NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 10, 2022

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

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Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Matt Grzelcyk (BOS) played 3:11, −15:46 down on his 18:57 season average over 72 games.

•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:02.
•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:03.
•Matt Grzelcyk (BOS) played 3:11, −15:46 down on his 18:57 season average over 72 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:35.
•Rickard Rakell had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:25.
•Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

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Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Danault, Kempe, Iafallo and Durzi) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 3:06 together.

•Jared Spurgeon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:52.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:08.
•Jake Middleton had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:40.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Buffalo Sabres 5–0

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–0 at home. Ondrej Palat (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Bjork–Cozens skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:34.
•New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Bjork–Cozens skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Krebs skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +10 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.

•Jordan Staal had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:27.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.
•Jesper Fast had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:27.

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Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4

Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 at CHI. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:43.
•Jason Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:01.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:22.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at OTT. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG won it by committee.

•Brady Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:46.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:57.
•Josh Norris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:55.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jordan Staal CAR	vs ANA	3	0	3	6	1	0	16:27	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs WPG	2	1	3	8	0	0	22:46	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs NSH	2	1	3	5	1	1	20:35	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	at OTT	1	2	3	7	0	1	18:57	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at CHI	1	2	3	6	1	0	15:43	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	vs NSH	0	3	3	3	3	1	17:25	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at CHI	2	0	2	3	1	0	17:01	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs LAK	1	1	2	5	0	0	13:08	—
John Carlson WSH	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	1	1	25:02	—
Josh Norris OTT	vs WPG	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:55	—
Kirby Dach CHI	vs DAL	1	1	2	4	1	0	13:15	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at CHI	1	1	2	3	3	1	17:25	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Eller–Wilson–Mantha skated 7:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Hinostroza–Bjork–Cozens skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Okposo–Girgensons–Krebs skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson ANA	at CAR	L	42	4	.905
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CHI	W	40	4	.900
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs NSH	W	35	2	.943
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs LAK	W	34	3	.912
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at OTT	W	34	3	.912
Cal Petersen LAK	at MIN	L	33	6	.818
Linus Ullmark BOS	at WSH	L	32	3	.906
David Rittich NSH	at PIT	O	30	3	.900
Vitek Vanecek WSH	vs BOS	W	30	2	.933
Craig Anderson BUF	at TBL	L	28	5	.821
Brian Elliott TBL	vs BUF	W	28	0	.1000
Mads Sogaard OTT	vs WPG	L	25	4	.840
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs ANA	W	25	2	.920
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs DAL	L	20	5	.750
Collin Delia CHI	vs DAL	—	10	1	.900

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