHI	vs BOS	L	25	3	.880
Scott Wedgewood NJD	vs BUF	L	17	4	.765
Casey DeSmith PIT	at NYR	L	14	4	.714
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYR	—	11	4	.636

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