NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 26, 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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Montreal Canadiens

Calgary Flames

Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Shea Weber (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Mangiapane) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:34 together.

•CGY's first power-play unit (Giordano, Gaudreau, Lindholm, Monahan and Mangiapane) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:34 together.
•New look for MTL: Perry–Anderson–Kotkaniemi skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Tatar–Danault–Caufield skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Burakovsky, Compher, MacKinnon and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:37 together.

•David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:47.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:04.
•COL's first power-play unit (Landeskog, Burakovsky, Compher, MacKinnon and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 5:37 together.

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Ottawa Senators edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for OTT: Dzingel–Tierney–Brown skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brady Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:27.
•New look for OTT: Dzingel–Tierney–Brown skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for OTT: Paul–Formenton–Pinto skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:03 together.

•Jamie Benn had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:02.
•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:03.
•Morgan Geekie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:40.

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Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at home. Erik Haula (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Jarnkrok, Johansen, Granlund and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 1:58 together.

•Erik Haula had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:13.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Jarnkrok, Johansen, Granlund and Tolvanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 1:58 together.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 39 (.975), +10 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Winnipeg Jets 6–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 6–1 at WPG. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Wheeler, Stastny, Scheifele, Appleton and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Connor McDavid had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 16:03.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:12.
•Jesse Puljujarvi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:36.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Andy Welinski (ANA) played 1:25, −14:45 down on his 16:10 season average over 12 games.

•Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:33.
•Andy Welinski (ANA) played 1:25, −14:45 down on his 16:10 season average over 12 games.
•New look for ANA: Rakell–Comtois–Lundeström skated 11:19 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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San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 6–4

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 6–4 at home. Evander Kane (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Evander Kane had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 21:44.
•Jakob Chychrun had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:25.
•Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:58.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	at WPG	3	1	4	7	0	0	16:03	—
Evander Kane SJS	vs ARI	1	3	4	7	2	0	21:44	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs CAR	1	3	4	2	1	1	19:02	—
Jakob Chychrun ARI	at SJS	2	1	3	6	2	3	24:25	—
David Perron STL	vs COL	1	2	3	2	2	0	15:47	—
Dustin Brown LAK	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	3	0	18:33	—
Michael Bunting ARI	at SJS	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:58	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:12	—
Erik Haula NSH	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:13	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs ARI	0	2	2	3	1	1	21:55	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs CAR	0	2	2	2	1	0	19:03	—
Jesse Puljujarvi EDM	at WPG	0	2	2	2	0	0	13:36	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Perry–Anderson–Kotkaniemi skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Tatar–Danault–Caufield skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Backlund–Ritchie skated 9:56 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 CGY: Nordstrom–Robinson–Ryan skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Nichushkin–Jost skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Dzingel–Tierney–Brown skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Paul–Formenton–Pinto skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Barkov–Vatrano–Acciari skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Scheifele–Copp–Appleton skated 16:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (67.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Rakell–Comtois–Lundeström skated 11:19 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 ANA: Getzlaf–Carrick–Volkov skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs FLA	W	40	1	.975
Mike Smith EDM	at WPG	W	37	1	.973
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	W	32	1	.969
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CAR	W	32	3	.906
James Reimer CAR	at DAL	O	31	4	.871
Braden Holtby VAN	at OTT	L	27	2	.926
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs VAN	W	26	1	.962
Josef Korenar SJS	vs ARI	W	25	4	.840
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs MTL	L	24	2	.917
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	L	23	6	.739
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at LAK	L	23	2	.913
Jake Allen MTL	at CGY	W	22	1	.955
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs ANA	W	22	1	.955
Adin Hill ARI	at SJS	L	22	1	.955
Jonas Johansson COL	at STL	L	20	4	.800
Chris Driedger FLA	at NSH	L	16	2	.875
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NSH	—	11	2	.818
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at SJS	—	11	4	.636
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs EDM	—	7	0	.1000

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