NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 6, 2022

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

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson and Kuznetsov) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 5:29 together.

•John Carlson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 25:02.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:49.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Winnipeg Jets 3–1 at WPG. Sam Gagner (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for DET: Gagner–Criscuolo–Hirose skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Gagner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:59.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:22.
•New look for DET: Gagner–Criscuolo–Hirose skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at home. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Chris Driedger (SEA) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 26.7; the loss.

•Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:15.
•Chris Driedger (SEA) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 26.7; the loss.
•Ryan Donato (SEA) played 17:01, +3:16 up on his 13:45 season average over 73 games.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 at VGK. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Ekman-Larsson, Miller, Horvat and Pettersson) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:08 together.

•Elias Pettersson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:07.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:17.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:53.

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Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–2 at ANA. Michael Stone (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. ANA's first power-play unit (Shattenkirk, Henrique, Fowler, Milano and Terry) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:29 together.

•Michael Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.
•Andrew Mangiapane had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:48.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
John Carlson WSH	vs TBL	2	2	4	3	1	4	25:02	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at VGK	2	2	4	3	1	0	18:07	—
Sam Gagner DET	at WPG	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:59	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	4	0	17:49	—
Michael Stone CGY	at ANA	1	1	2	2	2	1	18:39	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at WPG	0	2	2	5	1	2	21:22	—
Johnny Gaudreau CGY	at ANA	0	2	2	4	0	0	20:05	—
Andrew Mangiapane CGY	at ANA	0	2	2	3	0	2	13:48	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH	vs TBL	0	2	2	3	1	0	17:17	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at VGK	0	2	2	2	5	2	18:17	—
Oliver Ekman-Larsson VAN	at VGK	0	2	2	2	4	0	19:53	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs SEA	0	2	2	1	2	0	19:15	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Eller–Dowd–Larsson skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Gagner–Criscuolo–Hirose skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Sundqvist–Erne–Veleno skated 6:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Toninato–Svechnikov–Barron skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Pettersson skated 10:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Carrick–Milano–Lundeström skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Chris Driedger SEA	at STL	L	35	3	.914
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DET	L	34	2	.941
Thatcher Demko VAN	at VGK	W	34	1	.971
Thomas Greiss DET	at WPG	W	33	1	.970
Robin Lehner VGK	vs VAN	L	31	5	.839
Ville Husso STL	vs SEA	W	29	1	.966
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at WSH	L	28	4	.857
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs TBL	W	28	3	.893
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at ANA	W	28	2	.929
Anthony Stolarz ANA	vs CGY	L	27	3	.889

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