NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jun 6, 2021

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

Game recaps

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Winnipeg Jets

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at home. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jeff Petry (MTL) played 16:02, −8:27 down on his 24:29 season average over 19 games.

•Joel Armia had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:09.
•Jeff Petry (MTL) played 16:02, −8:27 down on his 24:29 season average over 19 games.
•Neal Pionk (WPG) played 19:34, −7:21 down on his 26:55 season average over 7 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Colorado Avalanche 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 5–1 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for COL: Donskoi–Nichushkin–Jost skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 14:40.
•William Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:13.
•New look for COL: Donskoi–Nichushkin–Jost skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% 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
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs COL	3	0	3	7	0	0	14:40	—
Joel Armia MTL	vs WPG	2	1	3	2	0	2	15:09	—
William Karlsson VGK	vs COL	0	3	3	3	0	0	15:13	—
Artturi Lehkonen MTL	vs WPG	1	0	1	7	4	1	16:25	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs COL	0	1	1	2	3	5	25:42	—
Kiefer Sherwood COL	at VGK	0	0	0	1	8	0	8:04	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Stastny–Copp–Ehlers skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Thompson–Lewis–Vesalainen skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Donskoi–Nichushkin–Jost skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Saad–Burakovsky–Compher skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% 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	35	5	.857
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at MTL	L	32	4	.875
Carey Price MTL	vs WPG	W	27	1	.963
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs COL	W	18	1	.944

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