NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 11, 2024

10 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 beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Jordan Greenway (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Alexander Alexeyev (WSH) played 21:21, +7:51 up on his 13:30 season average over 38 games.

•Henri Jokiharju had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:27.
•John Carlson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:54.
•Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:31.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0

Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 at home. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +10 against a season average of 36.3; the loss.

•Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:45.
•Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +10 against a season average of 36.3; the loss.
•New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Nylander–Malatesta skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 4–1 at NYR. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:04.
•Ryan Poehling had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:43.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:02 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings 6–5 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5 in overtime at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 3G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

•Lucas Raymond had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 21:20.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.
•Dylan Larkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:41.

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Ottawa Senators edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in a shootout at TBL. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Kucherov–Sheary–Point skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:46.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:30.
•Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:51.

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New Jersey Devils edge Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 at TOR. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer and Hughes) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:06 together.

•Jesper Bratt had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:31.
•Timo Meier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:46.
•Auston Matthews had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:56.

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New York Islanders edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Noah Dobson (NYI) played 1:28, −23:20 down on his 24:48 season average over 78 games.

•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:35.
•Adam Pelech had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:36.
•Noah Dobson (NYI) played 1:28, −23:20 down on his 24:48 season average over 78 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 3–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 3–0 at DAL. Mason Appleton (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Gustafsson skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mason Appleton had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:22.
•New look for WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Gustafsson skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•David Gustafsson (WPG) played 14:13, +5:05 up on his 9:08 season average over 38 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at SEA. Henry Thrun (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Devin Cooley (SJS) faced 50 shots and stopped 49 (.980), +18 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

•Henry Thrun had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:17.
•William Eklund had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:30.
•Devin Cooley (SJS) faced 50 shots and stopped 49 (.980), +18 against a season average of 32.0; the win.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:43 together.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:19.
•Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:30.
•LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:43 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jeff Petry for DET @ PIT, 75.3 mph. Full game report →

Jeff Petry (DET @ PIT): Point shot, carried in, 2 passes, 75.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Lucas Raymond DET	at PIT	3	1	4	4	1	1	21:20	—
Timo Meier NJD	at TOR	2	1	3	4	4	1	20:46	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at TOR	2	1	3	3	3	0	21:31	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	5	2	0	19:35	—
Bryan Rust PIT	vs DET	1	2	3	4	0	1	22:06	—
Dylan Larkin DET	at PIT	1	2	3	3	3	2	22:41	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	at PIT	0	3	3	7	2	1	18:33	—
John Tavares TOR	vs NJD	2	0	2	6	5	1	17:26	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	vs CGY	2	0	2	4	0	3	18:19	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	1	0	21:56	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at TBL	1	1	2	5	4	0	21:46	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at NYR	1	1	2	4	2	1	17:04	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Greenway–Cozens–Quinn skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Nylander–Malatesta skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Okposo–Stenlund–Lorentz skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Atkinson–Laughton–Farabee skated 7:12 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 TBL: Kucherov–Sheary–Point skated 10:30 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 WPG: Lowry–Appleton–Gustafsson skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: McCann–Kartye–Winterton skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Sharangovich–Coronato skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Dubois–Thomas–Laferriere skated 6:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 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%
Devin Cooley SJS	at SEA	W	50	1	.980
Jet Greaves CBJ	at FLA	L	46	4	.913
Jake Allen NJD	at TOR	W	32	5	.844
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at NYI	O	31	3	.903
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs DET	W	30	5	.833
Jacob Markstrom CGY	at LAK	L	29	3	.897
Alex Lyon DET	at PIT	O	27	6	.778
Matt Tomkins TBL	vs OTT	O	27	2	.926
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs PHI	L	26	4	.846
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TBL	W	26	2	.923
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CBJ	W	25	0	.1000
Samuel Ersson PHI	at NYR	W	25	1	.960
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WSH	W	24	2	.917
Laurent Brossoit WPG	at DAL	W	24	0	.1000
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	L	23	2	.913
Joey Daccord SEA	vs SJS	L	23	3	.870
Cam Talbot LAK	vs CGY	W	23	1	.957
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs NJD	L	20	6	.700
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at BUF	L	16	3	.813
Semyon Varlamov NYI	vs MTL	W	14	2	.857

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