NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 1, 2024

8 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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Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Colorado Avalanche 4–1 at home. Alex Nylander (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 46 shots and stopped 45 (.978), +13 against a season average of 33.2; the win.

•Alex Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:05.
•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:11.
•Erik Gudbranson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:04.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 at NYR. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Smith–Rust skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:39.
•Bryan Rust had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:46.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:28.

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New York Islanders edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime at PHI. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PHI: Hathaway–Poehling–Cates skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PHI: Hathaway–Poehling–Cates skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Sean Couturier (PHI) played 3:21, −14:40 down on his 18:01 season average over 73 games.
•New look for NYI: Cizikas–Horvat–Barzal skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at TBL. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Joseph Veleno (DET) played 4:42, −9:22 down on his 14:04 season average over 79 games.

•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:31.
•J.T. Compher had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:01.
•Joseph Veleno (DET) played 4:42, −9:22 down on his 14:04 season average over 79 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 6–4

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 6–4 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for FLA: Bennett–Rodrigues–Tkachuk skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:36.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:48.
•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 6:57.

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St. Louis Blues edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in overtime at home. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for EDM: Kane–Foegele–McLeod skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:49.
•Kevin Hayes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:02.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at home. Cole Perfetti (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for WPG: Monahan–Connor–Perfetti skated 12:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Perfetti had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:47.
•Kyle Connor had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:29.
•Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:27.

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Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Fabian Zetterlund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Granlund, Zetterlund, Addison, Bordeleau and Eklund) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:31 together.

•Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:54.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:27.
•Eeli Tolvanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:08.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Mattias Ekholm for EDM @ STL, 76.4 mph. Full game report →

Mattias Ekholm (EDM @ STL): Point shot, 2 passes, 76.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sidney Crosby PIT	at NYR	2	1	3	3	1	1	19:39	—
Cole Perfetti WPG	vs LAK	2	1	3	3	1	0	14:47	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs FLA	2	1	3	2	3	0	18:36	—
Vladimir Tarasenko FLA	at TOR	1	2	3	4	1	0	15:48	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs LAK	0	3	3	2	0	1	16:29	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at NYR	2	0	2	4	0	4	19:46	—
Alex Nylander CBJ	vs COL	2	0	2	3	1	0	15:05	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs EDM	2	0	2	2	3	0	18:04	—
Fabian Zetterlund SJS	vs SEA	1	1	2	5	1	1	17:54	—
Mattias Ekholm EDM	at STL	1	1	2	4	1	1	24:49	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	4	2	21:27	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs COL	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:11	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Crosby–Smith–Rust skated 11:49 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Carter–Puljujarvi–Bemstrom skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Poehling–Cates skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Horvat–Barzal skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Atkinson–Tippett–Frost skated 6:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Fasching skated 4:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Bennett–Rodrigues–Tkachuk skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Kane–Foegele–McLeod skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kyrou–Toropchenko skated 10:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Monahan–Connor–Perfetti skated 12:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs COL	W	46	1	.978
Jordan Binnington STL	vs EDM	W	38	2	.947
Alex Lyon DET	at TBL	W	36	2	.944
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at PHI	W	34	3	.912
Cam Talbot LAK	at WPG	L	32	4	.875
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DET	L	31	3	.903
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs SEA	L	31	3	.903
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at NYR	W	30	2	.933
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs FLA	W	30	4	.867
Stuart Skinner EDM	at STL	O	29	3	.897
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs LAK	W	28	3	.893
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at SJS	W	26	2	.923
Justus Annunen COL	at CBJ	L	24	3	.875
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs NYI	O	21	2	.905
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs PIT	L	18	3	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TOR	L	16	5	.688
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs NYI	—	6	2	.667
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at TOR	—	6	0	.1000

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