NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 26, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 3–1

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at WSH. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:14.
•Mika Zibanejad had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.
•NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Trocheck, Zibanejad, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:53 together.

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Nashville Predators 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 at NSH. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Lindholm, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:21 together.

•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:35.
•Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:29.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Lindholm, Boeser, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:21 together.

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

Colorado Avalanche rout Winnipeg Jets 6–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 6–2 at home. Casey Mittelstadt (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 6:33 together.

•Casey Mittelstadt had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:39.
•Devon Toews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:17.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 22:38.

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

Edmonton Oilers rout Los Angeles Kings 6–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 6–1 at LAK. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:51.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:16.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Josh Morrissey for WPG @ COL, 75.9 mph. Full game report →

Josh Morrissey (WPG @ COL): Point shot, 4 passes, 75.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at LAK	2	1	3	4	0	2	17:51	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at LAK	1	2	3	5	2	0	18:32	—
Casey Mittelstadt COL	vs WPG	0	3	3	3	0	1	15:39	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at LAK	0	3	3	0	1	0	19:16	—
Zach Hyman EDM	at LAK	2	0	2	4	5	0	17:18	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs WPG	1	1	2	8	0	1	22:38	—
J.T. Miller VAN	at NSH	1	1	2	6	3	1	19:35	—
Evander Kane EDM	at LAK	1	1	2	4	3	0	13:52	—
Devon Toews COL	vs WPG	1	1	2	2	1	1	22:17	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at WSH	1	1	2	1	5	0	25:14	—
Mikko Rantanen COL	vs WPG	0	2	2	3	0	1	24:06	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at WSH	0	2	2	1	1	1	19:38	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Dowd–Malenstyn–Miroshnichenko skated 5:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot LAK	vs EDM	L	40	6	.850
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at COL	L	39	5	.872
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at WSH	W	30	1	.967
Casey DeSmith VAN	at NSH	W	30	1	.967
Stuart Skinner EDM	at LAK	W	28	1	.964
Alexandar Georgiev COL	vs WPG	W	24	2	.917
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs NYR	L	22	3	.864
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VAN	L	12	2	.833

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