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NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Minnesota Wild
4
Arizona Coyotes
1

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes 4–1 at ARI. Nico Sturm (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak, Pederson and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 1:58 together.

  • •Nico Sturm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:48.
  • •ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak, Pederson and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 1:58 together.
  • •New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Bunting–Keller skated 13:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
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San Jose Sharks
2
Vegas Golden Knights
5

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:29 together.

  • •Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:55.
  • •Mattias Janmark had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.
  • •Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:32.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
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Montreal Canadiens
4
Edmonton Oilers
3

Montreal Canadiens edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at EDM. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl–Yamamoto skated 13:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 27:10.
  • •Josh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:03.
  • •Jeff Petry had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:33.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Jonathan Marchessault VGKvs SJS22451016:55—
Connor McDavid EDMvs MTL12332027:10—
Brandon Hagel CHIvs NSH12313017:44—
Josh Anderson MTLat EDM20253116:03—
Mikael Granlund NSHat CHI11232020:43—
Vinnie Hinostroza CHIvs NSH11222015:03—
Mattias Janmark VGKvs SJS11221018:19—
Nico Sturm MINat ARI11211112:48—
Pius Suter CHIvs NSH11210017:02—
Shea Theodore VGKvs SJS02231322:32—
Kirby Dach CHIvs NSH02221017:58—
Jeff Petry MTLat EDM02212021:33—

Line changes

  • New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Bunting–Keller skated 13:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for ARI: Kessel–Dvorak–Crouse skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Draisaitl–Yamamoto skated 13:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (34.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Malcolm Subban CHIvs NSHW404.900
Cam Talbot MINat ARIW401.975
Josef Korenar SJSat VGKL394.897
Marc-Andre Fleury VGKvs SJSW332.939
Mike Smith EDMvs MTLL314.871
Juuse Saros NSHat CHIO305.833
Jake Allen MTLat EDMW253.880
Darcy Kuemper ARIvs MINL223.864

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