NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 21, 2022

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

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Philadelphia Flyers

Montreal Canadiens

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at MTL. James van Riemsdyk (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for MTL: Evans–Pitlick–Harvey-Pinard skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•James van Riemsdyk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 14:41.
•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:57.
•Bobby Brink had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:00.

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Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Mason Marchment (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Giroux, Huberdeau, Duclair, Barkov and Reinhart) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:22 together.

•Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:36.
•Jonathan Huberdeau had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:14.
•Pius Suter had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:59.

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Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Victor Olofsson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for NJD: Tatar–Boqvist–Mercer skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Victor Olofsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:24.
•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:04.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:12.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Boston Bruins 4–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins 4–0 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 52 shots and stopped 52 (.1000), +22 against a season average of 29.6; the win.

•Jake Guentzel had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:29.
•Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 52 shots and stopped 52 (.1000), +22 against a season average of 29.6; the win.
•Jeff Carter (PIT) played 13:34, −4:10 down on his 17:44 season average over 75 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 4–2 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Eric Comrie (WPG) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +16 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:22.
•Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:59.
•Eric Comrie (WPG) faced 45 shots and stopped 42 (.933), +16 against a season average of 28.9; the loss.

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New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6–3

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6–3 at NYI. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Andrew Copp had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:16.
•Artemi Panarin had 4 assists (4 points) in 14:59.
•Adam Fox had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:10.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Toronto Maple Leafs 8–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–1 at home. Alex Killorn (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Perry, Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman and Kucherov) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Alex Killorn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:46.
•Ross Colton had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:26.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:24.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:20.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:42.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:03.

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Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 4–2

Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 4–2 at home. Andrew Mangiapane (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Raffl skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:54.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:24.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Raffl skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Kane, Jones, Strome, DeBrincat and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:18 together.

•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:40.
•Alexander Edler had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:19.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Kane, Jones, Strome, DeBrincat and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:18 together.

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St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at SJS. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SJS: Viel–Chmelevski–Reedy skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.
•New look for SJS: Viel–Chmelevski–Reedy skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nicolas Meloche (SJS) played 21:48, +5:01 up on his 16:47 season average over 49 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	at NYI	0	4	4	0	0	0	14:59	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs BOS	3	0	3	5	1	0	19:29	—
Andrew Copp NYR	at NYI	3	0	3	3	0	0	13:16	—
Alex Killorn TBL	vs TOR	2	1	3	6	3	0	18:46	—
James van Riemsdyk PHI	at MTL	2	1	3	6	2	0	14:41	—
Ross Colton TBL	vs TOR	2	1	3	4	2	1	15:26	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs TOR	1	2	3	4	2	1	18:09	—
Ondrej Palat TBL	vs TOR	1	2	3	4	3	0	16:24	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs VAN	1	2	3	4	0	0	20:20	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs VAN	1	2	3	3	0	0	19:42	—
Victor Olofsson BUF	at NJD	0	3	3	2	0	0	13:24	—
Adam Fox NYR	at NYI	0	3	3	1	0	1	21:10	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Evans–Pitlick–Harvey-Pinard skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Perreault–Pitlick–Poehling skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Hornqvist–Marchment–Lundell skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Tatar–Boqvist–Mercer skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Benn–Seguin–Raffl skated 9:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Faksa–Studenic–Kiviranta skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Viel–Chmelevski–Reedy skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs BOS	W	52	0	.1000
Eric Comrie WPG	at CAR	L	45	3	.933
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs TOR	W	37	1	.973
Erik Kallgren TOR	at TBL	L	36	8	.778
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CGY	L	36	3	.917
Collin Delia CHI	at LAK	L	35	4	.886
Carey Price MTL	vs PHI	L	34	6	.824
Martin Jones PHI	at MTL	W	34	3	.912
Craig Anderson BUF	at NJD	W	31	2	.935
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at PIT	L	31	3	.903
Thatcher Demko VAN	at MIN	L	31	5	.839
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs DET	W	30	2	.933
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at NYI	W	29	3	.897
Andrew Hammond NJD	vs BUF	L	28	5	.821
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at FLA	L	27	5	.815
James Reimer SJS	vs STL	L	27	2	.926
Cam Talbot MIN	vs VAN	W	24	3	.875
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NYR	L	23	6	.739
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs DAL	W	23	2	.913
Antti Raanta CAR	vs WPG	W	22	2	.909
Jordan Binnington STL	at SJS	W	21	1	.952
Jonathan Quick LAK	vs CHI	W	16	1	.938
Kevin Lankinen CHI	at LAK	—	1	0	.1000

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