NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 3, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

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Boston Bruins

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Lindholm–Koepke–Lysell skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:40.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:39.
•Jake Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:58.

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Ottawa Senators edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. Ridly Greig (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Cozens, Greig, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:57 together.

•Ridly Greig had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:36.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Cozens, Greig, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:57 together.
•Ridly Greig (OTT) played 21:36, +4:35 up on his 17:01 season average over 77 games.

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Final

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Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Colorado Avalanche rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–3 at CBJ. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:33.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:55.
•Devon Toews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:18.

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St. Louis Blues edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Jake Neighbours (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jake Neighbours had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.
•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:46.
•Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.

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Dallas Stars rout Nashville Predators 5–1

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–1 at home. Mason Marchment (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DAL: Steel–Bourque–Johnston skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:52.
•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:16.
•Matt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:57.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Utah Mammoth 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Utah Mammoth 4–2 at UTA. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Joel Edmundson (LAK) played 25:21, +4:50 up on his 20:31 season average over 72 games.

•Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.
•Jack McBain had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:58.
•Joel Edmundson (LAK) played 25:21, +4:50 up on his 20:31 season average over 72 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 4–1 at home. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) played 20:00, −4:02 down on his 24:02 season average over 80 games.

•Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:01.
•Yegor Sharangovich had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:28.
•Rasmus Andersson (CGY) played 20:00, −4:02 down on his 24:02 season average over 80 games.

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Winnipeg Jets rout Vegas Golden Knights 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 at VGK. Nino Niederreiter (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for VGK: Barbashev–Kolesar–Howden skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nino Niederreiter had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:30.
•New look for VGK: Barbashev–Kolesar–Howden skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Stone–Saad–Karlsson skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at SJS. Jeff Skinner (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, Arvidsson and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:46 together.

•Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:30.
•Evan Bouchard had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:28.
•Mario Ferraro had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:41.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Colin Miller for WPG @ VGK, 81.7 mph. Full game report →

Colin Miller (WPG @ VGK): Forecheck turnover, 5 passes, 81.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cale Makar COL	at CBJ	1	2	3	3	0	2	21:33	—
Charlie Coyle COL	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	1	1	14:55	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:31	—
Devon Toews COL	at CBJ	1	2	3	1	0	1	21:18	—
Blake Coleman CGY	vs ANA	2	0	2	5	0	0	18:01	—
Jake Neighbours STL	vs PIT	2	0	2	3	1	1	18:01	—
Rickard Rakell PIT	at STL	1	1	2	5	3	0	17:26	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs BOS	1	1	2	4	0	2	19:39	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	2	13:40	—
Rutger McGroarty PIT	at STL	1	1	2	3	2	1	18:28	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	1	19:46	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs PIT	1	1	2	3	0	0	20:10	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Lindholm–Koepke–Lysell skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Steel–Bourque–Johnston skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Barbashev–Kolesar–Howden skated 7:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Saad–Karlsson skated 6:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pearson–Eichel–Dorofeyev skated 6:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (90.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Olofsson–Roy skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Georgi Romanov SJS	vs EDM	L	38	3	.921
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs TBL	W	32	1	.969
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at MTL	L	31	3	.903
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at CBJ	W	30	3	.900
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at UTA	W	30	2	.933
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs NSH	W	29	1	.966
Calvin Pickard EDM	at SJS	W	29	2	.931
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs COL	L	28	7	.750
Joel Hofer STL	vs PIT	W	28	4	.857
Justus Annunen NSH	at DAL	L	27	5	.815
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs ANA	W	27	1	.963
John Gibson ANA	at CGY	L	26	3	.885
Eric Comrie WPG	at VGK	W	26	0	.1000
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs BOS	W	19	1	.947
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at OTT	L	19	2	.895
Tristan Jarry PIT	at STL	O	19	5	.737
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs LAK	L	19	3	.842
Adin Hill VGK	vs WPG	L	19	3	.842
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CGY	—	8	1	.875
Daniil Tarasov CBJ	vs COL	—	4	0	.1000
Akira Schmid VGK	vs WPG	—	2	0	.1000

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