NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025

5 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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Minnesota Wild

New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:09.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:51.
•Brock Faber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:27.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Washington Capitals 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Jackson Blake (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 3 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:57 together.

•CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 3 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 4:57 together.
•Jackson Blake had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:14.
•Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Florida Panthers 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home. Mitch Marner (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Marchand–Verhaeghe–Bennett skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:44.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:40.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:16.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in a shootout at CHI. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Necas skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 31:03.
•Connor Murphy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:04.
•New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Necas skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken rout Vancouver Canucks 5–0

Seattle Kraken beat Vancouver Canucks 5–0 at VAN. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for SEA: Eberle–Stephenson–Winterton skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jared McCann had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:37.
•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:56.
•Vince Dunn had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:05.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alex Ovechkin for WSH @ CAR, 84.1 mph. Full game report →

Alex Ovechkin (WSH @ CAR): Cycle, 2 passes, 84.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs MIN	1	2	3	7	0	0	19:09	—
Marcus Johansson MIN	at NYR	1	2	3	3	2	0	20:51	—
Jared McCann SEA	at VAN	0	3	3	2	0	5	17:37	—
Jackson Blake CAR	vs WSH	2	0	2	3	0	0	16:14	—
Mitch Marner TOR	vs FLA	1	1	2	4	2	0	20:40	—
Cale Makar COL	at CHI	1	1	2	4	0	2	31:03	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs WSH	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:48	—
Connor Murphy CHI	vs COL	1	1	2	3	1	5	22:04	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at TOR	1	1	2	3	2	0	21:16	—
Brock Faber MIN	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	0	27:27	—
K'Andre Miller NYR	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	3	2	22:04	—
Gustav Nyquist MIN	at NYR	1	1	2	2	1	0	16:13	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Marchand–Verhaeghe–Bennett skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Reinhart–Luostarinen–Lundell skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Necas skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Stephenson–Winterton skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at NYR	O	39	5	.872
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs FLA	W	31	2	.935
Spencer Knight CHI	vs COL	O	31	2	.935
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TOR	L	26	3	.885
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs MIN	W	24	4	.833
Joey Daccord SEA	at VAN	W	24	0	.1000
Scott Wedgewood COL	at CHI	W	23	2	.913
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs WSH	W	21	1	.952
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at CAR	—	19	2	.895
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs SEA	L	18	4	.778
Logan Thompson WSH	at CAR	L	12	3	.750

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