NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 30, 2021

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

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Winnipeg Jets

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Perry, Toffoli, Armia, Gustafsson and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:08 together.

•Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:18.
•Trevor Lewis had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:40.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:29.

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Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 3–0

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 3–0 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:10 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:04.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 28:57.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:59.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. John Hayden (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Tuch skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Tuch skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Christian Fischer (ARI) played 16:54, +4:14 up on his 12:40 season average over 51 games.
•Keegan Kolesar (VGK) played 14:14, +4:48 up on his 9:26 season average over 43 games.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 at ANA. Lias Andersson (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Kempe–Byfield skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Kempe–Byfield skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Haydn Fleury (ANA) played 21:32, +6:16 up on his 15:16 season average over 46 games.
•New look for LAK: Moore–Vilardi–Andersson skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% 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
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs WPG	2	1	3	3	0	0	17:18	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	2	0	18:04	—
Trevor Lewis WPG	at MTL	2	0	2	2	0	0	10:40	—
Cale Makar COL	vs SJS	1	1	2	7	1	3	28:57	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:59	—
Tyler Toffoli MTL	vs WPG	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:29	—
Lawson Crouse ARI	vs VGK	0	1	1	1	9	0	15:36	—
Maxime Comtois ANA	vs LAK	0	0	0	7	0	0	15:24	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Danault–Anderson–Kotkaniemi skated 13:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Burakovsky–Nichushkin–Jost skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Tuch skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Kempe–Byfield skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Moore–Vilardi–Andersson skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones SJS	at COL	L	35	2	.943
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MTL	L	34	4	.882
Jonathan Quick LAK	at ANA	W	34	1	.971
Robin Lehner VGK	at ARI	L	31	2	.935
Adin Hill ARI	vs VGK	W	25	0	.1000
John Gibson ANA	vs LAK	L	25	2	.920
Jake Allen MTL	vs WPG	W	22	3	.864
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs SJS	W	21	0	.1000

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