NHL Recaps: Sunday, May 23, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Carolina Hurricanes

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Luke Kunin (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Brock McGinn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:20.
•Luke Kunin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:16.
•Jordan Martinook had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:44.

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Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL won it by committee.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:18.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:16.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:23.

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Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at WSH. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–Sheary skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Patrice Bergeron had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:53.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:55.
•Mike Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:17.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Edmonton Oilers 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 in overtime at home. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG won it by committee.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 28:00.
•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:52.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:46.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at WPG	2	1	3	6	3	2	28:00	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at WPG	0	3	3	4	1	2	25:52	—
Luke Kunin NSH	vs CAR	2	0	2	6	4	2	25:16	—
Brock McGinn CAR	at NSH	2	0	2	4	3	0	21:20	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	vs COL	2	0	2	4	1	2	18:18	—
Patrice Bergeron BOS	at WSH	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:53	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs EDM	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:46	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at WSH	1	1	2	4	1	0	16:55	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	2	21:16	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	21:31	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	0	22:23	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	4	3	28:16	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Oshie–Eller–Sheary skated 7:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	W	61	3	.951
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs EDM	W	48	4	.917
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	at NSH	L	43	4	.907
Tuukka Rask BOS	at WSH	W	41	1	.976
Mike Smith EDM	at WPG	L	37	5	.865
Jordan Binnington STL	vs COL	L	32	3	.906
Philipp Grubauer COL	at STL	W	20	2	.900
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs BOS	L	19	3	.842

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