NHL Recaps: Friday, Jun 4, 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

Winnipeg Jets

Montreal Canadiens edge Winnipeg Jets 1–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 1–0 at WPG. Tyler Toffoli (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WPG: Wheeler–Connor–Dubois skated 14:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WPG: Wheeler–Connor–Dubois skated 14:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WPG: Perreault–Copp–Ehlers skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Gallagher–Danault–Lehkonen skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at home. Max Pacioretty (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:26 together.

•COL's first power-play unit (Donskoi, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:26 together.
•Philipp Grubauer (COL) faced 43 shots and stopped 40 (.930), +13 against a season average of 30.1; the loss.
•New look for COL: Soderberg–Bellemare–Sherwood skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% 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
Max Pacioretty VGK	vs COL	1	0	1	8	5	0	18:49	—
Alec Martinez VGK	vs COL	0	1	1	4	4	4	22:53	—
Cale Makar COL	at VGK	0	1	1	2	5	3	26:34	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at VGK	0	1	1	0	7	1	19:31	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Wheeler–Connor–Dubois skated 14:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Perreault–Copp–Ehlers skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Danault–Lehkonen skated 8:43 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 →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Vesalainen skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Harkins skated 6:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Soderberg–Bellemare–Sherwood skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Philipp Grubauer COL	at VGK	L	43	3	.930
Carey Price MTL	at WPG	W	30	0	.1000
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MTL	L	24	1	.958
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs COL	W	20	2	.900

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