NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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

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Calgary Flames

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at home. Tyler Myers (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VAN: Boyd–Vesey–Lockwood skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:31.
•Travis Hamonic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:09.
•Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:14.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Islanders 2–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +17 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.

•Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +17 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.
•New look for PIT: Blueger–Tanev–Aston-Reese skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.2; the win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at FLA. Ondrej Palat (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Barkov–Marchment skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:52.
•New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Barkov–Marchment skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 14:06 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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Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Alex Tuch (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Tuch skated 13:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:10.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Tuch skated 13:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tomas Nosek (VGK) played 1:12, −12:07 down on his 13:19 season average over 37 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Tuch VGK	vs MIN	2	0	2	5	2	1	18:10	—
Tyler Myers VAN	vs CGY	1	1	2	3	0	1	20:14	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:31	—
Travis Hamonic VAN	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:09	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	at FLA	1	1	2	1	5	3	17:52	—
Mathew Dumba MIN	at VGK	1	0	1	4	0	8	22:26	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at VGK	0	0	0	8	5	1	17:09	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs NYI	0	0	0	7	5	0	18:41	—
Scott Mayfield NYI	at PIT	0	0	0	7	0	4	19:20	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at VGK	0	0	0	4	9	0	18:10	—
Leo Komarov NYI	at PIT	0	0	0	2	6	2	15:26	—
Ryan Reaves VGK	vs MIN	0	0	0	0	10	0	9:03	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Boyd–Vesey–Lockwood skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Blueger–Tanev–Aston-Reese skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Zucker–Gaudreau–Rodrigues skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Barkov–Marchment skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Palat–Kucherov–Point skated 14:06 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 TBL: Killorn–Stamkos–Cirelli skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Stephenson–Tuch skated 13:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at PIT	L	45	2	.956
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CGY	W	40	2	.950
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYI	W	38	1	.974
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs MIN	W	35	1	.971
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	W	33	1	.970
Chris Driedger FLA	vs TBL	L	28	2	.929
Cam Talbot MIN	at VGK	L	28	3	.893
Louis Domingue CGY	at VAN	L	23	3	.870

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