NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 12, 2022

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

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Boston Bruins

St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins 4–2 at BOS. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. STL's first power-play unit (Perron, O'Reilly, Schenn, Krug and Kyrou) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:27 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:47.
•David Perron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:28.
•Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:04.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at TOR. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Rasmus Asplund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:51.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:33.
•Alex Tuch had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:00.

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Florida Panthers edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at home. Anthony Duclair (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. John Gibson (ANA) faced 55 shots and stopped 52 (.945), +23 against a season average of 31.9; the overtime loss.

•Anthony Duclair had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:29.
•Derek Grant had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:19.
•John Gibson (ANA) faced 55 shots and stopped 52 (.945), +23 against a season average of 31.9; the overtime loss.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 4–2 at NYR. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Justin Braun (NYR) played 13:25, −6:13 down on his 19:38 season average over 68 games.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:21.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:31.
•Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:40.

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Washington Capitals rout Philadelphia Flyers 9–2

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 9–2 at home. Justin Schultz (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Justin Schultz had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:22.
•James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:27.
•Lars Eller had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:24.

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New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in a shootout at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYI won it by committee.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 22:04.
•Josh Bailey had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:01.
•Zach Parise had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:48.

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Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at DET. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Sundqvist, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Tim Stützle had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:57.
•Austin Watson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:34.
•DET's first power-play unit (Sundqvist, Bertuzzi, Larkin, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:55 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Barrie, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.
•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:09.
•Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:34.

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Nashville Predators edge San Jose Sharks 1–0 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 1–0 in overtime at home. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +12 against a season average of 29.3; the overtime loss.

•Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 41 shots and stopped 40 (.976), +12 against a season average of 29.3; the overtime loss.
•Jonathan Dahlen (SJS) played 7:33, −6:21 down on his 13:54 season average over 60 games.
•Filip Forsberg (NSH) played 21:10, +3:07 up on his 18:03 season average over 68 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at CHI. Blake Lizotte (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Blake Lizotte had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:39.
•Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:23.
•Taylor Raddysh had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:10.

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Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 5–3

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 5–3 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Donato–Beniers skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:50.
•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:03.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:25.

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Dallas Stars edge Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0

Dallas Stars beat Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Vladislav Namestnikov (DAL) played 3:58, −10:50 down on his 14:48 season average over 74 games.

•Vladislav Namestnikov (DAL) played 3:58, −10:50 down on his 14:48 season average over 74 games.
•Cal Foote (TBL) played 6:52, −6:22 down on his 13:14 season average over 55 games.
•Denis Gurianov (DAL) played 18:00, +3:52 up on his 14:08 season average over 72 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in overtime at home. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:30.
•Shea Theodore had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 26:11.
•Alec Martinez had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:36.

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New Jersey Devils rout Arizona Coyotes 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Arizona Coyotes 6–2 at ARI. Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Yegor Sharangovich had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:34.
•Nico Hischier had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.
•Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:57.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Tkachuk CGY	vs SEA	3	0	3	6	0	0	18:50	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at NYI	2	1	3	7	0	0	22:04	—
Yegor Sharangovich NJD	at ARI	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:34	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at DET	2	1	3	2	2	2	18:57	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs VGK	1	2	3	5	2	0	21:30	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NYR	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:21	—
Justin Schultz WSH	vs PHI	0	3	3	1	0	1	19:22	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at ARI	0	3	3	1	0	0	21:03	—
Anthony Duclair FLA	vs ANA	2	0	2	8	0	0	18:29	—
Shea Theodore VGK	at VAN	2	0	2	8	0	0	26:11	—
Zach Parise NYI	vs PIT	2	0	2	5	0	1	16:48	—
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at BOS	2	0	2	5	1	0	17:47	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Milano–Aston-Reese–Lundeström skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Donato–Beniers skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% 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 FLA	O	55	3	.945
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PIT	W	47	4	.915
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs VGK	W	45	4	.911
Ville Husso STL	at BOS	W	41	2	.951
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at NSH	O	41	1	.976
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs NJD	L	38	6	.842
Casey DeSmith PIT	at NYI	O	37	4	.892
Collin Delia CHI	vs LAK	L	35	4	.886
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs STL	L	30	4	.867
Thomas Greiss DET	vs OTT	L	30	2	.933
Frederik Andersen CAR	at NYR	W	30	2	.933
Chris Driedger SEA	at CGY	L	30	4	.867
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DAL	L	29	1	.966
Cam Talbot MIN	vs EDM	W	28	1	.964
Erik Kallgren TOR	vs BUF	L	27	4	.852
Martin Jones PHI	at WSH	—	27	6	.778
Robin Lehner VGK	at VAN	O	27	5	.815
Craig Anderson BUF	at TOR	W	26	2	.923
Anton Forsberg OTT	at DET	W	25	1	.960
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs TBL	W	25	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs SJS	W	25	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs ANA	W	24	2	.917
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CAR	L	24	3	.875
Mikko Koskinen EDM	at MIN	L	23	5	.783
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs PHI	W	21	2	.905
Nico Daws NJD	at ARI	W	21	2	.905
Jonathan Quick LAK	at CHI	W	20	2	.900
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs SEA	—	15	3	.800
Carter Hart PHI	at WSH	L	10	3	.700
Dan Vladar CGY	vs SEA	W	7	0	.1000

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