NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 28, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Washington Capitals

New York Islanders

New York Islanders rout Washington Capitals 5–1

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Nelson, Pageau, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Mathew Barzal had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:07.
•Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:23.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:32.

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Boston Bruins rout Buffalo Sabres 5–0

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–0 at home. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Hall, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:45 together.

•Patrice Bergeron had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 15:43.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:49.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:33.

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Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 4–0 at OTT. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Carter Verhaeghe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:01.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:14.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at home. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CAR: Martinook–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:09.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:29.
•Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:25.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic and Bean) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:18 together.

•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:41.
•Steven Stamkos had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:33.
•Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:37.

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Minnesota Wild edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at home. Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CGY: Lucic–Ritchie–Carpenter skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Frederick Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:42.
•Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:45.
•Nikita Zadorov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:07.

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Nashville Predators edge Colorado Avalanche 5–4 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–4 in a shootout at COL. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:07 together.

•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:53.
•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 28:06.
•Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:00.

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Edmonton Oilers edge San Jose Sharks 5–4 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–4 in overtime at home. Noah Gregor (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 44 shots and stopped 40 (.909), +13 against a season average of 31.0; the win.

•Noah Gregor had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:36.
•Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:32.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:19 together.

•Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:43.
•Elias Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:07.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Chiasson, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:19 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrice Bergeron BOS	vs BUF	3	1	4	4	0	0	15:43	—
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CAR	vs NJD	1	2	3	1	3	0	16:09	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs WSH	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:07	—
Noah Gregor SJS	at EDM	2	0	2	6	0	1	13:36	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs LAK	2	0	2	5	1	1	18:43	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at OTT	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:01	—
Martin Necas CAR	vs NJD	1	1	2	6	0	1	19:29	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs SJS	1	1	2	5	0	4	17:32	—
Taylor Hall BOS	vs BUF	1	1	2	5	1	0	16:33	—
Roman Josi NSH	at COL	1	1	2	4	3	1	28:06	—
Mattias Ekholm NSH	at COL	1	1	2	4	2	1	21:53	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at OTT	1	1	2	4	1	1	17:14	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Beauvillier skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Martinook–Necas–Kotkaniemi skated 11:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Stepan–Niederreiter–Fast skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lucic–Ritchie–Carpenter skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Brown–Kopitar–Kempe skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Athanasiou–Iafallo–Lizotte skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
David Rittich NSH	at COL	W	46	4	.913
Mikko Koskinen EDM	vs SJS	W	44	4	.909
Linus Ullmark BOS	vs BUF	W	37	0	.1000
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs NSH	O	37	4	.892
Spencer Martin VAN	vs LAK	W	35	2	.943
Brian Elliott TBL	at CBJ	L	34	4	.882
Cam Talbot MIN	vs CGY	W	33	2	.939
Dustin Tokarski BUF	at BOS	L	32	5	.844
James Reimer SJS	at EDM	O	31	5	.839
Filip Gustavsson OTT	vs FLA	L	30	4	.867
Andrew Hammond NJD	at CAR	L	30	6	.800
Antti Raanta CAR	vs NJD	W	30	3	.900
Cal Petersen LAK	at VAN	O	29	3	.897
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs WSH	W	27	1	.963
Spencer Knight FLA	at OTT	W	27	0	.1000
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs TBL	W	27	2	.926
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at NYI	L	26	5	.808
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at MIN	O	25	3	.880
Jon Gillies NJD	at CAR	—	6	0	.1000

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