NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 2, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Florida Panthers

New Jersey Devils

Florida Panthers edge New Jersey Devils 7–6 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 7–6 in overtime at NJD. Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. FLA won it by committee.

•Yegor Sharangovich had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 22:13.
•Aleksander Barkov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:27.
•Gustav Forsling had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:39.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Burakovsky–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 17:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:21.
•Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:45.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:47.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brad Marchand had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:00.
•Erik Haula had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:32.
•Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:42.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 in a shootout at TBL. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:52 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:39.
•Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:51.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:52 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 at PHI. Ivan Provorov (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TOR won it by committee.

•Ivan Provorov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:17.
•Morgan Rielly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:21.
•Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:01.

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Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at CAR. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:47.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at WPG. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +5 against a season average of 32.7; the loss.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:47.
•Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +5 against a season average of 32.7; the loss.

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St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 6–4

St. Louis Blues beat Calgary Flames 6–4 at CGY. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Justin Faulk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:00.
•Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:27.
•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:28.

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Dallas Stars edge San Jose Sharks 5–4

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 at SJS. Tyler Seguin (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Tyler Seguin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:04.
•Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:51.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	vs FLA	3	0	3	6	0	1	22:13	—
Ivan Provorov PHI	vs TOR	2	1	3	6	1	3	24:17	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	at PHI	1	2	3	6	1	0	23:21	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs MTL	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:39	—
Justin Faulk STL	at CGY	1	2	3	3	0	0	23:00	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs CBJ	1	2	3	1	3	1	19:00	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at SJS	0	3	3	2	1	0	18:00	—
Gustav Forsling FLA	at NJD	2	0	2	6	0	2	22:39	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at NJD	2	0	2	5	0	2	22:27	—
Erik Haula BOS	vs CBJ	2	0	2	2	1	0	16:32	—
Kevin Hayes PHI	vs TOR	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:01	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at WPG	1	1	2	4	0	3	22:47	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Burakovsky–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 17:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Pitlick–Suzuki–Caufield skated 14:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Deslauriers–Bjugstad–Duhaime skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Fiala–Jost skated 8:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ville Husso STL	at CGY	W	43	4	.907
Jake Allen MTL	at TBL	W	41	4	.902
Andrew Hammond NJD	vs FLA	O	41	7	.829
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at BOS	L	40	3	.925
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs PIT	W	40	2	.950
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at CAR	W	38	1	.974
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs LAK	L	38	3	.921
Tristan Jarry PIT	at COL	L	38	3	.921
Jack Campbell TOR	at PHI	W	32	3	.906
Brian Elliott TBL	vs MTL	O	31	4	.871
Carter Hart PHI	vs TOR	L	28	6	.786
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at SJS	W	28	4	.857
Cal Petersen LAK	at WPG	W	27	2	.926
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at NJD	—	25	6	.760
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CBJ	W	24	2	.917
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs STL	L	23	4	.826
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs MIN	L	19	3	.842
James Reimer SJS	vs DAL	L	15	1	.933
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs DAL	—	14	4	.714
Spencer Knight FLA	at NJD	W	6	0	.1000

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