NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 15, 2022

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

Game recaps

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New York Islanders

Montreal Canadiens

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 3–0

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 3–0 at MTL. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 31.6; the win.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:02.
•Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 44 shots and stopped 44 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 31.6; the win.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Evans–Pitlick skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Winnipeg Jets 6–1

Florida Panthers beat Winnipeg Jets 6–1 at home. Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for WPG: Toninato–Harkins–Svechnikov skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:28.
•Claude Giroux had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:12.
•Gustav Forsling had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:25.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA	vs WPG	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:28	—
Claude Giroux FLA	vs WPG	0	3	3	0	1	0	16:12	—
Gustav Forsling FLA	vs WPG	2	0	2	6	1	2	22:25	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at MTL	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:02	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs WPG	0	2	2	0	0	1	15:00	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs WPG	0	1	1	7	2	0	16:47	—
Kieffer Bellows NYI	at MTL	0	1	1	1	6	2	14:23	—
Adam Lowry WPG	at FLA	0	0	0	1	8	1	15:56	—
Radko Gudas FLA	vs WPG	0	0	0	0	5	4	20:30	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Armia–Evans–Pitlick skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Byron–Pezzetta–Poehling skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Gallagher–Dvorak skated 9:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Toninato–Harkins–Svechnikov skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 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%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MTL	W	44	0	.1000
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WPG	W	31	1	.968
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at FLA	L	26	4	.846
Carey Price MTL	vs NYI	L	19	2	.895
Eric Comrie WPG	at FLA	—	17	2	.882

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