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NHL Recaps: Saturday, May 4, 2024

1 game: 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
1
Boston Bruins
2

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

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 in overtime at home. Hampus Lindholm (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–Geekie skated 13:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  • •Hampus Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:12.
  • •New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–Geekie skated 13:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
  • •New look for TOR: Gregor–Kampf–Dewar skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: William Nylander for TOR @ BOS, 36.9 mph. Full game report →

William Nylander (TOR @ BOS): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 36.9 mph shot.

Top performers

PlayerGameGAPSOGHitsBlkTOIPP
Hampus Lindholm BOSvs TOR11261023:12—
Auston Matthews TORat BOS01137117:35—
John Tavares TORat BOS00036318:01—
Simon Benoit TORat BOS00026420:28—
Charlie Coyle BOSvs TOR00015418:30—
Ilya Lyubushkin TORat BOS00009119:38—

Line changes

  • New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–Geekie skated 13:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for TOR: Gregor–Kampf–Dewar skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
  • New look for TOR: Jarnkrok–Matthews–Holmberg skated 6:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

GoalieGameDecSAGASV%
Ilya Samsonov TORat BOSL322.938
Jeremy Swayman BOSvs TORW311.968

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