NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 2, 2023

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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New York Rangers

Washington Capitals

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 5–2

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at WSH. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kane, Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:07 together.

•Artemi Panarin had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:52.
•K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:47.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:25.

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Boston Bruins edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout at STL. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BOS: Bertuzzi–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Schenn had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:39.
•Jordan Kyrou had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:05.
•Brandon Saad had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:13.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New York Islanders 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Jordan Martinook (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NYI: Parise–Bailey–Pageau skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Parise–Bailey–Pageau skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +5 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.
•New look for NYI: Lee–Fasching–Horvat skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Bayreuther, Marchenko and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:16 together.

•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:55.
•Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:27.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Bayreuther, Marchenko and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:16 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rakell and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:00 together.

•Rickard Rakell had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:56.
•Brian Dumoulin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:10.
•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:02.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at TOR. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +14 against a season average of 31.1; the win.

•Dylan Larkin had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.
•Olli Maatta had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:36.
•Alex Nedeljkovic (DET) faced 45 shots and stopped 43 (.956), +14 against a season average of 31.1; the win.

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Winnipeg Jets rout New Jersey Devils 6–1

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 6–1 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:48 together.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:37.
•Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:34.
•Blake Wheeler had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:47.

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Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 5–4

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 5–4 at home. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CGY won it by committee.

•Frank Vatrano had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:37.
•Maxime Comtois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:15.
•Nick Ritchie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at VAN. Alex Iafallo (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Arvidsson and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:05 together.

•Alex Iafallo had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:13.
•Arthur Kaliyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 13:46.
•Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:26.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Larkin DET	at TOR	3	0	3	5	1	0	18:32	—
Frank Vatrano ANA	at CGY	2	1	3	3	0	1	17:37	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs BOS	0	3	3	3	3	1	19:39	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at WSH	0	3	3	3	0	0	16:52	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	vs PHI	2	0	2	6	2	0	14:56	—
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs NJD	2	0	2	5	0	0	15:37	—
Alex Iafallo LAK	at VAN	2	0	2	4	0	2	17:13	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs BOS	2	0	2	3	2	1	23:05	—
Arthur Kaliyev LAK	at VAN	1	1	2	7	1	0	13:46	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	0	2	21:55	—
Nick Ritchie CGY	vs ANA	1	1	2	3	2	0	14:54	—
K'Andre Miller NYR	at WSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:47	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Bertuzzi–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Parise–Bailey–Pageau skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Fasching–Horvat skated 9:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Foudy–Johnson skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Copp–Raymond–Kasper skated 11:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Chiasson–Erne–Suter skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic DET	at TOR	W	45	2	.956
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CGY	L	41	5	.878
Linus Ullmark BOS	at STL	W	38	3	.921
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at CAR	L	35	2	.943
Darcy Kuemper WSH	vs NYR	L	34	5	.853
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs PHI	W	33	2	.939
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NJD	W	32	1	.969
Jordan Binnington STL	vs BOS	O	31	3	.903
Samuel Ersson PHI	at PIT	L	30	3	.900
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at WSH	W	28	2	.929
Jon Gillies CBJ	vs OTT	W	27	3	.889
Joonas Korpisalo LAK	at VAN	W	25	1	.960
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs LAK	L	24	3	.875
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NYI	W	22	1	.955
Cam Talbot OTT	at CBJ	O	22	4	.818
Vitek Vanecek NJD	at WPG	L	21	4	.810
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs DET	L	16	2	.875
Dan Vladar CGY	vs ANA	W	13	2	.846
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs ANA	—	9	2	.778
Matt Murray TOR	vs DET	—	7	2	.714
Mackenzie Blackwood NJD	at WPG	—	6	2	.667

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