NHL Recaps: Friday, Apr 4, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Carolina Hurricanes

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3

Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 at home. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for DET: Soderblom–Raymond–Kasper skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:55.
•Dylan Larkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:39.
•Jaccob Slavin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:45.

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Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

Washington Capitals beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at home. John Carlson (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•John Carlson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:58.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:27.
•Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:50.

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New York Islanders beat Minnesota Wild 3–1

New York Islanders beat Minnesota Wild 3–1 at home. Noah Dobson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Horvat, DeAngelo and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:14 together.

•Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:55.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Lee, Horvat, DeAngelo and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:14 together.
•New look for NYI: Pageau–Holmstrom–Tsyplakov skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% 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: Ben Chiarot for DET vs CAR, 76.4 mph. Full game report →

Ben Chiarot (DET vs CAR): Rebound, 0 passes, 76.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
John Carlson WSH	vs CHI	0	3	3	2	1	1	22:58	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs CHI	2	0	2	3	0	0	20:27	—
Frank Nazar CHI	at WSH	1	1	2	3	0	1	16:15	—
Noah Dobson NYI	vs MIN	1	1	2	1	0	2	18:55	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	0	1	18:50	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs CAR	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:55	—
Dylan Larkin DET	vs CAR	0	2	2	2	1	0	17:39	—
Oliver Moore CHI	at WSH	0	2	2	2	1	0	11:56	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at DET	0	2	2	1	0	1	20:45	—
Landon Slaggert CHI	at WSH	0	2	2	1	0	0	10:43	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	at DET	0	1	1	7	1	0	21:58	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Soderblom–Raymond–Kasper skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Pageau–Holmstrom–Tsyplakov skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Martin–MacLean–Gatcomb skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (12.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Cam Talbot DET	vs CAR	W	33	3	.909
Spencer Knight CHI	at WSH	L	28	4	.893
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs MIN	W	28	1	.964
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at NYI	L	27	3	.889
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs CHI	W	22	3	.864
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at DET	L	20	4	.800

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