NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 4, 2023

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 at home. Brandon Montour (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:09 together.

•Brandon Montour had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:13.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin and Cozens) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:09 together.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:10 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Zachary Aston-Reese (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939); the loss.

•Zachary Aston-Reese had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:06.
•Sam Lafferty had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:09.
•Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939); the loss.

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Detroit Red Wings rout Montreal Canadiens 5–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 5–0 at MTL. David Perron (DET) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Gallagher–Evans skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Perron had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:40.
•Jordan Oesterle had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:11.
•Olli Maatta had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:31.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. Brady Skjei (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (DeBrincat, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:45 together.

•Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:53.
•Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:57.
•Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.

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New Jersey Devils rout Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 37 shots and stopped 32 (.865), +7 against a season average of 30.1; the loss.

•Dawson Mercer had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:18.
•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:35.
•Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:04.

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St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Allison–Cates–Farabee skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:07.
•Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:03.
•New look for PHI: Allison–Cates–Farabee skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Tommy Novak (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Barrie, Novak, Glass, Tomasino and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Tommy Novak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:55.
•Alex Pietrangelo had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 25:33.
•Cody Glass had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Calgary Flames 4–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Calgary Flames 4–3 at CGY. Andreas Athanasiou (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +4 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

•Andreas Athanasiou had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:10.
•Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:42.
•Lukas Reichel had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:41.

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Seattle Kraken beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Seattle Kraken beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Jordan Eberle (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Schultz, Schwartz, Sprong and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:37 together.

•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Schultz, Schwartz, Sprong and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:37 together.
•Jesper Froden (SEA) played 4:56, −5:27 down on his 10:23 season average over 13 games.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 6:05 together.

•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:41.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:01.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 6:05 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 in overtime at SJS. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 24:52.
•Kevin Labanc had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:58.
•Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) in 27:20.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs PIT	3	0	3	3	0	2	16:18	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at SJS	2	1	3	7	1	1	24:52	—
David Perron DET	at MTL	2	1	3	5	2	2	16:40	—
Tommy Novak NSH	vs VGK	2	1	3	4	1	0	18:55	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at LAK	1	2	3	2	3	0	22:41	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	at NSH	2	0	2	9	0	2	25:33	—
Andreas Athanasiou CHI	at CGY	2	0	2	5	0	1	13:10	—
Zachary Aston-Reese TOR	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	2	0	12:06	—
Kevin Labanc SJS	vs COL	2	0	2	4	1	0	13:58	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs PIT	1	1	2	4	0	2	18:35	—
Justin Faulk STL	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	0	2	21:03	—
Brady Skjei CAR	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	1	0	23:53	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Bemstrom–Robinson skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Roslovic–Foudy–Johnson skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Hoffman–Gallagher–Evans skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Suzuki–Ylonen–Farrell skated 6:26 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 NJD: Wood–Bastian–McLeod skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Allison–Cates–Farabee skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Karlsson–Roy skated 10:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Tolvanen–Froden skated 4:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jet Greaves CBJ	at TOR	L	49	3	.939
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	vs COL	O	42	4	.905
Alex Lyon FLA	vs BUF	W	40	1	.975
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	at CAR	O	37	3	.919
Tristan Jarry PIT	at NJD	L	37	5	.865
Devon Levi BUF	at FLA	L	36	2	.944
Petr Mrazek CHI	at CGY	W	36	3	.917
Jordan Binnington STL	vs PHI	W	34	2	.941
Kevin Lankinen NSH	vs VGK	W	32	2	.938
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs EDM	L	32	2	.938
Samuel Ersson PHI	at STL	L	31	3	.903
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at SJS	W	31	3	.903
Antti Raanta CAR	vs OTT	W	28	2	.929
Jonathan Quick VGK	at NSH	O	27	3	.889
Collin Delia VAN	vs SEA	L	27	4	.852
Joseph Woll TOR	vs CBJ	W	26	2	.923
Ville Husso DET	at MTL	W	24	0	.1000
Vitek Vanecek NJD	vs PIT	W	23	1	.957
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs CHI	L	23	4	.826
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs DET	L	21	5	.762
Stuart Skinner EDM	at LAK	W	21	1	.952
Martin Jones SEA	at VAN	W	18	2	.889

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