NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 19, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Carolina Hurricanes

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.

•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:23 together.
•Petr Mrazek (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the overtime loss.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Frank Vatrano (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Matteau–Laine–Texier skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 11:44.
•Anthony Duclair had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:51.
•New look for CBJ: Matteau–Laine–Texier skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 in a shootout at home. Luke Glendening (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Klingberg, Hintz and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:51 together.

•Luke Glendening had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:39.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:12.
•Alex Biega had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:30.

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Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Wyatt Kalynuk (CHI) played 1:42, −15:18 down on his 17:00 season average over 20 games.

•Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:03.
•Luke Kunin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:18.
•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:27.

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Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at CGY. Connor Brown (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Mark Giordano (CGY) played 26:10, +3:17 up on his 22:53 season average over 55 games.

•Connor Brown had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:23.
•Josh Norris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:53.
•Mark Giordano (CGY) played 26:10, +3:17 up on his 22:53 season average over 55 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jujhar Khaira (EDM) played 1:59, −10:19 down on his 12:18 season average over 39 games.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 27:00.
•Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:13.
•Jujhar Khaira (EDM) played 1:59, −10:19 down on his 12:18 season average over 39 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 5–2 at ARI. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Bonino, Spurgeon, Rask, Fiala and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:48 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:07.
•Mathew Dumba had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:34.
•Nick Bonino had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:03.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark and Theodore) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 3:34 together.

•Mark Stone had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:26.
•Max Pacioretty had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:50.
•Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:33.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs MTL	1	2	3	4	4	0	27:00	—
Frank Vatrano FLA	vs CBJ	2	0	2	7	1	1	11:44	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	0	2	23:26	—
Luke Glendening DET	at DAL	2	0	2	2	1	1	15:39	—
Connor Brown OTT	at CGY	2	0	2	2	0	0	17:23	—
Calle Jarnkrok NSH	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	2	3	23:03	—
Luke Kunin NSH	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	4	1	12:18	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs DET	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:12	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:17	—
Jesse Puljujarvi EDM	vs MTL	1	1	2	1	3	2	17:13	—
Josh Norris OTT	at CGY	1	1	2	1	0	0	17:53	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at ARI	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:07	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Matteau–Laine–Texier skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Archibald–McDavid–Puljujarvi skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (86.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Tatar–Danault–Anderson skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Dvorak–Fischer–Crouse skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Labanc–Meier–Gambrell skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	at VGK	O	40	2	.950
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at FLA	L	38	3	.921
Petr Mrazek CAR	at TBL	O	36	3	.917
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CBJ	W	36	2	.944
Thomas Greiss DET	at DAL	O	36	2	.944
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CHI	W	32	2	.938
Robin Lehner VGK	vs SJS	W	31	2	.935
Matt Murray OTT	at CGY	W	28	2	.929
Jake Allen MTL	at EDM	L	28	3	.893
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CAR	W	27	2	.926
Cam Talbot MIN	at ARI	W	24	2	.917
Mike Smith EDM	vs MTL	W	23	1	.957
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs MIN	L	23	4	.826
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at NSH	L	22	5	.773
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs DET	W	22	2	.909
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs OTT	L	19	3	.842
Malcolm Subban CHI	at NSH	—	8	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	at EDM	—	7	0	.1000

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