NHL Recaps: Monday, May 31, 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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Montreal Canadiens

3

Toronto Maple Leafs

1

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at TOR. Eric Staal (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Corey Perry (MTL) played 9:22, −4:45 down on his 14:07 season average over 21 games.

• •Eric Staal had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:37.
• •Corey Perry (MTL) played 9:22, −4:45 down on his 14:07 season average over 21 games.
• •New look for TOR: Thornton–Spezza–Foligno skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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New York Islanders

4

Boston Bruins

3

New York Islanders edge Boston Bruins 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime at BOS. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Krejci, Marchand, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:33 together.

• •Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:00.
• •Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:04.
• •Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:00.

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