NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 12, 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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Detroit Red Wings

Carolina Hurricanes

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at CAR. Michael Rasmussen (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +6 against a season average of 31.5; the win.

•Michael Rasmussen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:52.
•Valtteri Filppula had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:12.
•Jonathan Bernier (DET) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +6 against a season average of 31.5; the win.

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Final / OT

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Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Patrik Laine (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Kane, Strome, DeBrincat and Dach) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:13 together.

•Patrik Laine had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Patrick Kane had 2 assists (2 points) on 10 shots in 23:38.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Keith, Kane, Strome, DeBrincat and Dach) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:13 together.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. Tomas Tatar (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Drouin–Kotkaniemi skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tomas Tatar had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.
•Paul Byron had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.
•New look for MTL: Anderson–Drouin–Kotkaniemi skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Norris, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:15.
•Josh Norris had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:25.
•Thomas Chabot had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 29:15.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:13 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:34.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:15.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:26.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:22 together.

•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:19.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:28.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Marchessault, Stephenson and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:22 together.

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Anaheim Ducks rout San Jose Sharks 4–0

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 4–0 at SJS. Alexander Volkov (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Anthony Stolarz (ANA) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +17 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

•Alexander Volkov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.
•Maxime Comtois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:30.
•Anthony Stolarz (ANA) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +17 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs ARI	2	0	2	7	0	1	21:34	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs WPG	2	0	2	5	6	1	16:15	—
Patrik Laine CBJ	vs CHI	2	0	2	3	0	2	17:17	—
Alexander Volkov ANA	at SJS	2	0	2	3	2	0	16:53	—
Tomas Tatar MTL	vs TOR	2	0	2	2	1	0	17:01	—
Maxime Comtois ANA	at SJS	1	1	2	2	2	0	12:30	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs ARI	1	1	2	1	2	0	20:15	—
Mark Stone VGK	at LAK	1	1	2	1	1	0	19:19	—
Patrick Kane CHI	at CBJ	0	2	2	10	0	0	23:38	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at LAK	0	2	2	6	1	1	19:28	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs WPG	0	2	2	2	2	4	29:15	—
Paul Byron MTL	vs TOR	0	2	2	2	3	2	14:31	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Martinook–Aho–Svechnikov skated 4:47 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 CAR: Staal–Fast–Foegele skated 5:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Connolly–Carpenter–Kampf skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Drouin–Kotkaniemi skated 11:27 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 MTL: Staal–Perry–Lehkonen skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Toffoli–Evans–Suzuki skated 9:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Pitlick–Dvorak–Crouse skated 7:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Grundstrom–Lizotte skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at SJS	W	46	0	.1000
Cal Petersen LAK	vs VGK	L	41	4	.902
Jonathan Bernier DET	at CAR	W	38	1	.974
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs ARI	W	37	2	.946
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	vs CHI	O	34	4	.882
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at CBJ	W	33	3	.909
James Reimer CAR	vs DET	L	29	2	.931
Robin Lehner VGK	at LAK	W	28	2	.929
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs WPG	W	26	2	.923
Jake Allen MTL	vs TOR	W	25	2	.920
Jack Campbell TOR	at MTL	L	24	3	.875
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at OTT	L	24	4	.833
Martin Jones SJS	vs ANA	L	21	4	.810
Ivan Prosvetov ARI	at COL	L	19	3	.842

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