NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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

Game recaps

Final

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Toronto Maple Leafs rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Alex Galchenyuk (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for MTL: Toffoli–Suzuki–Caufield skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:24.
•Alexander Kerfoot had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:09.
•Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:46.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Martin Necas (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Necas) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:10 together.

•Martin Necas had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:58.
•Yakov Trenin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho and Necas) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:10 together.

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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Scheduled.

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St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche

Scheduled.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Galchenyuk TOR	at MTL	1	2	3	2	1	0	12:24	—
Alexander Kerfoot TOR	at MTL	0	3	3	0	0	0	16:09	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs NSH	2	0	2	3	3	0	15:58	—
Yakov Trenin NSH	at CAR	2	0	2	2	4	0	15:42	—
Jason Spezza TOR	at MTL	1	1	2	2	1	1	12:46	—
Dougie Hamilton CAR	vs NSH	0	1	1	8	2	2	24:08	—
Steven Lorentz CAR	vs NSH	0	0	0	3	8	0	12:54	—
Josh Anderson MTL	vs TOR	0	0	0	1	7	1	14:02	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Toffoli–Suzuki–Caufield skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Byron–Anderson–Kotkaniemi skated 5:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Haula–Cousins–Tolvanen skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% 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	at CAR	L	37	3	.919
Jack Campbell TOR	at MTL	W	32	0	.1000
Carey Price MTL	vs TOR	L	27	3	.889
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR	vs NSH	W	25	2	.920

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