NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024

3 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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Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at TOR. Brad Marchand (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:39.
•New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Geekie skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at DAL. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mason Marchment (DAL) played 10:22, −6:22 down on his 16:44 season average over 12 games.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:11.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:05.
•Mason Marchment (DAL) played 10:22, −6:22 down on his 16:44 season average over 12 games.

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Edmonton Oilers 5–4 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 in overtime at EDM. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Anze Kopitar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.
•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:21.
•Dylan Holloway had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:42.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brett Kulak for EDM vs LAK, 89.9 mph. Full game report →

Brett Kulak (EDM vs LAK): Rush, loose puck, 4 passes, 89.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brad Marchand BOS	at TOR	2	1	3	6	2	1	18:39	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	at EDM	1	2	3	2	4	0	21:54	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at EDM	2	0	2	7	3	0	21:21	—
Dylan Holloway EDM	vs LAK	2	0	2	2	3	0	9:42	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at DAL	1	1	2	5	2	0	20:11	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	at DAL	1	1	2	2	6	0	17:05	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs LAK	0	2	2	8	2	1	20:33	—
Mattias Janmark EDM	vs LAK	0	2	2	1	5	0	10:58	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	at EDM	0	2	2	1	3	0	17:27	—
Jake DeBrusk BOS	at TOR	1	0	1	2	7	1	17:08	—
Matthew Knies TOR	vs BOS	1	0	1	2	6	2	12:46	—
Mikey Anderson LAK	at EDM	0	1	1	2	5	3	21:12	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–DeBrusk skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Geekie skated 8:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Heinen–Frederic skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Samsonov TOR	vs BOS	L	33	3	.909
Cam Talbot LAK	at EDM	W	31	4	.871
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at TOR	W	30	2	.933
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs LAK	L	26	5	.808
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs VGK	L	25	2	.920
Logan Thompson VGK	at DAL	W	21	1	.952

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.