NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

New York Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 4–3 in overtime at NYR. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 35:07.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 36:23.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 30:53.

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Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at FLA. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

•Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.
•Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) played 13:59, −3:04 down on his 17:03 season average over 9 games.
•Nic Dowd (WSH) played 8:44, −4:07 down on his 12:51 season average over 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Nashville Predators 7–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 7–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:23.
•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:34.
•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:15.

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Calgary Flames edge Dallas Stars 1–0

Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 1–0 at home. Elias Lindholm (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. John Klingberg (DAL) played 7:23, −13:33 down on his 20:56 season average over 6 games.

•John Klingberg (DAL) played 7:23, −13:33 down on his 20:56 season average over 6 games.
•Rasmus Andersson (CGY) played 8:33, −14:36 down on his 23:09 season average over 11 games.
•Chris Tanev (CGY) played 25:51, +7:10 up on his 18:41 season average over 7 games.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs NSH	2	1	3	6	1	1	17:23	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at NYR	1	2	3	9	3	2	35:07	—
Cale Makar COL	vs NSH	1	2	3	2	1	2	22:34	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs NSH	0	3	3	2	3	1	17:15	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	at NYR	2	0	2	8	0	1	36:23	—
Matt Duchene NSH	at COL	2	0	2	4	2	0	16:06	—
Chris Kreider NYR	vs PIT	1	1	2	6	4	2	30:53	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at NYR	1	1	2	6	2	0	35:42	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs NSH	1	1	2	5	6	1	18:13	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at NYR	0	2	2	7	1	2	34:49	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs PIT	0	2	2	3	3	0	32:32	—
Mikael Granlund NSH	at COL	0	2	2	2	5	1	19:15	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	L	83	4	.952
Casey DeSmith PIT	at NYR	—	51	3	.941
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WSH	L	37	3	.919
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at FLA	W	32	2	.938
Connor Ingram NSH	at COL	—	32	2	.938
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CGY	L	26	1	.962
Darcy Kuemper COL	vs NSH	W	25	2	.920
Louis Domingue PIT	at NYR	W	17	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs DAL	W	16	0	.1000
David Rittich NSH	at COL	L	13	5	.615

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