NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0 at BUF. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +7 against a season average of 34.4; the loss.

•Dustin Tokarski (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +7 against a season average of 34.4; the loss.
•New look for BUF: Sheahan–Rieder–Caggiula skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•David Pastrnak (BOS) played 14:29, −4:13 down on his 18:42 season average over 47 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New Jersey Devils 7–6

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 7–6 at home. Will Butcher (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PIT won it by committee.

•Will Butcher had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:21.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:28.
•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.

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New York Islanders rout New York Rangers 6–1

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 6–1 at home. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Pageau, Barzal, Beauvillier and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.
•Josh Bailey had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:06.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:20.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brady Skjei (CAR) played 8:32, −12:26 down on his 20:58 season average over 51 games.

•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:18.
•Brady Skjei (CAR) played 8:32, −12:26 down on his 20:58 season average over 51 games.
•Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +6 against a season average of 29.5; the loss.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Mason Marchment (FLA) played 5:12, −9:13 down on his 14:25 season average over 32 games.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:20.
•Anthony Duclair had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.
•Sam Bennett had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:03.

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Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Benn–Gurianov–Kero skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:19.
•Jason Dickinson had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:33.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Gurianov–Kero skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Quinn Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:15.
•Brandon Sutter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:40.
•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:44.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Andreas Athanasiou (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Andy Welinski (ANA) played 22:11, +7:45 up on his 14:26 season average over 12 games.

•Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.
•Blake Lizotte had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:25.
•Carl Grundstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:00.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs NYR	1	3	4	1	0	2	16:14	—
Josh Bailey NYI	vs NYR	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:06	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs CBJ	1	2	3	4	1	1	20:20	—
Andreas Athanasiou LAK	vs ANA	1	2	3	4	1	0	15:50	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs TOR	1	2	3	3	0	0	22:15	—
Blake Lizotte LAK	vs ANA	1	2	3	1	2	0	14:25	—
Will Butcher NJD	at PIT	0	3	3	4	0	1	20:21	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	vs CBJ	0	3	3	2	1	1	18:45	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	6	0	19:03	—
John Tavares TOR	at VAN	2	0	2	4	0	1	20:44	—
Brandon Sutter VAN	vs TOR	2	0	2	3	0	1	15:40	—
Tanner Pearson VAN	vs TOR	2	0	2	2	0	1	19:39	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Sheahan–Rieder–Caggiula skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Gusev–Barkov–Tippett skated 10:38 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 DAL: Benn–Gurianov–Kero skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Dowling–Gardner–Dellandrea skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lemieux–Wagner–Anderson-Dolan skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs BOS	L	41	2	.951
Braden Holtby VAN	vs TOR	W	40	3	.925
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CAR	L	35	3	.914
Spencer Knight FLA	vs CBJ	W	34	1	.971
Joonas Korpisalo CBJ	at FLA	L	33	5	.848
Tuukka Rask BOS	at BUF	W	32	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NJD	W	30	6	.800
David Rittich TOR	at VAN	L	28	5	.821
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NYI	L	28	6	.786
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at TBL	W	27	1	.963
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NYR	W	26	1	.962
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs DET	W	26	2	.923
Cal Petersen LAK	vs ANA	W	25	1	.960
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at LAK	L	22	4	.818
Aaron Dell NJD	at PIT	L	19	3	.842
Scott Wedgewood NJD	at PIT	—	13	4	.692
Jonathan Bernier DET	at DAL	L	12	4	.667
Thomas Greiss DET	at DAL	—	11	0	.1000

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