NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 9, 2024

13 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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Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brad Marchand (BOS) played 15:05, −4:04 down on his 19:09 season average over 81 games.

•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:06.
•Jaccob Slavin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.
•Brad Marchand (BOS) played 15:05, −4:04 down on his 19:09 season average over 81 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Detroit Red Wings 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1 at DET. Patrick Kane (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for DET: Kane–Compher–DeBrincat skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for DET: Kane–Compher–DeBrincat skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +14 against a season average of 28.6; the win.
•New look for WSH: Wilson–Strome–Protas skated 11:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 2–0

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 2–0 at home. Nick Cousins (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mark Kastelic (OTT) played 11:35, +3:55 up on his 7:40 season average over 62 games.

•Mark Kastelic (OTT) played 11:35, +3:55 up on his 7:40 season average over 62 games.
•Kevin Stenlund (FLA) played 9:20, −3:19 down on his 12:39 season average over 80 games.
•Dmitry Kulikov (FLA) played 19:41, +3:13 up on his 16:28 season average over 75 games.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Philadelphia Flyers 9–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers 9–3 at home. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Juraj Slafkovský had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 14:58.
•Brendan Gallagher had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:12.
•Jordan Harris had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:04.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at NJD. Tyler Bertuzzi (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:17.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:12.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:52.

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New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4–2

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4–2 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:56.
•Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:34.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:49.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home. Steven Stamkos (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Werenski, Texier, Marchenko and Voronkov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:39 together.

•Steven Stamkos had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 5 shots in 16:20.
•Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.
•Kirill Marchenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:21.

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Dallas Stars edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Thomas Harley (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Girgensons–Jost–Rousek skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Thomas Harley had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:51.
•New look for BUF: Girgensons–Jost–Rousek skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jason Robertson (DAL) played 14:45, −3:37 down on his 18:22 season average over 81 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime at NSH. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) faced 48 shots and stopped 45 (.938), +18 against a season average of 30.0; the win.

•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:19.
•Kiefer Sherwood had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:09.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:42.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 10 shots in 19:00.
•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:13.
•Jonathan Drouin had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:52.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Ryan Strome (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +7 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

•Ryan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:52.
•Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +7 against a season average of 29.8; the win.
•Frank Vatrano (ANA) played 21:47, +3:29 up on his 18:18 season average over 81 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout Arizona Coyotes 5–0

Seattle Kraken beat Arizona Coyotes 5–0 at home. Justin Schultz (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Schultz, Bjorkstrand, Burakovsky, Beniers and Morrison) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Justin Schultz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:24.
•Matty Beniers had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:57.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:11.

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Calgary Flames edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (OT)

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in overtime at SJS. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:19 together.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:17.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:17.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Sharangovich and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:19 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alex Ovechkin for WSH @ DET, 85.9 mph. Full game report →

Alex Ovechkin (WSH @ DET): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 3-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 85.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs MIN	3	1	4	10	0	1	19:00	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	vs CBJ	3	1	4	5	0	0	16:20	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	vs PHI	3	0	3	6	3	1	14:58	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs PHI	2	1	3	3	0	1	14:12	—
Tyler Bertuzzi TOR	at NJD	2	1	3	3	0	0	16:17	—
Cale Makar COL	vs MIN	1	2	3	5	1	2	22:13	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	at NSH	1	2	3	1	0	0	19:19	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs CBJ	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:27	—
Jordan Harris MTL	vs PHI	0	3	3	1	1	3	23:04	—
Jonathan Drouin COL	vs MIN	0	3	3	1	0	0	20:52	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	at TBL	2	0	2	4	2	2	20:21	—
Christian Dvorak MTL	vs PHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	12:39	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Kane–Compher–DeBrincat skated 12:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Wilson–Strome–Protas skated 11:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Engvall skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Girgensons–Jost–Rousek skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Kerfoot–Schmaltz–Keller skated 12:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Huberdeau–Mangiapane–Zary skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (67.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NSH	W	48	3	.938
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at DET	W	43	1	.977
Mackenzie Blackwood SJS	vs CGY	O	41	3	.927
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs ARI	W	39	0	.1000
Jake Allen NJD	vs TOR	L	38	4	.895
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs LAK	W	37	1	.973
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs PHI	W	36	3	.917
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs NYR	W	33	2	.939
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs CBJ	W	32	2	.938
Jet Greaves CBJ	at TBL	L	32	4	.875
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at COL	L	32	5	.844
Joonas Korpisalo OTT	at FLA	L	30	2	.933
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NYI	L	27	3	.889
Cam Talbot LAK	at ANA	L	27	3	.889
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CAR	L	26	4	.846
Anthony Stolarz FLA	vs OTT	W	26	0	.1000
Karel Vejmelka ARI	at SEA	L	25	5	.800
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at DAL	L	24	3	.875
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at BOS	W	23	1	.957
Alex Lyon DET	vs WSH	L	23	2	.913
Juuse Saros NSH	vs WPG	O	22	4	.818
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs MIN	W	22	2	.909
Dustin Wolf CGY	at SJS	W	22	2	.909
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs BUF	W	21	2	.905
Joseph Woll TOR	at NJD	W	20	2	.900
Samuel Ersson PHI	at MTL	L	17	5	.706
Ivan Fedotov PHI	at MTL	—	13	4	.692

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