NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 22, 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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Vegas Golden Knights

Winnipeg Jets

Vegas Golden Knights edge Winnipeg Jets 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 in overtime at WPG. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 24:44.
•Neal Pionk had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 41:08.
•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 27:32.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at TBL. Ryan O'Reilly (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) played 37:27, +12:38 up on his 24:49 season average over 5 games.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:36.
•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:16.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:47.

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New Jersey Devils edge New York Rangers 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 2–1 in overtime at NYR. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Haula–Palat–Hughes skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:59.
•Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:28.
•New look for NJD: Haula–Palat–Hughes skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 6–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 6–4 at SEA. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:19.
•Jaden Schwartz had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:24.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Eichel VGK	at WPG	2	1	3	7	3	1	24:44	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at SEA	2	1	3	6	0	1	18:19	—
Ryan O'Reilly TOR	at TBL	1	2	3	3	3	3	22:36	—
Neal Pionk WPG	vs VGK	0	3	3	4	7	5	41:08	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at SEA	2	0	2	5	0	2	21:24	—
Jaden Schwartz SEA	vs COL	2	0	2	4	2	1	18:57	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs VGK	1	1	2	8	1	1	31:49	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs TOR	1	1	2	4	4	0	25:16	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	at NYR	1	1	2	3	2	0	20:59	—
Michael Amadio VGK	at WPG	1	1	2	2	5	1	18:13	—
Cale Makar COL	at SEA	1	1	2	1	1	2	23:23	—
Chandler Stephenson VGK	at WPG	1	1	2	1	2	0	27:32	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Haula–Palat–Hughes skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs VGK	L	48	5	.896
Ilya Samsonov TOR	at TBL	W	39	3	.923
Akira Schmid NJD	at NYR	W	36	1	.972
Laurent Brossoit VGK	at WPG	W	34	4	.882
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs COL	L	33	5	.848
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at SEA	W	29	4	.862
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NJD	L	28	2	.929
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs TOR	L	27	4	.852

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