NHL Recaps: Saturday, May 8, 2021

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

Boston Bruins

New York Rangers edge Boston Bruins 5–4

New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at BOS. Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Pavel Buchnevich had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:47.
•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:21.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:40.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Buffalo Sabres 1–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 1–0 at home. Jeff Carter (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anders Bjork (BUF) played 20:17, +6:33 up on his 13:44 season average over 44 games.

•Anders Bjork (BUF) played 20:17, +6:33 up on his 13:44 season average over 44 games.
•Arttu Ruotsalainen (BUF) played 9:36, −4:39 down on his 14:15 season average over 16 games.
•Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 13:58, −3:54 down on his 17:52 season average over 32 games.

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New York Islanders rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYI: Zajac–Martin–Cizikas skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:08.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.
•Leo Komarov had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:57.

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Washington Capitals edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 in overtime at home. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Lars Eller (WSH) played 25:49, +9:42 up on his 16:07 season average over 43 games.

•Lars Eller (WSH) played 25:49, +9:42 up on his 16:07 season average over 43 games.
•Alex Lyon (PHI) faced 40 shots and stopped 38 (.950), +12 against a season average of 28.2; the overtime loss.
•New look for WSH: Oshie–Mantha–Sprong skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 at home. Alexander Wennberg (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. FLA's first power-play unit (Yandle, Huberdeau, Gusev, Barkov and Bennett) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:57 together.

•Alexander Wennberg had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:21.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:14.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:35.

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 in overtime at home. Seth Jones (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Seth Jones had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 25:45.
•Eric Robinson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:47.
•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:38.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MTL: Belzile–Lehkonen–Evans skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MTL: Belzile–Lehkonen–Evans skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Kerfoot–Engvall–Mikheyev skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Spezza–Simmonds–Brooks skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at WPG. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Artem Zub (OTT) played 26:08, +7:55 up on his 18:13 season average over 46 games.

•Tim Stützle had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 14:29.
•Connor Brown had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:57.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:00.

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Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at home. Luke Kunin (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 7:13, −16:04 down on his 23:17 season average over 51 games.

•Luke Kunin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:16.
•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:14.
•Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 7:13, −16:04 down on his 23:17 season average over 51 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Rickard Rakell (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Bonino, Spurgeon, Rask, Fiala and Kaprizov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:15 together.

•Maxime Comtois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:02.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:42.
•Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:35.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A. EDM's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:32 together.

•Connor McDavid had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 22:15.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:20.
•Darnell Nurse had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:43.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:20 together.

•Reilly Smith had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:07.
•Alex Pietrangelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:42.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:20 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, Burakovsky, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:39 together.

•Devon Toews had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:08.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:49.
•Sean Walker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:24.

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Arizona Coyotes edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SJS. Phil Kessel (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Adin Hill (ARI) faced 48 shots and stopped 44 (.917), +20 against a season average of 27.9; the win.

•Phil Kessel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.
•Christian Dvorak had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:52.
•Kevin Labanc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:39.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs VAN	1	3	4	4	0	3	22:15	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs STL	3	0	3	7	0	1	17:07	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at WPG	3	0	3	5	2	1	14:29	—
Alexander Wennberg FLA	vs TBL	3	0	3	3	1	0	21:21	—
Phil Kessel ARI	at SJS	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:30	—
Connor Brown OTT	at WPG	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:57	—
Pavel Buchnevich NYR	at BOS	0	3	3	4	0	3	20:47	—
Seth Jones CBJ	vs DET	0	3	3	2	0	2	25:45	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at BOS	2	0	2	6	2	1	19:21	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs VAN	2	0	2	6	2	0	19:20	—
Christian Dvorak ARI	at SJS	2	0	2	4	0	0	20:52	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs NJD	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:08	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Zajac–Martin–Cizikas skated 11:20 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 WSH: Oshie–Mantha–Sprong skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Belzile–Lehkonen–Evans skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Kerfoot–Engvall–Mikheyev skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Spezza–Simmonds–Brooks skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Graovac–Hawryluk–Michaelis skated 8:11 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 STL: Hoffman–Bozak–Schenn skated 5:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Adin Hill ARI	at SJS	W	48	4	.917
Alex Lyon PHI	at WSH	O	40	2	.950
Matiss Kivlenieks CBJ	vs DET	W	37	4	.892
Calvin Pickard DET	at CBJ	O	36	5	.861
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	L	35	5	.857
Thatcher Demko VAN	at EDM	L	34	4	.882
Alexei Melnichuk SJS	vs ARI	O	32	5	.844
Keith Kinkaid NYR	at BOS	—	30	2	.933
Cal Petersen LAK	vs COL	L	30	3	.900
Craig Anderson WSH	vs PHI	W	29	1	.966
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TBL	W	29	1	.966
Maxime Lagace PIT	vs BUF	W	29	0	.1000
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at NSH	L	29	2	.931
Filip Gustavsson OTT	at WPG	W	29	2	.931
Ville Husso STL	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at NYI	L	27	5	.815
Jake Allen MTL	at TOR	L	26	3	.885
Mike Smith EDM	vs VAN	W	25	3	.880
Ryan Miller ANA	at MIN	O	25	4	.840
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NJD	W	24	1	.958
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs NYR	L	23	5	.783
Michael Houser BUF	at PIT	L	23	1	.957
Jack Campbell TOR	vs MTL	W	23	2	.913
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	W	22	1	.955
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs OTT	L	22	3	.864
Cam Talbot MIN	vs ANA	W	22	3	.864
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs STL	W	21	1	.952
Jonas Johansson COL	at LAK	W	18	2	.889
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BOS	W	9	2	.778

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