NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 5, 2024

6 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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Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home. Jack Quinn (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jack Quinn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:57.
•Owen Tippett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:12.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Burns, Teravainen, Guentzel, Aho and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:47.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:37.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:08.

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New York Rangers edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at DET. Barclay Goodrow (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Perron, Kane, Gostisbehere, Larkin and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:52 together.

•Barclay Goodrow had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:28.
•David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:25.
•Jimmy Vesey had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:33.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Colorado Avalanche 6–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 6–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:11.
•Evander Kane had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:47.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:23.

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Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at ANA. Shane Wright (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Lundeström–Nesterenko skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Shane Wright had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:01.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:00.
•New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Lundeström–Nesterenko skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–4

Arizona Coyotes beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–4 at home. Michael Carcone (ARI) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Michael Carcone had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:47.
•Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:33.
•William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:04.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: William Karlsson for VGK @ ARI, 73.4 mph. Full game report →

William Karlsson (VGK @ ARI): Rush, loose puck, 1 pass, 73.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Shane Wright SEA	at ANA	2	1	3	5	0	1	16:01	—
Jake Guentzel CAR	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:47	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs COL	2	0	2	9	0	0	20:11	—
Michael Carcone ARI	vs VGK	2	0	2	5	0	0	11:47	—
Jack Quinn BUF	vs PHI	2	0	2	4	1	2	16:57	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CAR	2	0	2	4	0	1	19:37	—
Barclay Goodrow NYR	at DET	2	0	2	3	2	1	15:28	—
Evander Kane EDM	vs COL	2	0	2	3	1	0	14:47	—
Owen Tippett PHI	at BUF	1	1	2	4	4	1	19:12	—
Mattias Ekholm EDM	vs COL	1	1	2	4	4	0	21:23	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	1	1	19:25	—
Alexander Kerfoot ARI	vs VGK	1	1	2	1	3	2	16:33	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Silfverberg–Lundeström–Nesterenko skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gourde–Burakovsky–Tolvanen skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Johnston–Groulx–Leason skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at EDM	L	47	6	.872
Darcy Kuemper WSH	at CAR	L	44	3	.932
Alex Lyon DET	vs NYR	L	38	4	.895
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs PHI	W	34	2	.941
Jonathan Quick NYR	at DET	W	34	3	.912
Logan Thompson VGK	at ARI	L	31	6	.806
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs SEA	L	27	3	.889
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs COL	W	24	2	.917
Karel Vejmelka ARI	vs VGK	W	24	4	.833
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at BUF	L	19	4	.789
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at ANA	W	17	1	.941
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs WSH	W	16	2	.875

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