NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

PlayoffsFull report

Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at BOS. Trent Frederic (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Knies skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Knies skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: Maroon–Frederic–Boqvist skated 4:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Brazeau–Geekie skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Seth Jarvis had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:14.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:14.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:46.

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

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at WPG. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Monahan, Morrissey, Connor and Vilardi) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:03 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:46.
•Josh Manson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:28.
•Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:51.

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

Nashville Predators edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 at VAN. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Barrie and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:59.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Barrie and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:05 together.
•Conor Garland (VAN) played 12:06, −3:14 down on his 15:20 season average over 12 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tyler Toffoli for WPG vs COL, 79.4 mph. Full game report →

Tyler Toffoli (WPG vs COL): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 79.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mikko Rantanen COL	at WPG	2	1	3	4	3	3	22:46	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs NYI	1	2	3	1	5	0	18:14	—
Evgeny Kuznetsov CAR	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	0	0	10:46	—
Josh Manson COL	at WPG	1	1	2	1	2	3	21:28	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at CAR	1	1	2	1	0	1	19:14	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at WPG	0	2	2	7	2	1	21:43	—
Brady Skjei CAR	vs NYI	0	2	2	5	1	1	20:55	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at VAN	0	2	2	2	5	1	19:59	—
Devon Toews COL	at WPG	0	2	2	2	2	1	22:51	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	at CAR	0	2	2	2	0	1	22:05	—
Ryan Pulock NYI	at CAR	0	2	2	0	1	2	23:30	—
J.T. Miller VAN	vs NSH	0	0	0	3	6	2	22:21	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Knies skated 12:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Maroon–Frederic–Boqvist skated 4:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Brazeau–Geekie skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Semyon Varlamov NYI	at CAR	L	37	5	.865
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at WPG	W	36	3	.944
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs TOR	L	33	2	.939
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	L	31	5	.871
Joseph Woll TOR	at BOS	W	28	1	.964
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NYI	W	24	3	.875
Arturs Silovs VAN	vs NSH	L	22	2	.909
Juuse Saros NSH	at VAN	W	20	1	.950

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