NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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

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New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Anders Bjork (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Michael Houser (BUF) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +13 against a season average of 35.3; the win.

•Anders Bjork had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:14.
•Cal Clutterbuck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:53.
•Victor Olofsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:53.

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New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at home. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Pavel Zacha had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.
•Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:29.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:38.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–3 at PHI. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:14.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:12.
•Marcus Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:26.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:45.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:05.
•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:40.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at VAN. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Evan Bouchard (EDM) played 20:13, +5:48 up on his 14:25 season average over 13 games.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:06.
•Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 27:56.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	at PHI	2	1	3	4	1	0	19:14	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	4	1	15:45	—
Teuvo Teravainen CAR	vs CHI	1	2	3	4	0	1	18:05	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at PHI	1	2	3	1	1	0	20:12	—
Alex DeBrincat CHI	at CAR	2	0	2	6	3	0	18:40	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at VAN	2	0	2	4	0	0	19:06	—
Pavel Zacha NJD	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	4	0	18:22	—
Anders Bjork BUF	vs NYI	2	0	2	3	2	1	21:14	—
Nino Niederreiter CAR	vs CHI	2	0	2	2	1	0	16:04	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	at VAN	1	1	2	4	1	2	27:56	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:15	—
Cal Clutterbuck NYI	at BUF	1	1	2	2	3	1	13:53	—

Line changes

New look for EDM: Chiasson–Archibald–Khaira skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Michael Houser BUF	vs NYI	W	48	3	.938
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	vs BOS	W	36	3	.917
Tristan Jarry PIT	at PHI	W	33	3	.909
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at BUF	O	31	3	.903
Brian Elliott PHI	vs PIT	L	30	6	.800
Petr Mrazek CAR	vs CHI	W	30	3	.900
Mike Smith EDM	at VAN	W	29	1	.966
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs EDM	L	27	4	.852
Collin Delia CHI	at CAR	L	26	4	.846
Jaroslav Halak BOS	at NJD	O	21	4	.810

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