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NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 22, 2022

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

Game recaps

Final / SO
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Ottawa Senators
2
Columbus Blue Jackets
1

Ottawa Senators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in a shootout at CBJ. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Bjorkstrand–Robinson skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Bjorkstrand–Robinson skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 20:09, +5:57 up on his 14:12 season average over 80 games.
  • •New look for CBJ: Danforth–Johnson–Sillinger skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
Final
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Seattle Kraken
3
Minnesota Wild
6

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 6–3 at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 5A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Fiala, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov) scored 3 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 6:03 together.

  • •Kevin Fiala had 5 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 21:12.
  • •Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:20.
  • •Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:12.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →
Final
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Washington Capitals
2
Arizona Coyotes
0

Washington Capitals beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0

Washington Capitals beat Arizona Coyotes 2–0 at ARI. Conor Sheary (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ARI: Ladd–Roussel–McBain skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:36.
  • •New look for ARI: Ladd–Roussel–McBain skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) played 14:29, −3:04 down on his 17:33 season average over 46 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Kevin Fiala MINvs SEA05550121:12—
Evander Kane EDMvs COL31463118:42—
Kirill Kaprizov MINvs SEA13420021:20—
Joel Eriksson Ek MINvs SEA21340118:12—
Connor McDavid EDMvs COL03303021:16—
Valeri Nichushkin COLat EDM20251024:57—
Nathan MacKinnon COLat EDM11271023:58—
Kailer Yamamoto EDMvs COL11221015:28—
Conor Sheary WSHat ARI11220012:36—
Kris Russell EDMvs COL11214516:48—
Andre Burakovsky COLat EDM02240021:16—
Jared McCann SEAat MIN02220016:27—

Line changes

  • New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Bjorkstrand–Robinson skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for CBJ: Danforth–Johnson–Sillinger skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for OTT: Tierney–Gaudette–Kastelic skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for ARI: Ladd–Roussel–McBain skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Mike Smith EDMvs COLW373.919
Philipp Grubauer SEAat MINL356.829
Filip Gustavsson OTTat CBJW341.971
Marc-Andre Fleury MINvs SEAW283.893
Karel Vejmelka ARIvs WSHL281.964
Elvis Merzlikins CBJvs OTTO261.962
Darcy Kuemper COLat EDML265.808
Vitek Vanecek WSHat ARIW190.1000

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