NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 8, 2021

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

Game recaps

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New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at BUF. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:44.
•Janne Kuokkanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:58.
•Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:12.

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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. Nicolas Aube-Kubel (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Samuel Morin (PHI) played 2:09, −8:28 down on his 10:37 season average over 19 games.

•Samuel Morin (PHI) played 2:09, −8:28 down on his 10:37 season average over 19 games.
•New look for NYI: Zajac–Palmieri–Pageau skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Hayes–Laughton–Farabee skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Evan Rodrigues (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Blackwell–Rooney–Howden skated 4:49 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:09.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:35.
•Kris Letang had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:40.

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Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 6:42 together.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:43.
•Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:33.
•T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:31.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Florida Panthers 3–0 at home. Vincent Trocheck (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:34 together.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:25.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:58.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:34 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4 at CBJ. Yanni Gourde (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Yanni Gourde had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.
•Barclay Goodrow had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:37.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:47.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at MTL. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for WPG: Perreault–Lowry–Appleton skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:56.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.
•New look for WPG: Perreault–Lowry–Appleton skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at OTT. Connor Brown (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mike Smith (EDM) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

•Mike Smith (EDM) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +11 against a season average of 28.8; the win.
•New look for OTT: Amadio–Batherson–Stützle skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jesse Puljujarvi (EDM) played 20:39, +5:37 up on his 15:02 season average over 54 games.

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Nashville Predators rout Detroit Red Wings 7–1

Nashville Predators beat Detroit Red Wings 7–1 at DET. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Viktor Arvidsson had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:28.
•Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:52.
•Nick Cousins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:23.

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Dallas Stars rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 at CHI. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Klingberg, Hintz and Heiskanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 2:16 together.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.
•Blake Comeau had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:21.
•Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Roope Hintz DAL	at CHI	1	3	4	2	0	1	15:43	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	at CBJ	0	4	4	3	0	0	18:37	—
Viktor Arvidsson NSH	at DET	3	0	3	6	0	2	17:28	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at BUF	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:44	—
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	at BUF	1	2	3	3	0	0	19:12	—
Blake Coleman TBL	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	1	14:47	—
Jack Roslovic CBJ	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	2	0	16:34	—
Barclay Goodrow TBL	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:37	—
Janne Kuokkanen NJD	at BUF	1	2	3	1	0	0	15:58	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	at BUF	2	0	2	6	1	0	18:59	—
Ryan McDonagh TBL	at CBJ	2	0	2	6	0	0	22:28	—
Blake Comeau DAL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	1	2	18:21	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Zajac–Palmieri–Pageau skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hayes–Laughton–Farabee skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Raffl–Aube-Kubel–Patrick skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Blackwell–Rooney–Howden skated 4:49 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 FLA: Vatrano–Acciari–Lomberg skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Perreault–Lowry–Appleton skated 10:39 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 WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Harkins skated 7:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Amadio–Batherson–Stützle skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Yamamoto–Kahun–Haas skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mike Smith EDM	at OTT	W	40	1	.975
Anton Khudobin DAL	at CHI	W	39	1	.974
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MTL	W	38	2	.947
Linus Ullmark BUF	vs NJD	L	37	5	.865
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CBJ	W	36	4	.889
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs DAL	L	34	5	.853
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at WSH	W	33	2	.939
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs BOS	L	32	4	.875
Jonathan Bernier DET	vs NSH	L	32	7	.781
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	L	31	4	.871
Aaron Dell NJD	at BUF	W	27	3	.889
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PHI	W	27	2	.926
Juuse Saros NSH	at DET	W	26	1	.962
Jake Allen MTL	vs WPG	L	26	3	.885
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYR	W	24	2	.917
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	vs FLA	W	24	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs TBL	L	24	3	.875
Carter Hart PHI	at NYI	O	23	2	.913
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs EDM	L	22	2	.909
Chris Driedger FLA	at CAR	L	21	2	.905
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs TBL	—	6	3	.500

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