NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023

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

Game recaps

Final

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Montreal Canadiens

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Hoffman–Armia–Suzuki skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:03.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:41.
•New look for MTL: Hoffman–Armia–Suzuki skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Jason Robertson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:02.
•Wyatt Johnston had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:44.
•Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:44.

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Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Nikita Zadorov (CGY) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.

•Nikita Zadorov had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:37.
•Kaapo Kahkonen (SJS) faced 48 shots and stopped 46 (.958), +17 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.
•New look for CGY: Kadri–Pelletier–Coronato skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Zadorov CGY	vs SJS	3	0	3	5	2	0	20:37	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at STL	0	3	3	3	1	0	17:02	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	at STL	2	0	2	5	0	0	16:44	—
Brock Nelson NYI	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	0	2	17:03	—
Tyler Seguin DAL	at STL	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:51	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:44	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs MTL	0	2	2	3	0	6	19:41	—
Jamie Benn DAL	at STL	0	2	2	1	1	0	15:40	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at STL	0	2	2	1	0	0	22:45	—
Tyler Toffoli CGY	vs SJS	0	0	0	7	0	0	15:51	—
Sammy Blais STL	vs DAL	0	0	0	1	6	4	14:36	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Hoffman–Armia–Suzuki skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Drouin–Gurianov–Farrell skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Evans–Pitlick skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Pelletier–Coronato skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kaapo Kahkonen SJS	at CGY	L	48	2	.958
Joel Hofer STL	vs DAL	L	37	5	.865
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at NYI	L	35	4	.886
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs SJS	W	24	1	.958
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs MTL	W	19	2	.895
Scott Wedgewood DAL	at STL	W	18	2	.889

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