NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 28, 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

Carolina Hurricanes edge New York Islanders 2–1 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 2–1 in overtime at NYI. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +6 against a season average of 35.0; the loss.

•Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +6 against a season average of 35.0; the loss.
•New look for CAR: Fast–Martinook–Kotkaniemi skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Noesen–Necas skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 7–5

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 7–5 at home. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 4A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Bertuzzi, Pastrnak and McAvoy) scored 3 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Brad Marchand had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:17.
•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:38.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:49.

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Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at MIN. Max Domi (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Johansson–Hartman–Kaprizov skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.
•Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:41.
•New look for MIN: Johansson–Hartman–Kaprizov skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at SEA. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:51.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:31.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:44.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	at FLA	0	4	4	2	1	1	19:17	—
Tyler Bertuzzi BOS	at FLA	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:49	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs BOS	2	1	3	4	1	0	20:38	—
Devon Toews COL	at SEA	0	3	3	1	4	3	23:51	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at FLA	2	0	2	7	0	0	20:30	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at SEA	2	0	2	5	4	0	21:31	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	at SEA	1	1	2	6	0	0	23:44	—
Eetu Luostarinen FLA	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	3	2	14:47	—
Brandon Montour FLA	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	2	1	25:11	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	1	0	22:25	—
Max Domi DAL	at MIN	1	1	2	2	0	1	12:41	—
Mason Marchment DAL	at MIN	1	1	2	1	1	0	14:44	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Fast–Martinook–Kotkaniemi skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Noesen–Necas skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Hartman–Kaprizov skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Gaudreau–Boldy skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Rantanen skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CAR	L	41	2	.951
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs COL	L	38	3	.921
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BOS	W	34	5	.853
Frederik Andersen CAR	at NYI	W	34	1	.971
Linus Ullmark BOS	at FLA	L	32	6	.813
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DAL	L	26	3	.885
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MIN	W	24	1	.958
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at SEA	W	23	1	.957
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs DAL	—	6	0	.1000

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