NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 11, 2021

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at PHI. Joel Farabee (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Linus Ullmark (BUF) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:24.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:37.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Arizona Coyotes 1–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 1–0 at home. Tomas Nosek (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jordan Gross (ARI) played 3:18, −11:32 down on his 14:50 season average over 6 games.

•Jordan Gross (ARI) played 3:18, −11:32 down on his 14:50 season average over 6 games.
•New look for ARI: Brassard–Fischer–Crouse skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for ARI: Pitlick–Dvorak–Keller skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at ANA. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:14 together.

•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:00.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:59.
•COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:14 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel and McCann) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:59 together.

•Jake Guentzel had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:41.
•Colton Sceviour had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:36.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:01.

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New York Islanders edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Palmieri, Leddy, Nelson and Wahlstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Mathew Barzal had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:18.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Bailey, Palmieri, Leddy, Nelson and Wahlstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:44 together.
•New look for NYI: Zajac–Eberle–Barzal skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals rout Boston Bruins 8–1

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 8–1 at BOS. T.J. Oshie (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:12.
•Conor Sheary had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:22.
•Lars Eller had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in a shootout at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Benn–Dickinson–Gurianov skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Dickinson–Gurianov skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Jeannot skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jake Guentzel PIT	at NJD	3	0	3	5	0	1	20:41	—
T.J. Oshie WSH	at BOS	2	1	3	3	2	1	20:12	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at ANA	1	2	3	2	1	0	20:00	—
Colton Sceviour PIT	at NJD	2	0	2	3	0	1	12:36	—
Lars Eller WSH	at BOS	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:24	—
Conor Sheary WSH	at BOS	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:22	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at ANA	1	1	2	7	2	0	20:59	—
Joel Farabee PHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	0	1	14:37	—
Shayne Gostisbehere PHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	0	2	20:10	—
Jeff Skinner BUF	at PHI	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:24	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at NSH	1	1	2	2	1	0	20:36	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at BOS	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:35	—

Line changes

New look for ARI: Brassard–Fischer–Crouse skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Pitlick–Dvorak–Keller skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Rakell–Comtois skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Burakovsky–Nichushkin skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Zajac–Eberle–Barzal skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Palmieri–Pageau–Wahlstrom skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Buchnevich–Kravtsov skated 5:31 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 DAL: Benn–Dickinson–Gurianov skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Sissons–Trenin–Jeannot skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark BUF	at PHI	W	43	3	.930
John Gibson ANA	vs COL	L	37	4	.892
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at BOS	W	35	1	.971
Dan Vladar BOS	vs WSH	L	33	8	.758
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NYI	O	32	3	.906
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NJD	W	30	2	.933
Carter Hart PHI	vs BUF	L	30	4	.867
Adin Hill ARI	at VGK	L	29	1	.966
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NYR	W	26	2	.923
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	W	26	2	.923
Jonas Johansson COL	at ANA	W	25	1	.960
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs PIT	L	23	4	.826
Anton Khudobin DAL	at NSH	O	20	2	.900
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs ARI	W	14	0	.1000

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