NHL Recaps: Thursday, May 9, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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New York Rangers

Carolina Hurricanes

New York Rangers edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at CAR. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) faced 47 shots and stopped 45 (.957), +14 against a season average of 32.8; the win.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:28.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:53.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:26.

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

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 5–3 at home. Roope Hintz (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:50 together.

•Roope Hintz had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:42.
•Miro Heiskanen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:39.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:50 together.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Miro Heiskanen for DAL vs COL, 67.9 mph. Full game report →

Miro Heiskanen (DAL vs COL): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 67.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Roope Hintz DAL	vs COL	1	3	4	3	1	0	18:42	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	vs COL	2	0	2	5	2	1	24:39	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs NYR	1	1	2	6	5	0	16:53	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	at CAR	1	1	2	5	1	0	12:28	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at CAR	1	1	2	4	0	1	16:26	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at CAR	0	2	2	4	4	2	22:48	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Duchene–Seguin–Marchment skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Dadonov–Smith–Steel skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CAR	W	47	2	.957
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs COL	W	31	3	.903
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at DAL	L	31	4	.871
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs NYR	L	25	3	.880

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