NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021

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

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Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Sutter–Hawryluk–MacEwen skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:39.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:12.
•Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:08.

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St. Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at MIN. Mike Hoffman (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mike Hoffman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:18.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:11.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Jason Spezza (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Jason Spezza had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:56.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:49.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:03 together.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at WPG. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:16.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:10.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:02.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:48.
•Mark Stone had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:53.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Pacioretty, Stone, Stephenson, Janmark and Theodore) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:59 together.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Grant–Deslauriers skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.
•New look for ANA: Getzlaf–Grant–Deslauriers skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Haydn Fleury (ANA) played 22:43, +7:29 up on his 15:14 season average over 46 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2

San Jose Sharks beat Arizona Coyotes 4–2 at home. Tomas Hertl (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SJS: Couture–Balcers–Leonard skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:38.
•Logan Couture had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:55.
•New look for SJS: Couture–Balcers–Leonard skated 10:21 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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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mike Hoffman STL	at MIN	2	1	3	6	0	0	13:18	—
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs COL	2	1	3	3	0	1	19:48	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs COL	1	2	3	3	0	1	20:53	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at WPG	0	3	3	5	0	0	23:16	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs VAN	1	1	2	6	0	1	14:39	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at WPG	1	1	2	4	2	1	18:10	—
Tomas Hertl SJS	vs ARI	1	1	2	4	0	1	20:38	—
Thomas Chabot OTT	vs VAN	1	1	2	3	2	2	26:12	—
Tyler Myers VAN	at OTT	1	1	2	3	2	0	21:08	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:50	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	at MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:11	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	at WPG	1	1	2	2	0	2	25:02	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Sutter–Hawryluk–MacEwen skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Perry–Armia–Kotkaniemi skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Danault–Anderson–Lehkonen skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Wheeler–Stastny–Connor skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Nichushkin–Jost skated 8:42 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 ANA: Getzlaf–Grant–Deslauriers skated 10:58 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 ANA: Terry–Comtois–Zegras skated 10:23 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 LAK: Kempe–Moore–Byfield skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Couture–Balcers–Leonard skated 10:21 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 SJS: Labanc–Gregor–True skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs COL	W	37	2	.946
Jack Campbell TOR	at MTL	W	33	1	.970
Thatcher Demko VAN	at OTT	L	32	5	.844
Cam Talbot MIN	vs STL	L	32	4	.875
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at WPG	W	30	1	.967
John Gibson ANA	at LAK	W	30	2	.933
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at SJS	L	30	3	.900
Josef Korenar SJS	vs ARI	W	30	2	.933
Jake Allen MTL	vs TOR	L	29	4	.862
Jordan Binnington STL	at MIN	W	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	L	26	2	.923
Devan Dubnyk COL	at VGK	L	25	4	.840
Marcus Hogberg OTT	vs VAN	W	22	3	.864
Cal Petersen LAK	vs ANA	L	22	3	.864

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