NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 27, 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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New York Islanders

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge New York Islanders 1–0

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 1–0 at home. Daniel Sprong (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Zajac–Palmieri–Nelson skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Zajac–Palmieri–Nelson skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Bailey–Eberle–Barzal skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anthony Mantha (WSH) played 13:58, −4:14 down on his 18:12 season average over 55 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 at home. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Connor Carrick had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:58.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:41.

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New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at home. Ryan Strome (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 4:35 together.

•Ryan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:27.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 18 attempts in 4:35 together.
•Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +4 against a season average of 37.3; the loss.

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Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at PIT. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Coyle–Kuraly–Frederic skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Krejci had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:49.
•New look for BOS: Coyle–Kuraly–Frederic skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Charlie McAvoy (BOS) played 27:52, +3:57 up on his 23:55 season average over 50 games.

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 1–0 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 in a shootout at home. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 41 shots and stopped 41 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 29.5; the win.
•New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Texier–Foudy skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Namestnikov–Erne–Zadina skated 9:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–4 at CHI. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:24.
•Alex Killorn had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:26.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:53.

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Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 7–4

Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 7–4 at NSH. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 19:57.
•Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:49.
•Sam Bennett had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:19.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at DAL. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:31 together.

•Jordan Staal had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:16.
•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:42.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at NSH	2	3	5	6	1	0	19:57	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at NSH	2	1	3	6	0	0	20:49	—
Jordan Staal CAR	at DAL	2	1	3	5	3	0	17:16	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at DAL	1	2	3	2	0	1	19:42	—
Brayden Point TBL	at CHI	1	2	3	1	2	0	18:24	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at NSH	0	3	3	3	0	1	20:19	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at DAL	0	3	3	2	5	1	16:35	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	vs FLA	2	0	2	5	1	2	20:51	—
Alex Killorn TBL	at CHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:26	—
Owen Tippett FLA	at NSH	1	1	2	8	1	0	14:10	—
David Krejci BOS	at PIT	1	1	2	4	2	0	16:49	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	1	0	16:58	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Zajac–Palmieri–Nelson skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (29.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Bailey–Eberle–Barzal skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Coyle–Kuraly–Frederic skated 5:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Texier–Foudy skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Namestnikov–Erne–Zadina skated 9:55 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 CBJ: Gerbe–Matteau–MacInnis skated 6:08 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 DET: Gagner–Panik–Veleno skated 9:12 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 CAR: Teravainen–Aho–Svechnikov skated 10:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.4% 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	L	55	6	.891
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NYR	L	41	3	.927
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs DET	W	41	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at CHI	W	40	4	.900
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs BUF	W	37	1	.973
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at WSH	L	33	1	.970
Thomas Greiss DET	at CBJ	O	33	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs BOS	L	31	3	.903
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs PHI	W	30	4	.867
Anton Khudobin DAL	vs CAR	L	30	5	.833
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at DAL	W	28	1	.964
Brian Elliott PHI	at NJD	L	26	5	.808
Tuukka Rask BOS	at PIT	W	26	1	.962
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NSH	—	21	4	.810
Malcolm Subban CHI	vs TBL	L	19	4	.789
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs NYI	W	18	0	.1000
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs TBL	—	11	3	.727
Spencer Knight FLA	at NSH	W	9	0	.1000

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