NHL Recaps: Saturday, May 1, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at home. Craig Smith (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Craig Smith had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 12:15.
•David Krejci had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:40.
•Nick Ritchie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0 in a shootout at home. New look for DET: Gagner–Svechnikov–Veleno skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Gagner–Svechnikov–Veleno skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Helm–Panik–Glendening skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Danny DeKeyser (DET) played 22:49, +4:49 up on his 18:00 season average over 46 games.

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New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 3–0

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 3–0 at home. Josh Bailey (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) played 9:06, −7:50 down on his 16:56 season average over 53 games.

•Josh Bailey had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:02.
•Anthony Beauvillier had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:50.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) played 9:06, −7:50 down on his 16:56 season average over 53 games.

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New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Laughton–Lindblom–Allison skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:54.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.
•New look for PHI: Laughton–Lindblom–Allison skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 3–0 at WSH. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–Raffl skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:35.
•New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–Raffl skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Backstrom–Mantha–Sheary skated 12:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in overtime at home. Dougie Hamilton (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Grigorenko–Roslovic–Bemstrom skated 14:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Grigorenko–Roslovic–Bemstrom skated 14:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Max Domi (CBJ) played 19:34, +4:26 up on his 15:08 season average over 53 games.
•Teuvo Teravainen (CAR) played 20:18, +4:03 up on his 16:15 season average over 20 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. Tyler Toffoli (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Filip Gustavsson (OTT) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +11 against a season average of 28.2; the overtime loss.

•Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:05.
•Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:56.
•Filip Gustavsson (OTT) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +11 against a season average of 28.2; the overtime loss.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Auston Matthews (TOR) played 15:52, −5:48 down on his 21:40 season average over 51 games.

•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:52.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:37.
•Auston Matthews (TOR) played 15:52, −5:48 down on his 21:40 season average over 51 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +9 against a season average of 28.6; the overtime loss.

•Jonas Brodin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:43.
•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:46.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.

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Florida Panthers edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 at CHI. Anthony Duclair (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:36.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:30.

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Nashville Predators edge Dallas Stars 1–0 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Dallas Stars 1–0 in overtime at home. Erik Haula (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:43 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 NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:43 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 NSH: Richardson–Duchene–Haula skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anton Khudobin (DAL) faced 34 shots and stopped 33 (.971), +9 against a season average of 25.0; the overtime loss.

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Colorado Avalanche edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alexander Barabanov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:16.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:57.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 22:40.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 4A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 24:08.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:00.
•Josh Archibald had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:18.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Arizona Coyotes 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Arizona Coyotes 3–2 in overtime at ARI. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak, Fischer and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:11 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:37.
•ARI's first power-play unit (Kessel, Ekman-Larsson, Dvorak, Fischer and Keller) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:11 together.
•Christian Fischer (ARI) played 20:42, +8:06 up on his 12:36 season average over 51 games.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Los Angeles Kings 6–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 6–2 at home. Jacob Larsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Danton Heinen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:00.
•Jacob Larsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.
•Maxime Comtois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:27.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	0	4	4	4	0	0	24:08	—
Craig Smith BOS	vs BUF	3	0	3	5	2	0	12:15	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	at CHI	2	1	3	3	0	1	17:16	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CGY	1	2	3	3	2	1	22:00	—
Jacob Larsson ANA	vs LAK	1	2	3	3	0	0	20:01	—
Danton Heinen ANA	vs LAK	1	2	3	2	0	0	12:00	—
Josh Bailey NYI	vs NYR	0	3	3	1	0	2	14:02	—
David Krejci BOS	vs BUF	0	3	3	1	0	0	14:40	—
Anthony Beauvillier NYI	vs NYR	2	0	2	6	0	0	17:50	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	3	0	15:52	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at WSH	2	0	2	3	1	1	18:35	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs SJS	1	1	2	9	0	0	22:40	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Gagner–Svechnikov–Veleno skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Helm–Panik–Glendening skated 6:47 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 →
New look for NYR: Blackwell–Chytil–Kakko skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Lindblom–Allison skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Aube-Kubel–Patrick skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–Raffl skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Backstrom–Mantha–Sheary skated 12:00 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 PIT: Sceviour–Gaudreau–Lafferty skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Grigorenko–Roslovic–Bemstrom skated 14:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Paul–Amadio–Pinto skated 5:04 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 VAN: Boyd–Vesey–MacEwen skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Bjugstad–Rask–Fiala skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Johansen–Forsberg–Tolvanen skated 10:43 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 NSH: Richardson–Duchene–Haula skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Puljujarvi–McLeod skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Brassard–Chaput–Pederson skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Josef Korenar SJS	at COL	L	44	4	.909
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs FLA	L	42	5	.881
Filip Gustavsson OTT	at MTL	O	39	3	.923
Jordan Binnington STL	at MIN	O	38	4	.895
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CHI	W	35	4	.886
Anton Khudobin DAL	at NSH	O	34	1	.971
Darcy Kuemper ARI	vs VGK	O	34	3	.912
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CAR	O	33	2	.939
Thomas Greiss DET	vs TBL	W	33	0	.1000
Cal Petersen LAK	at ANA	L	33	6	.818
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at PHI	W	32	1	.969
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	vs CBJ	W	32	1	.969
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs STL	W	31	3	.903
Mike Smith EDM	vs CGY	W	30	1	.967
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at BOS	L	29	3	.897
Thatcher Demko VAN	at TOR	L	29	4	.862
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NYR	W	28	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs DAL	W	28	0	.1000
Jack Campbell TOR	vs VAN	W	27	1	.963
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at EDM	L	27	2	.926
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs PIT	L	26	3	.885
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at NYI	L	25	3	.880
Devan Dubnyk COL	vs SJS	W	25	3	.880
Ryan Miller ANA	vs LAK	W	25	2	.920
Tristan Jarry PIT	at WSH	W	24	0	.1000
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs OTT	W	23	2	.913
Brian Elliott PHI	vs NJD	L	21	4	.810
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at ARI	W	21	2	.905
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs BUF	W	19	2	.895
Curtis McElhinney TBL	at DET	O	15	0	.1000
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at BOS	—	14	3	.786

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