NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home. Michael Raffl (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Wagner–Lazar–DeBrusk skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Wagner–Lazar–DeBrusk skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Mantha skated 15:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jakub Zboril (BOS) played 5:39, −11:42 down on his 17:21 season average over 41 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vancouver Canucks 5–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 5–0 at home. Blake Wheeler (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Toninato skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Blake Wheeler had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:25.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:34.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:16.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	TOI	PP
Blake Wheeler WPG	vs VAN	2	2	4	3	0	17:25	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	1	16:34	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs VAN	1	1	2	5	0	17:16	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Wagner–Lazar–DeBrusk skated 12:32 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Mantha skated 15:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Blidh–Hughes–Kuhlman skated 10:48 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 WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Toninato skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby VAN	at WPG	L	36	5	.861
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at WSH	L	32	2	.938
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs BOS	W	25	1	.960
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VAN	W	24	0	.1000

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