NHL Recaps: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Edmonton Oilers

Montreal Canadiens

Edmonton Oilers edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at MTL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM won it by committee.

•Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:28.
•Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:06.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:25.

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Ottawa Senators edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at home. Jake Muzzin (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Thornton, Spezza, Muzzin, Simmonds and Kerfoot) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:40 together.

•Jake Muzzin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:13.
•Nikita Zaitsev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:27.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Thornton, Spezza, Muzzin, Simmonds and Kerfoot) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:40 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 6–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 6–0 at SJS. Dylan Sikura (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Dylan Sikura had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:09.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:54.
•Keegan Kolesar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:12.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Los Angeles Kings 6–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 6–0 at home. J.T. Compher (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, Burakovsky, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:47 together.

•J.T. Compher had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:16.
•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:37.

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St. Louis Blues rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for STL: Hoffman–Kostin–Thomas skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:27.
•Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:21.
•New look for STL: Hoffman–Kostin–Thomas skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% 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
J.T. Compher COL	vs LAK	3	0	3	3	0	1	16:16	—
David Perron STL	vs MIN	1	2	3	4	0	0	13:27	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs LAK	0	3	3	3	0	1	14:57	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs EDM	2	0	2	4	2	2	17:28	—
Dylan Sikura VGK	at SJS	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:09	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs EDM	1	1	2	5	0	0	16:25	—
Torey Krug STL	vs MIN	1	1	2	4	4	0	19:21	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs LAK	1	1	2	4	2	0	16:37	—
William Carrier VGK	at SJS	1	1	2	3	3	3	13:47	—
Jake Muzzin TOR	at OTT	1	1	2	3	2	3	20:13	—
Nikita Zaitsev OTT	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	0	4	24:27	—
Alex Chiasson EDM	at MTL	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:06	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Galchenyuk–Marner–Matthews skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Foligno–Tavares–Nylander skated 8:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Hoffman–Kostin–Thomas skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexei Melnichuk SJS	vs VGK	L	44	6	.864
Cal Petersen LAK	at COL	L	37	6	.838
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs TOR	W	33	3	.909
Ville Husso STL	vs MIN	W	31	0	.1000
Mike Smith EDM	at MTL	W	29	3	.897
Frederik Andersen TOR	at OTT	O	28	4	.857
Cam Talbot MIN	at STL	L	27	4	.852
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs EDM	O	22	4	.818
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at SJS	W	19	0	.1000
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs LAK	W	18	0	.1000

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