NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 14, 2022

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

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Ottawa Senators

Boston Bruins

Ottawa Senators edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at BOS. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Brannstrom, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:29 together.

•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:35.
•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:08.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Norris, Brannstrom, Batherson, Tkachuk and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 6:29 together.

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St. Louis Blues rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at BUF. Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) led the scoring with 3G 2A. Colton Parayko (STL) played 15:06, −8:34 down on his 23:40 season average over 79 games.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 4 shots in 13:42.
•Robert Thomas had 5 assists (5 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.
•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:22.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Washington Capitals 7–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Washington Capitals 7–3 at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•John Tavares had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:04.
•Ilya Mikheyev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:13.
•Michael Bunting had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:41.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Adam Henrique (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL won it by committee.

•Adam Henrique had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:43.
•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:23.
•Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:40.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for NYI: Parise–Barzal–Bellows skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:29.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:21.
•Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:42.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at CAR. Moritz Seider (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +16 against a season average of 30.4; the win.

•Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 46 shots and stopped 46 (.1000), +16 against a season average of 30.4; the win.
•New look for CAR: Martinook–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Veleno–Zadina skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Nashville Predators 4–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 4–0 at NSH. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Kane, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl and McDavid) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:57 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:38.
•Connor McDavid had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:52.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:15.

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Minnesota Wild edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at DAL. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +5 against a season average of 30.9; the win.

•Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:43.
•Frederick Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:02.
•Jason Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:14.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in a shootout at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:59.
•Alex DeBrincat had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 23:25.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.

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Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:32 together.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:25.
•COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:32 together.
•Michael McLeod (NJD) played 10:02, −3:20 down on his 13:22 season average over 76 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Calgary Flames 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 6–1 at CGY. William Karlsson (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.
•William Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:17.
•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:05.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Arizona Coyotes 7–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Arizona Coyotes 7–1 at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 0G 5A. New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Hayton–Maccelli skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•J.T. Miller had 5 assists (5 points) in 18:46.
•Vasily Podkolzin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:57.
•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:22.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Vladimir Tarasenko STL	at BUF	3	2	5	4	1	1	13:42	—
Robert Thomas STL	at BUF	0	5	5	1	0	0	15:28	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs ARI	0	5	5	0	0	1	18:46	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs NYI	2	2	4	3	0	0	22:29	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at NSH	3	0	3	4	0	0	18:38	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at DAL	2	1	3	5	0	0	17:43	—
Vasily Podkolzin VAN	vs ARI	2	1	3	2	1	0	16:57	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at BOS	1	2	3	5	1	0	18:35	—
Patrick Kane CHI	vs SJS	1	2	3	4	0	3	24:59	—
William Karlsson VGK	at CGY	1	2	3	4	1	0	15:17	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs NYI	1	2	3	3	1	2	22:21	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at CGY	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:19	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Haula–Hall–Froden skated 10:32 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 NYI: Parise–Barzal–Bellows skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Martinook–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Bertuzzi–Veleno–Zadina skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Cousins–Kunin–Glass skated 4:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Schmaltz–Hayton–Maccelli skated 12:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55% 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	at CAR	W	46	0	.1000
Anton Forsberg OTT	at BOS	W	42	2	.952
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYI	W	39	3	.923
Kevin Lankinen CHI	vs SJS	W	37	4	.892
Jordan Binnington STL	at BUF	W	37	2	.946
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	at DAL	W	36	2	.944
Logan Thompson VGK	at CGY	W	36	1	.972
James Reimer SJS	at CHI	O	32	4	.875
Juuse Saros NSH	vs EDM	L	32	4	.875
Anthony Stolarz ANA	at TBL	O	31	4	.871
Mike Smith EDM	at NSH	W	30	0	.1000
Andrew Hammond NJD	at COL	L	30	3	.900
Craig Anderson BUF	vs STL	L	27	5	.815
Scott Wedgewood DAL	vs MIN	O	27	3	.889
Pavel Francouz COL	vs NJD	W	27	1	.963
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PIT	L	26	4	.846
Jack Campbell TOR	vs WSH	W	25	3	.880
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs OTT	L	24	3	.875
Antti Raanta CAR	vs DET	L	22	3	.864
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs ARI	W	22	1	.955
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at VAN	L	22	6	.727
Ilya Samsonov WSH	at TOR	L	19	4	.789
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs VGK	L	17	4	.765
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at TOR	—	13	3	.769
Brian Elliott TBL	vs ANA	W	13	0	.1000
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs ANA	—	13	3	.769
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs OTT	—	8	0	.1000
Dan Vladar CGY	vs VGK	—	8	2	.750
Harri Sateri ARI	at VAN	—	5	1	.800

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