NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025

10 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 Jersey Devils

Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime at BOS. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Timo Meier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:52.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:01.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:25.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at BUF. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +7 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:37.
•Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +7 against a season average of 28.1; the win.
•New look for BUF: Lafferty–Rosen–Ostlund skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at OTT. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Batherson, Cozens, Greig and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:13 together.

•Connor Bedard had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:04.
•Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:55.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Batherson, Cozens, Greig and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:13 together.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at PHI. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Jenner, Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Sean Monahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.
•Zach Werenski had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:43.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Jenner, Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:37 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout Florida Panthers 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 5–1 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for FLA: Marchand–Verhaeghe–Bennett skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:03.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:12.
•Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:15.

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Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–1

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 3–1 at NYI. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Dubois and Sandin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:21 together.

•Dylan Strome had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:33.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Dubois and Sandin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:21 together.
•Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +7 against a season average of 27.8; the loss.

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St. Louis Blues rout Utah Mammoth 6–1

St. Louis Blues beat Utah Mammoth 6–1 at home. Pavel Buchnevich (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:14.
•Jordan Kyrou had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:03.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.

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Minnesota Wild edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at home. Marcus Johansson (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +10 against a season average of 30.1; the overtime loss.

•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:50.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:03.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:59.

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Calgary Flames edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (SO)

Calgary Flames beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout at home. Brandon Saad (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Adam Klapka (CGY) played 17:56, +8:33 up on his 9:23 season average over 30 games.

•Brandon Saad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:55.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:48.
•Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Seattle Kraken 6–5

Los Angeles Kings beat Seattle Kraken 6–5 at SEA. Samuel Helenius (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Samuel Helenius had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:27.
•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.
•Alex Turcotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:20.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Darren Raddysh for TBL vs FLA, 93.2 mph. Full game report →

Darren Raddysh (TBL vs FLA): Cycle, 4 passes, 93.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Strome WSH	at NYI	3	0	3	6	0	0	17:33	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at OTT	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:04	—
Timo Meier NJD	at BOS	1	2	3	5	1	1	21:52	—
Brandon Saad VGK	at CGY	1	2	3	4	0	0	14:55	—
Pavel Buchnevich STL	vs UTA	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:14	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs FLA	1	2	3	1	0	1	15:03	—
Jordan Kyrou STL	vs UTA	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:03	—
Samuel Helenius LAK	at SEA	2	0	2	3	4	0	13:27	—
Auston Matthews TOR	at BUF	1	1	2	6	1	1	19:37	—
Zachary Bolduc STL	vs UTA	1	1	2	4	0	1	15:49	—
Marcus Johansson MIN	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	0	1	17:50	—
Jimmy Snuggerud STL	vs UTA	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:37	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Lafferty–Rosen–Ostlund skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Marchand–Verhaeghe–Bennett skated 9:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs VGK	W	42	4	.905
Lukas Dostal ANA	at MIN	O	40	3	.925
Spencer Knight CHI	at OTT	W	37	3	.919
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at BUF	W	35	0	.1000
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs WSH	L	35	2	.943
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs CBJ	L	34	3	.912
David Rittich LAK	at SEA	W	34	5	.853
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NYI	W	33	1	.970
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs TOR	L	31	3	.903
Vitek Vanecek FLA	at TBL	L	31	5	.839
Jet Greaves CBJ	at PHI	W	29	0	.1000
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at STL	L	29	6	.793
Ilya Samsonov VGK	at CGY	O	28	4	.857
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NJD	O	26	5	.808
Jake Allen NJD	at BOS	W	24	4	.833
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	W	24	1	.958
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs ANA	—	24	2	.917
Joey Daccord SEA	vs LAK	L	24	6	.750
Jordan Binnington STL	vs UTA	W	23	1	.957
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs CHI	O	16	4	.750
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs ANA	W	5	0	.1000

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