NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

10 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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Carolina Hurricanes

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 at home. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•JJ Peterka (BUF) played 13:38, −4:37 down on his 18:15 season average over 76 games.
•Tage Thompson (BUF) played 15:02, −3:46 down on his 18:48 season average over 75 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the win.

•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:38.
•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:51.

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Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at home. Gustav Forsling (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for FLA: Rodrigues–Puljujarvi–Samoskevich skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for FLA: Rodrigues–Puljujarvi–Samoskevich skated 10:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Joseph Woll (TOR) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +7 against a season average of 29.0; the loss.
•William Nylander (TOR) played 15:41, −3:52 down on his 19:33 season average over 81 games.

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Boston Bruins rout New Jersey Devils 7–2

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 7–2 at NJD. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Michael Callahan (BOS) played 18:11, +4:18 up on his 13:53 season average over 16 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:44.
•Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.
•Michael Callahan (BOS) played 18:11, +4:18 up on his 13:53 season average over 16 games.

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Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 at home. Thomas Chabot (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Jenner, Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:17.
•Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:22.
•Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:45.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–0 at home. Kevin Hayes (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk and Koivunen) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:18 together.

•Kevin Hayes had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 11:08.
•Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:42.
•Danton Heinen had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:54.

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Nashville Predators edge New York Islanders 7–6 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 7–6 in overtime at home. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Simon Holmstrom had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:33.
•Steven Stamkos had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.
•Brady Skjei had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:14.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Dallas Stars 6–5 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas Stars 6–5 in overtime at DAL. Mikael Granlund (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN won it by committee.

•Mikael Granlund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:20.
•Conor Garland had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:12.
•Pius Suter had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:31.

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Utah Mammoth rout Seattle Kraken 7–1

Utah Mammoth beat Seattle Kraken 7–1 at home. Mikhail Sergachev (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.
•Dylan Guenther had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:10.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:38.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (SO)

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout at home. Charlie Coyle (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Coyle, Nelson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:21 together.

•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:39.
•COL's first power-play unit (Coyle, Nelson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:21 together.
•New look for COL: Nelson–O'Connor–Kiviranta skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Steven Stamkos for NSH vs NYI, 77.8 mph. Full game report →

Steven Stamkos (NSH vs NYI): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 77.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs NYI	2	2	4	3	0	0	19:27	—
Simon Holmstrom NYI	at NSH	2	2	4	2	0	0	16:33	—
Mikhail Sergachev UTA	vs SEA	1	2	3	2	3	1	20:01	—
Mikael Granlund DAL	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	0	1	16:20	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at NJD	1	2	3	1	1	1	17:44	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	vs SEA	0	3	3	5	0	2	19:10	—
Jonathan Marchessault NSH	vs NYI	0	3	3	3	0	0	18:32	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	at NSH	0	3	3	2	2	1	17:59	—
Brady Skjei NSH	vs NYI	0	3	3	2	0	2	24:14	—
Conor Garland VAN	at DAL	0	3	3	2	1	0	21:12	—
Pius Suter VAN	at DAL	2	0	2	5	2	1	21:31	—
Kevin Hayes PIT	vs CHI	2	0	2	5	0	0	11:08	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Rodrigues–Puljujarvi–Samoskevich skated 10:52 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 PIT: Nieto–Acciari–Koppanen skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nelson–O'Connor–Kiviranta skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Stone–Barbashev–Howden skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs DET	W	36	1	.972
Joseph Woll TOR	at FLA	L	36	2	.944
Akira Schmid VGK	at COL	O	36	2	.944
Anton Forsberg OTT	at CBJ	L	35	5	.857
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs OTT	W	35	2	.943
James Reimer BUF	vs CAR	W	33	0	.1000
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs VAN	O	32	6	.813
Joey Daccord SEA	at UTA	L	29	7	.759
Spencer Knight CHI	at PIT	L	27	5	.815
Thatcher Demko VAN	at DAL	W	27	4	.852
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs CHI	W	26	0	.1000
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs BOS	L	23	7	.696
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NSH	—	23	4	.826
Justus Annunen NSH	vs NYI	W	22	6	.727
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NJD	W	21	2	.905
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs VGK	W	21	2	.905
Cam Talbot DET	at MTL	L	19	2	.895
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs SEA	W	19	1	.947
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at BUF	L	18	3	.833
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TOR	W	18	1	.944
Victor Ostman SEA	at UTA	—	12	0	.1000
Marcus Hogberg NYI	at NSH	O	9	3	.667
Jake Allen NJD	vs BOS	—	2	0	.1000

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