NHL Recaps: Monday, May 17, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

PlayoffsFull report

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime at WSH. Garnet Hathaway (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Craig Anderson (WSH) faced 48 shots and stopped 44 (.917); the loss.

•Garnet Hathaway had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:53.
•Dmitry Orlov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:36.
•Matt Grzelcyk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:30.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 18:52, −7:41 down on his 26:33 season average over 5 games.

•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.
•Brett Pesce had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:21.
•Alexandre Carrier (NSH) played 18:52, −7:41 down on his 26:33 season average over 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939), +14 against a season average of 34.8; the loss.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:14.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:16.
•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:23.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs STL	2	1	3	6	5	0	21:14	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs STL	1	2	3	4	1	1	18:16	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	4	0	15:50	—
Garnet Hathaway WSH	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	5	2	12:53	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs STL	0	2	2	6	1	1	21:23	—
Brett Pesce CAR	vs NSH	0	2	2	3	5	2	21:21	—
Matt Grzelcyk BOS	at WSH	0	2	2	3	0	1	22:30	—
Dmitry Orlov WSH	vs BOS	0	2	2	2	0	1	23:36	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs NSH	1	0	1	8	5	0	14:54	—
Taylor Hall BOS	at WSH	1	0	1	7	0	0	17:00	—
Anthony Mantha WSH	vs BOS	0	0	0	7	2	1	17:02	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs NSH	0	0	0	7	0	0	20:04	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jordan Binnington STL	at COL	L	49	3	.939
Craig Anderson WSH	vs BOS	L	48	4	.917
Tuukka Rask BOS	at WSH	W	39	3	.923
Juuse Saros NSH	at CAR	L	37	4	.892
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	vs NSH	W	24	2	.917
Philipp Grubauer COL	vs STL	W	23	1	.957

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.