NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022

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

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Carolina Hurricanes

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at home. Nino Niederreiter (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Rasmus Asplund (BUF) played 10:37, −3:42 down on his 14:19 season average over 79 games.

•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:09.
•Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:43.
•Jordan Staal had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:43.

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Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at MTL. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•Austin Watson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:03.
•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:36.

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Florida Panthers edge Toronto Maple Leafs 7–6 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–6 in overtime at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 7 shots in 21:35.
•Mitch Marner had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 25:18.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 24:49.

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New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at NJD. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 2:17 together.

•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:13.
•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 2:17 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at PHI. Sean Kuraly (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +16 against a season average of 32.5; the win.

•Carson Meyer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:10.
•Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.
•Eric Robinson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:13.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 at PIT. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 24:27.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:41.
•Darren Helm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:57.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +20 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

•Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:54.
•Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:25.
•Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:56.

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Nashville Predators rout Minnesota Wild 6–2

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 6–2 at home. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Ryan Johansen had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 16:28.
•Philip Tomasino had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 8:52.
•Roman Josi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:16.

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Dallas Stars edge New York Islanders 3–2

Dallas Stars beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home. Noah Dobson (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +8 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.

•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:29.
•Semyon Varlamov (NYI) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +8 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.
•Josh Bailey (NYI) played 21:40, +4:51 up on his 16:49 season average over 73 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge San Jose Sharks 2–1 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 in overtime at SJS. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:02 together.

•SJS's first power-play unit (Burns, Couture, Karlsson, Hertl and Meier) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:02 together.
•New look for EDM: Hyman–Nugent-Hopkins–Yamamoto skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Brassard–Kassian–Shore skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (47.1% 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 Huberdeau FLA	vs TOR	2	3	5	7	3	0	21:35	—
Mitch Marner TOR	at FLA	2	2	4	5	2	0	25:18	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs TOR	1	3	4	3	0	1	24:49	—
Ryan Johansen NSH	vs MIN	3	0	3	7	0	1	16:28	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs TOR	2	1	3	5	2	1	19:41	—
Roman Josi NSH	vs MIN	1	2	3	3	2	2	22:16	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at MTL	1	2	3	3	2	0	16:42	—
Philip Tomasino NSH	vs MIN	1	2	3	2	1	1	8:52	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at FLA	0	3	3	8	0	2	24:41	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs MIN	0	3	3	4	1	2	17:29	—
Devon Toews COL	at PIT	0	3	3	1	0	0	24:27	—
Austin Watson OTT	at MTL	2	0	2	3	5	0	10:03	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Atkinson–Frost–Farabee skated 9:45 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 →
New look for BOS: Blidh–Studnicka–McLaughlin skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Studenic skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Radulov–Namestnikov–Kiviranta skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Hyman–Nugent-Hopkins–Yamamoto skated 12:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Brassard–Kassian–Shore skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Balcers–Gadjovich–Reedy skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	vs BOS	W	50	3	.940
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at PHI	W	49	2	.959
Juuse Saros NSH	vs MIN	W	49	2	.959
Darcy Kuemper COL	at PIT	W	45	4	.911
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at DAL	L	40	3	.925
Craig Anderson BUF	vs CAR	W	34	2	.941
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at NSH	L	32	5	.844
Mike Smith EDM	at SJS	W	32	1	.969
Jake Allen MTL	vs OTT	L	31	5	.839
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs COL	L	31	5	.839
Anton Forsberg OTT	at MTL	W	30	3	.900
Carter Hart PHI	vs CBJ	L	29	3	.897
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DET	L	28	4	.857
Jack Campbell TOR	at FLA	O	26	4	.846
James Reimer SJS	vs EDM	O	24	2	.917
Erik Kallgren TOR	at FLA	—	23	3	.870
Frederik Andersen CAR	at BUF	L	22	4	.818
Spencer Knight FLA	vs TOR	W	21	2	.905
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at NJD	W	21	1	.952
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NYI	W	21	2	.905
Nico Daws NJD	vs NYR	L	17	3	.824
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TOR	—	14	4	.714

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