NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 3, 2022

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

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Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at BUF. Anthony Duclair (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:10.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:29.
•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:24.

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Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Josh Norris (OTT) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Josh Norris had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:56.
•Mathieu Joseph had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:07.
•Nikita Zaitsev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:40.

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New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at NJD. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Pageau, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:56 together.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:01.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:13.
•Adam Pelech had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:12.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Rangers 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 4–3 in a shootout at NYR. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Martin Jones (PHI) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +13 against a season average of 32.6; the win.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:19.
•Martin Jones (PHI) faced 46 shots and stopped 43 (.935), +13 against a season average of 32.6; the win.
•New look for PHI: Thompson–Brown–Lindblom skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Washington Capitals 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at WSH. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Mantha skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:25.
•Jordan Greenway had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:14.
•Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:59.

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Arizona Coyotes edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Arizona Coyotes beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at CHI. Shayne Gostisbehere (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Kane, Jones, Strome, DeBrincat and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:56.
•Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:02.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Kane, Jones, Strome, DeBrincat and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:11 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:58 together.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:50.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:58 together.
•Tucker Poolman (VAN) played 4:25, −12:54 down on his 17:19 season average over 39 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Anaheim Ducks 6–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks 6–1 at ANA. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brett Kulak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:25.
•Tyson Barrie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:28.

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Seattle Kraken beat Dallas Stars 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat Dallas Stars 4–1 at home. Karson Kuhlman (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SEA: Rask–Gourde–Lind skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Karson Kuhlman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.
•Alexander Wennberg had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:52.
•Carson Soucy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:38.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	at NJD	3	1	4	5	5	0	19:01	—
Josh Norris OTT	vs DET	3	0	3	6	0	0	16:56	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at WSH	2	1	3	3	1	1	17:25	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at ANA	1	2	3	5	0	0	15:25	—
Tyson Barrie EDM	at ANA	1	2	3	4	0	3	17:28	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	at NJD	1	2	3	3	0	1	17:13	—
Brett Kulak EDM	at ANA	1	2	3	2	0	1	18:11	—
Adam Pelech NYI	at NJD	0	3	3	2	1	2	20:12	—
Mathieu Joseph OTT	vs DET	0	3	3	2	1	0	20:07	—
Jordan Greenway MIN	at WSH	0	3	3	1	2	1	15:14	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	at BUF	2	0	2	2	1	0	13:10	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs PHI	1	1	2	7	0	0	23:19	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Thompson–Brown–Lindblom skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Gauthier–Chytil–Lafrenière skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Atkinson–Konecny–Farabee skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (10.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Oshie–Kuznetsov–Mantha skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Backstrom–Johansson skated 7:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kessel–Carcone–Hayton skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Toews–Kubalik–Lafferty skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Dickinson–Lammikko–Lockwood skated 4:18 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 SEA: Rask–Gourde–Lind skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Sheahan–McCann–Kuhlman skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Martin Jones PHI	at NYR	W	46	3	.935
John Gibson ANA	vs EDM	L	46	6	.870
Dustin Tokarski BUF	vs FLA	L	40	5	.875
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs ARI	O	35	3	.914
Thomas Greiss DET	at OTT	L	34	3	.912
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs DET	W	32	2	.938
Mike Smith EDM	at ANA	W	32	1	.969
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at CHI	W	31	2	.935
Cory Schneider NYI	at NJD	W	30	3	.900
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs VGK	O	30	3	.900
Chris Driedger SEA	vs DAL	W	30	1	.967
Spencer Knight FLA	at BUF	W	29	3	.897
Nico Daws NJD	vs NYI	L	29	4	.862
Robin Lehner VGK	at VAN	W	28	2	.929
Jake Oettinger DAL	at SEA	L	28	3	.893
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PHI	O	26	3	.885
Cam Talbot MIN	at WSH	W	26	1	.962
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs MIN	L	18	4	.778

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