NHL Recaps: Friday, May 21, 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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Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home. Charlie McAvoy (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:32 together.

•Charlie McAvoy had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:18.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:12.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:32 together.

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Nashville Predators edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 in overtime at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR) faced 54 shots and stopped 49 (.907), +23 against a season average of 30.6; the loss.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 28:32.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:55.
•Ryan Ellis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 32:16.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Edmonton Oilers 1–0 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 1–0 in overtime at EDM. Paul Stastny (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WPG: Stastny–Copp–Dubois skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WPG: Stastny–Copp–Dubois skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 38 (.1000), +2 against a season average of 36.1; the win.
•Mike Smith (EDM) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +2 against a season average of 34.0; the loss.

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Colorado Avalanche rout St. Louis Blues 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 5–1 at STL. Ryan Graves (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for COL: Donskoi–Burakovsky–Compher skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Graves had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:42.
•New look for COL: Donskoi–Burakovsky–Compher skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Soderberg–Bellemare–Newhook skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% 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
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NSH	1	2	3	7	2	1	28:32	—
Ryan Graves COL	at STL	1	2	3	4	1	2	18:42	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	vs WSH	0	3	3	2	1	1	26:18	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs WSH	1	1	2	6	2	1	14:12	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	6	1	0	26:55	—
Ryan Ellis NSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	1	4	32:16	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs CAR	0	2	2	7	0	0	36:54	—
Charlie Coyle BOS	vs WSH	1	0	1	2	6	2	18:07	—
Dougie Hamilton CAR	at NSH	0	0	0	7	1	2	36:56	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at EDM	0	0	0	7	1	0	21:57	—
Luke Kunin NSH	vs CAR	0	0	0	3	5	3	26:05	—
Steven Santini STL	vs COL	0	0	0	3	8	0	16:20	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Oshie–Backstrom–Mantha skated 6:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Stastny–Copp–Dubois skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Yamamoto–Kahun skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Donskoi–Burakovsky–Compher skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Bellemare–Newhook skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	W	56	4	.929
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at NSH	L	54	5	.907
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at EDM	W	38	0	.1000
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at BOS	L	37	4	.892
Mike Smith EDM	vs WPG	L	36	1	.972
Philipp Grubauer COL	at STL	W	32	1	.969
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	L	25	4	.840
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs WSH	W	20	1	.950

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