NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 18, 2024

6 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Seattle Kraken

Minnesota Wild

Seattle Kraken edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Seattle Kraken beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at MIN. Yanni Gourde (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Faber) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:09 together.

•Yanni Gourde had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:25.
•Brandon Tanev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:04.
•Matt Boldy had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 at home. Cole Perfetti (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Joshua, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Cole Perfetti had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:17.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:08.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Joshua, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:57 together.

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Calgary Flames rout San Jose Sharks 5–1

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at home. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Granlund, Zetterlund, Bordeleau, Eklund and Graf) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:50 together.

•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:30.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Granlund, Zetterlund, Bordeleau, Eklund and Graf) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:50 together.
•New look for CGY: Huberdeau–Sharangovich–Zary skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:14 together.

•Valeri Nichushkin had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:59.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:39.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:14 together.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Frank Vatrano (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Killorn, Fowler, Strome, Vatrano and Colangelo) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:11 together.

•Frank Vatrano had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:32.
•Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:52.
•Ryan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:29.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at home. Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:05.
•Phillip Danault had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.
•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:11.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Frank Vatrano for ANA @ VGK, 68.9 mph. Full game report →

Frank Vatrano (ANA @ VGK): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 68.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Frank Vatrano ANA	at VGK	3	0	3	4	1	2	15:32	—
Viktor Arvidsson LAK	vs CHI	2	1	3	3	0	1	16:05	—
Phillip Danault LAK	vs CHI	0	3	3	2	1	1	18:16	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs EDM	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:59	—
Cole Perfetti WPG	vs VAN	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:17	—
Yanni Gourde SEA	at MIN	2	0	2	2	0	2	18:25	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	vs CHI	1	1	2	8	1	0	16:44	—
Blake Coleman CGY	vs SJS	1	1	2	3	1	0	15:30	—
Trevor Moore LAK	vs CHI	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:49	—
Ryan Donato CHI	at LAK	1	1	2	2	1	0	10:53	—
Jackson LaCombe ANA	at VGK	1	1	2	1	1	1	20:52	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	1	0	19:11	—

Line changes

New look for WPG: Appleton–Kupari–Perfetti skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Suter–Aman skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Huberdeau–Sharangovich–Zary skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Mangiapane skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Rooney–Coronato–Klapka skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Foegele–Ryan–McLeod skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (78.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Perry–Henrique–Holloway skated 7:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at LAK	O	35	5	.857
Lukas Dostal ANA	at VGK	W	33	1	.970
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs SEA	L	26	3	.885
Justus Annunen COL	vs EDM	W	26	1	.962
Thatcher Demko VAN	at WPG	L	25	3	.880
Joey Daccord SEA	at MIN	W	24	3	.875
Devin Cooley SJS	at CGY	L	23	5	.783
Adin Hill VGK	vs ANA	L	22	3	.864
Laurent Brossoit WPG	vs VAN	W	20	2	.900
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs SJS	W	17	1	.941
Georgi Romanov SJS	at CGY	—	14	0	.1000
Calvin Pickard EDM	at COL	—	14	1	.929
Stuart Skinner EDM	at COL	L	13	4	.692
Cam Talbot LAK	vs CHI	W	13	4	.692

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