NHL Recaps: Thursday, May 20, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Florida Panthers

Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5 in overtime at TBL. Victor Hedman (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA won it by committee.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:01.
•Victor Hedman had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:21.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:19.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Islanders 5–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 5–4 at NYI. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Kris Letang had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:20.
•Scott Mayfield had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•Cal Clutterbuck had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:55.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at TOR. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jake Evans (MTL) played 7:52, −8:56 down on his 16:48 season average over 6 games.

•Jake Evans (MTL) played 7:52, −8:56 down on his 16:48 season average over 6 games.
•Carey Price (MTL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +5 against a season average of 30.6; the win.
•Morgan Rielly (TOR) played 22:37, −3:43 down on his 26:20 season average over 6 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at MIN. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +7 against a season average of 31.7; the loss.

•Mark Stone had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:12.
•Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:32.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:15.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kris Letang PIT	at NYI	1	2	3	2	3	0	24:20	—
Scott Mayfield NYI	vs PIT	1	2	3	2	2	1	17:26	—
Victor Hedman TBL	vs FLA	0	3	3	4	1	2	24:21	—
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	at TBL	0	3	3	1	1	0	20:01	—
Mark Stone VGK	at MIN	2	0	2	5	2	0	21:12	—
Cal Clutterbuck NYI	vs PIT	2	0	2	2	4	0	10:55	—
Jeff Carter PIT	at NYI	2	0	2	2	1	1	19:51	—
Reilly Smith VGK	at MIN	1	1	2	5	1	1	21:32	—
Radko Gudas FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	4	8	1	20:18	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	0	1	22:27	—
Patric Hornqvist FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	3	2	0	16:48	—
Gustav Forsling FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	2	1	3	24:30	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	L	47	6	.872
Cam Talbot MIN	vs VGK	L	39	4	.897
Carey Price MTL	at TOR	W	36	1	.972
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NYI	W	30	4	.867
Jack Campbell TOR	vs MTL	L	30	2	.933
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs PIT	L	27	5	.815
Chris Driedger FLA	at TBL	—	22	5	.773
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	at MIN	W	16	2	.875
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	W	9	0	.1000

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