NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 23, 2021

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

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Boston Bruins

4

Buffalo Sabres

6

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 6–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 6–4 at home. Sam Reinhart (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

• •Sam Reinhart had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:14.
• •Steven Kampfer had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.
• •Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:19.

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Philadelphia Flyers

1

New York Rangers

4

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

New York Rangers beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:50 together.

• •Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:49.
• •Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:06.
• •Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:58.

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Nashville Predators

3

Chicago Blackhawks

1

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at CHI. Ryan Ellis (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Nikita Zadorov (CHI) played 15:50, −3:26 down on his 19:16 season average over 54 games.

• •Ryan Ellis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:51.
• •Nikita Zadorov (CHI) played 15:50, −3:26 down on his 19:16 season average over 54 games.
• •Riley Stillman (CHI) played 11:49, −3:44 down on his 15:33 season average over 20 games.

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Montreal Canadiens

2

Calgary Flames

4

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Sean Monahan (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Erik Gustafsson (MTL) played 7:12, −9:51 down on his 17:03 season average over 28 games.

• •Sean Monahan had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:30.
• •Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:14.
• •Erik Gustafsson (MTL) played 7:12, −9:51 down on his 17:03 season average over 28 games.

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Minnesota Wild

4

Los Angeles Kings

2

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Bonino, Spurgeon, Rask, Fiala and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:39 together.

• •Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:28.
• •MIN's first power-play unit (Bonino, Spurgeon, Rask, Fiala and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:39 together.
• •Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +11 against a season average of 30.5; the win.

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