NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 21, 2023

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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Carolina Hurricanes

New York Islanders

New York Islanders rout Carolina Hurricanes 5–1

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 at home. Scott Mayfield (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Antti Raanta (CAR) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +9 against a season average of 27.5; the loss.

•Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:45.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:39.
•Scott Mayfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.

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Boston Bruins beat Florida Panthers 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Florida Panthers 4–2 at FLA. Taylor Hall (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Bertuzzi–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:05.
•Dmitry Orlov had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:58.
•Jake DeBrusk had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.

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Minnesota Wild rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at home. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Hartman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.
•Mats Zuccarello had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.
•John Klingberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:29 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 26:43.
•Evan Bouchard had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:50.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:29 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs DAL	1	2	3	3	1	3	18:02	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at LAK	2	0	2	7	5	0	26:43	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	vs DAL	2	0	2	2	1	0	18:11	—
Scott Mayfield NYI	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	3	1	18:45	—
Taylor Hall BOS	at FLA	1	1	2	2	2	0	14:05	—
Casey Cizikas NYI	vs CAR	1	1	2	1	5	2	12:45	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	vs CAR	1	1	2	1	4	2	15:39	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at LAK	0	2	2	4	1	0	24:50	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	at FLA	0	2	2	2	2	0	18:19	—
John Klingberg MIN	vs DAL	0	2	2	2	1	0	16:38	—
Ryan Pulock NYI	vs CAR	0	2	2	1	3	4	20:18	—
Dmitry Orlov BOS	at FLA	0	2	2	0	2	0	21:58	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Bertuzzi–Pastrnak–Zacha skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo LAK	vs EDM	W	40	2	.950
Antti Raanta CAR	at NYI	L	36	4	.889
Linus Ullmark BOS	at FLA	W	31	2	.935
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CAR	W	31	1	.968
Stuart Skinner EDM	at LAK	L	31	3	.903
Alex Lyon FLA	vs BOS	L	26	3	.885
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DAL	W	24	1	.958
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MIN	L	24	4	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BOS	—	9	1	.889

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