NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 21, 2024

4 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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Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Reinhart, Montour and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:26 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:07.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:52.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:46.

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New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–1

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home. Jimmy Vesey (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Artemi Panarin (NYR) played 17:37, −3:16 down on his 20:53 season average over 15 games.

•Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:48.
•Barclay Goodrow had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:49.
•Artemi Panarin (NYR) played 17:37, −3:16 down on his 20:53 season average over 15 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Colorado Avalanche 7–6

Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 7–6 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:58.
•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:30.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:13.

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Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Dakota Joshua (VAN) 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 7 attempts in 4:56 together.

•Dakota Joshua had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:48.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:20.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:56 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Kyle Connor for WPG vs COL, 75.0 mph. Full game report →

Kyle Connor (WPG vs COL): Cycle, 4 passes, 75.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs COL	2	1	3	5	2	0	18:58	—
Dakota Joshua VAN	vs NSH	2	1	3	2	6	0	17:48	—
Cale Makar COL	at WPG	1	2	3	4	1	2	25:30	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs COL	1	2	3	1	2	0	21:13	—
Adam Lowry WPG	vs COL	2	0	2	2	6	0	16:09	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at WPG	1	1	2	7	0	0	20:27	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:07	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at WPG	1	1	2	4	1	1	24:11	—
Steven Stamkos TBL	at FLA	1	1	2	3	4	0	15:52	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs COL	1	1	2	2	1	5	24:50	—
Jimmy Vesey NYR	vs WSH	1	1	2	2	2	1	11:48	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs TBL	0	2	2	2	6	0	21:46	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	W	46	6	.870
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NYR	L	31	4	.871
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	L	27	2	.926
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs NSH	W	24	2	.917
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at WPG	L	23	7	.696
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	W	21	1	.952
Juuse Saros NSH	at VAN	L	20	3	.850
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TBL	W	19	2	.895

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