NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 1, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge Nashville Predators 4–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Nashville Predators 4–3 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Tage Thompson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:23.
•Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.
•Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:48.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Ross Colton (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Ross Colton had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:10.
•Nick Paul had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:14.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:26.

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New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 3–0

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 3–0 at NYR. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Copp–Panarin–Chytil skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:56.
•New look for NYR: Copp–Panarin–Chytil skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Goodrow–Hunt–Lafrenière skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at DET. Mathieu Joseph (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Brannstrom, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:36 together.

•Mathieu Joseph had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 14:38.
•Lucas Raymond had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:17.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Brannstrom, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:36 together.

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Edmonton Oilers edge St. Louis Blues 6–5 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat St. Louis Blues 6–5 in overtime at home. Evander Kane (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Evander Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:25.
•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 11 shots in 20:00.
•Pavel Buchnevich had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:35.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 5–2 at SEA. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SEA: Donskoi–Sprong–Geekie skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:04.
•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:35.
•Evgenii Dadonov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:14.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Arizona Coyotes 5–0

Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona Coyotes 5–0 at ARI. Isac Lundeström (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ARI: Galchenyuk–Carcone–Maccelli skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Isac Lundeström had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:19.
•Cam Fowler had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:15.
•Troy Terry had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:43.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mathieu Joseph OTT	at DET	3	1	4	7	0	0	14:38	—
Ross Colton TBL	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	1	0	13:10	—
Isac Lundeström ANA	at ARI	2	1	3	3	0	1	16:19	—
Evander Kane EDM	vs STL	1	2	3	4	4	0	19:25	—
Nick Paul TBL	vs CHI	0	3	3	4	0	0	13:14	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs STL	2	0	2	11	0	0	20:00	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs OTT	2	0	2	6	1	0	18:17	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	at EDM	2	0	2	6	0	1	18:35	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at SEA	2	0	2	4	0	1	22:04	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:23	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs STL	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:03	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	2	0	16:26	—

Line changes

New look for NYR: Copp–Panarin–Chytil skated 4:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Goodrow–Hunt–Lafrenière skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Ennis–White–Joseph skated 5:29 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Donskoi–Sprong–Geekie skated 10:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Sheahan–Donato–Lind skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Galchenyuk–Carcone–Maccelli skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Grant–Aston-Reese–Lundeström skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at TBL	L	42	4	.905
Mike Smith EDM	vs STL	W	36	5	.861
Juuse Saros NSH	at BUF	L	35	4	.886
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs OTT	L	31	4	.871
Mads Sogaard OTT	at DET	W	29	2	.931
Josef Korenar ARI	vs ANA	—	28	2	.929
Logan Thompson VGK	at SEA	W	28	2	.929
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at NYR	W	27	0	.1000
Ville Husso STL	at EDM	O	27	2	.926
Craig Anderson BUF	vs NSH	W	25	3	.880
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs VGK	L	24	3	.875
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CHI	W	23	2	.913
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at ARI	W	22	0	.1000
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NYI	L	18	3	.833
Jordan Binnington STL	at EDM	—	13	4	.692
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs ANA	L	9	3	.667

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