NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 14, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Arizona Coyotes

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at home. Nick Bonino (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Bonino, Spurgeon, Rask, Fiala and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Nick Bonino had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:42.
•Mats Zuccarello had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:02.
•Zach Parise had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:31.

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Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Mark Giordano (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Toffoli–Armia–Suzuki skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:41.
•Chris Tanev had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:45.
•New look for MTL: Toffoli–Armia–Suzuki skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Matt Murray (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.

•Thomas Chabot had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:39.
•Matt Murray (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.
•New look for OTT: Dadonov–White–Stützle skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at STL. Mike Hoffman (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Compher, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Mike Hoffman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:05.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:43.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Los Angeles Kings 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–2 at LAK. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Max Pacioretty had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:02.
•Tomas Nosek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:55.
•Trevor Moore had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.

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Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at SJS. Derek Grant (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Alexander Volkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:34.
•Derek Grant had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:08.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Silfverberg, Fowler and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:21 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mike Hoffman STL	vs COL	2	1	3	3	2	0	14:05	—
Nick Bonino MIN	vs ARI	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:42	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	at LAK	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:02	—
Tomas Nosek VGK	at LAK	1	2	3	1	0	0	14:55	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs ARI	2	0	2	3	0	1	14:02	—
Trevor Moore LAK	vs VGK	2	0	2	2	3	0	17:08	—
Zach Parise MIN	vs ARI	1	1	2	3	1	0	11:31	—
Alex Tuch VGK	at LAK	1	1	2	2	2	0	16:35	—
Derek Grant ANA	at SJS	1	1	2	2	0	2	15:08	—
J.T. Compher COL	at STL	1	1	2	2	0	1	15:22	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at STL	1	1	2	2	0	0	21:43	—
Mark Giordano CGY	at MTL	1	1	2	1	1	5	22:41	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Toffoli–Armia–Suzuki skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Dadonov–White–Stützle skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Kane–Balcers skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hertl–Labanc–Meier skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Matt Murray OTT	vs WPG	L	35	3	.914
Devan Dubnyk COL	at STL	W	34	3	.912
Jake Allen MTL	vs CGY	L	33	3	.909
Cam Talbot MIN	vs ARI	W	30	2	.933
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at OTT	W	29	2	.931
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	L	28	4	.857
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at SJS	W	28	1	.964
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at MTL	W	27	1	.963
Josef Korenar SJS	vs ANA	L	27	4	.852
Cal Petersen LAK	vs VGK	—	24	3	.875
Antti Raanta ARI	at MIN	L	22	5	.773
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at LAK	W	22	2	.909
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs VGK	L	8	3	.625

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