NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 4, 2024

9 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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Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at CAR. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Geekie skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Danton Heinen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:20.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:23.
•Pavel Zacha had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.

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Final

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New York Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at CBJ. Kyle Palmieri (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Werenski, Nylander, Texier, Marchenko and Voronkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:25 together.

•Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:25.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:19.
•Alexander Romanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:53.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 7–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 7–4 at MTL. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:38.
•Joel Armia had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:57.

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Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators 6–0

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 6–0 at OTT. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:56.
•Nick Cousins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:20.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:34.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at WSH. Lars Eller (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Wilson–McMichael skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:22.
•Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at MIN. Jonathan Drouin (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:30 together.

•Jonathan Drouin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:16.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:27.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Rantanen, Mittelstadt and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:30 together.

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Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 6–3

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 6–3 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:54.
•Gustav Nyquist had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.
•Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:37.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:41 together.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a hat trick (3 points) on 9 shots in 21:37.
•MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:44.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:11.

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Los Angeles Kings edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at SJS. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Klim Kostin (SJS) played 17:06, +6:19 up on his 10:47 season average over 51 games.

•Klim Kostin (SJS) played 17:06, +6:19 up on his 10:47 season average over 51 games.
•New look for SJS: Hoffman–Labanc–Sturm skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Studnicka–Zadina–Bordeleau skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dmitry Kulikov for FLA @ OTT, 83.4 mph. Full game report →

Dmitry Kulikov (FLA @ OTT): Point shot, 2 passes, 83.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs CGY	3	0	3	9	0	1	21:37	—
Jonathan Drouin COL	at MIN	2	1	3	5	0	0	21:16	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs STL	2	1	3	4	2	2	20:54	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at MTL	2	1	3	3	1	1	17:08	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at MIN	1	2	3	5	0	2	20:27	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at MTL	1	2	3	2	1	1	20:38	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at OTT	1	2	3	1	3	0	12:56	—
Gustav Nyquist NSH	vs STL	0	3	3	2	0	0	19:35	—
Nick Paul TBL	at MTL	2	0	2	3	1	1	21:20	—
Joel Armia MTL	vs TBL	2	0	2	3	1	0	18:57	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	at CBJ	1	1	2	7	0	1	16:19	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs NYI	1	1	2	6	1	0	18:25	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Geekie skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Fast–Noesen–Drury skated 7:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (91.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Wilson–McMichael skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Labanc–Sturm skated 5:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Studnicka–Zadina–Bordeleau skated 7:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs STL	W	47	3	.936
Justus Annunen COL	at MIN	W	46	2	.957
Dustin Wolf CGY	at WPG	L	44	4	.909
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs COL	L	35	4	.886
Cayden Primeau MTL	vs TBL	L	34	6	.824
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CGY	W	33	2	.939
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at WSH	W	31	1	.968
Matt Tomkins TBL	at MTL	W	30	4	.867
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at OTT	W	30	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at CAR	W	29	1	.966
Jordan Binnington STL	at NSH	L	29	4	.862
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs BOS	L	27	3	.889
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at CBJ	W	27	2	.926
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs LAK	L	27	2	.926
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs NYI	L	25	1	.960
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs PIT	L	23	3	.870
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	vs FLA	L	17	4	.765
David Rittich LAK	at SJS	W	16	1	.938
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs NYI	—	15	2	.867
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs FLA	—	14	2	.857

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