NHL Recaps: Friday, May 7, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

Tampa Bay Lightning

Dallas Stars beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Dallas Stars beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for DAL: Pavelski–Hintz–Kiviranta skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 13:13.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:06.
•Joel Kiviranta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:07.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at WSH. Wade Allison (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Daniel Sprong (WSH) played 19:02, +7:33 up on his 11:29 season average over 41 games.

•Wade Allison had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:06.
•James van Riemsdyk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.
•Daniel Sprong (WSH) played 19:02, +7:33 up on his 11:29 season average over 41 games.

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit Red Wings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Valtteri Filppula (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for DET: Helm–Glendening–Brome skated 11:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Valtteri Filppula had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:53.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:22.
•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:52.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Henrique–Grant–Volkov skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:30.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:48.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:51.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at home. Nicolas Hague (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Krebs skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nicolas Hague had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:07.
•Tyler Bozak had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:28.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Krebs skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, Burakovsky, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:36 together.

•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:03.
•Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:09.
•COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, Burakovsky, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:36 together.

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Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Conor Garland (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for ARI: Kessel–Dvorak–Keller skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Conor Garland had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.
•Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:19.
•New look for ARI: Kessel–Dvorak–Keller skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 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
Joe Pavelski DAL	at TBL	2	2	4	4	1	1	13:13	—
Conor Garland ARI	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:01	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at TBL	1	2	3	2	2	0	15:06	—
Valtteri Filppula DET	at CBJ	0	3	3	1	0	0	15:53	—
Vladislav Namestnikov DET	at CBJ	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:22	—
Wade Allison PHI	at WSH	2	0	2	2	0	2	14:06	—
Cale Makar COL	at LAK	1	1	2	7	2	1	23:03	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	0	1	17:51	—
Phil Kessel ARI	at SJS	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:19	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	3	1	14:48	—
Jakub Vrana DET	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	1	0	13:52	—
Adam Henrique ANA	at MIN	1	1	2	2	0	0	13:30	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Pavelski–Hintz–Kiviranta skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Robertson skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Laughton–Aube-Kubel skated 11:33 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 PHI: Lindblom–Allison–Patrick skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Helm–Glendening–Brome skated 11:50 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: Henrique–Grant–Volkov skated 10:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Krebs skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Landeskog–Rantanen–Jost skated 13:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Moore skated 13:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Dvorak–Keller skated 12:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Bunting–Garland–Pederson skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cal Petersen LAK	vs COL	L	37	3	.919
John Gibson ANA	at MIN	O	36	4	.889
Jordan Binnington STL	at VGK	O	35	4	.886
Matiss Kivlenieks CBJ	vs DET	L	34	3	.912
Josef Korenar SJS	vs ARI	L	33	4	.879
Curtis McElhinney TBL	vs DAL	L	31	5	.839
Brian Elliott PHI	at WSH	W	30	2	.933
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs PHI	L	28	3	.893
Darcy Kuemper ARI	at SJS	W	28	2	.929
Anton Khudobin DAL	at TBL	W	27	2	.926
Kaapo Kahkonen MIN	vs ANA	W	25	3	.880
Robin Lehner VGK	vs STL	W	25	3	.880
Thomas Greiss DET	at CBJ	W	24	2	.917
Philipp Grubauer COL	at LAK	W	17	2	.882

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