NHL Recaps: Friday, May 3, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Vancouver Canucks

Nashville Predators

Vancouver Canucks edge Nashville Predators 1–0

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 1–0 at NSH. Pius Suter (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NSH: Sissons–Beauvillier–Parssinen skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NSH: Sissons–Beauvillier–Parssinen skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NSH: Zucker–McCarron–Sherwood skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Elias Pettersson (VAN) played 15:46, −3:39 down on his 19:25 season average over 12 games.

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at home. Noah Hanifin (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Noah Hanifin (VGK) played 20:07, −4:12 down on his 24:19 season average over 6 games.

•Noah Hanifin (VGK) played 20:07, −4:12 down on his 24:19 season average over 6 games.
•Jack Eichel (VGK) played 18:37, −3:11 down on his 21:48 season average over 6 games.
•Brayden McNabb (VGK) blocked 6 shots in 21:49.

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

New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Scheduled.

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Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings

Scheduled.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Noah Hanifin for VGK vs DAL, 40.1 mph. Full game report →

Noah Hanifin (VGK vs DAL): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 40.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Esa Lindell DAL	at VGK	0	0	0	1	4	6	21:57	—

Line changes

New look for NSH: Sissons–Beauvillier–Parssinen skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Zucker–McCarron–Sherwood skated 8:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Oettinger DAL	at VGK	L	29	1	.966
Juuse Saros NSH	vs VAN	L	29	1	.966
Arturs Silovs VAN	at NSH	W	28	0	.1000
Adin Hill VGK	vs DAL	W	23	0	.1000

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.