NHL Recaps: Saturday, May 7, 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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Florida Panthers

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals rout Florida Panthers 6–1

Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 6–1 at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:27.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:12.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:19.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Colorado Avalanche rout Nashville Predators 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Nashville Predators 7–3 at NSH. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:22 together.

•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:02.
•Cale Makar had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:52.
•COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:22 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 7–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 7–4 at home. Evan Rodrigues (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evan Rodrigues had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 9:28.
•Mike Matheson had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:23.
•Jeff Carter had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:42.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at home. Joe Pavelski (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Klingberg, Namestnikov, Hintz and Robertson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Joe Pavelski had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:08.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Klingberg, Namestnikov, Hintz and Robertson) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:35 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at NSH	2	2	4	6	3	3	18:02	—
Evan Rodrigues PIT	vs NYR	2	1	3	5	1	0	9:28	—
Mike Matheson PIT	vs NYR	0	3	3	4	2	0	23:23	—
Cale Makar COL	at NSH	0	3	3	2	1	6	22:52	—
Joe Pavelski DAL	vs CGY	2	0	2	4	3	2	19:50	—
Jeff Carter PIT	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	0	1	13:42	—
Devon Toews COL	at NSH	1	1	2	5	0	0	21:12	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	6	1	20:27	—
Nazem Kadri COL	at NSH	1	1	2	3	1	2	19:18	—
Brock McGinn PIT	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	5	0	17:01	—
Marcus Johansson WSH	vs FLA	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:19	—
John Carlson WSH	vs FLA	1	1	2	1	4	2	23:12	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Namestnikov–Glendening–Faksa skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Ingram NSH	vs COL	L	41	6	.854
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CGY	W	41	2	.951
Louis Domingue PIT	vs NYR	W	36	4	.889
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at DAL	L	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at WSH	L	30	5	.833
Ilya Samsonov WSH	vs FLA	W	30	1	.967
Alexandar Georgiev NYR	at PIT	L	20	1	.950
Pavel Francouz COL	at NSH	W	20	2	.900
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at PIT	—	15	4	.733
Darcy Kuemper COL	at NSH	—	10	1	.900

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