NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 2, 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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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Washington Capitals 6–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 6–2 at home. JJ Peterka (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•JJ Peterka had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 8:04 together.

•Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:04.
•Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:51.
•Alex Newhook had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at NJD. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:44.
•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:33.

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New York Islanders edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1

New York Islanders beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Cizikas, Pageau, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:47 together.

•NYI's first power-play unit (Cizikas, Pageau, Horvat, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:47 together.
•New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Holmstrom skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jason Dickinson (CHI) played 20:07, +3:35 up on his 16:32 season average over 81 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at home. Jakob Chychrun (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:11 together.

•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:15.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:24.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:11 together.

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Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at NSH. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Justin Brazeau (BOS) played 3:45, −7:47 down on his 11:32 season average over 18 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:18.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:57.
•Danton Heinen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:54.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at CGY. Troy Terry (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Troy Terry had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:06.
•Olen Zellweger had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:19.
•Alex Killorn had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:04.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:57.
•Quinn Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:22.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:41.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Noah Hanifin for VGK vs VAN, 85.5 mph. Full game report →

Noah Hanifin (VGK vs VAN): Point shot, 3 passes, 85.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
JJ Peterka BUF	vs WSH	2	1	3	3	0	0	18:41	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at NJD	2	1	3	2	0	1	16:44	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs WSH	1	2	3	4	3	2	21:05	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs WSH	1	2	3	4	0	2	20:17	—
Troy Terry ANA	at CGY	1	2	3	4	0	2	21:06	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs WSH	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:41	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:57	—
Olen Zellweger ANA	at CGY	0	3	3	1	2	0	18:19	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs FLA	2	0	2	6	0	1	22:04	—
Alex Killorn ANA	at CGY	2	0	2	3	1	2	21:04	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at VGK	2	0	2	3	0	1	24:22	—
Andrei Kuzmenko CGY	vs ANA	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:43	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Holmstrom skated 9:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Greig skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Beckman–Khusnutdinov skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs FLA	W	40	3	.925
Anthony Stolarz FLA	at MTL	L	38	5	.868
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs OTT	W	32	2	.938
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at BUF	L	31	6	.806
Linus Ullmark BOS	at NSH	W	31	0	.1000
Juuse Saros NSH	vs BOS	L	31	2	.935
Casey DeSmith VAN	at VGK	L	30	6	.800
Logan Thompson VGK	vs VAN	W	30	3	.900
Petr Mrazek CHI	at NYI	L	29	2	.931
Jacob Markstrom CGY	vs ANA	L	29	5	.828
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WSH	W	26	2	.923
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at NJD	W	26	3	.885
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CGY	W	24	3	.875
Jake Allen NJD	vs PIT	L	20	5	.750
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CHI	W	19	1	.947
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at MIN	L	19	3	.842
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at BUF	—	4	0	.1000

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