NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 21, 2025

4 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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Montreal Canadiens

2

Washington Capitals

3

Washington Capitals edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:39 together.

• •Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:45.
• •Dylan Strome had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:49.
• •Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:42.

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Final

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St. Louis Blues

1

Winnipeg Jets

2

Winnipeg Jets edge St. Louis Blues 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Buchnevich, Thomas, Bolduc and Snuggerud) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:55 together.

• •Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:36.
• •STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Buchnevich, Thomas, Bolduc and Snuggerud) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:55 together.
• •New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Snuggerud skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Colorado Avalanche

3

Dallas Stars

4

Dallas Stars edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at home. Logan O'Connor (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:10 together.

• •Logan O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:44.
• •Sam Steel had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:45.
• •COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:10 together.

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Final

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Edmonton Oilers

5

Los Angeles Kings

6

Los Angeles Kings edge Edmonton Oilers 6–5

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 6–5 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 3A. LAK won it by committee.

• •Connor McDavid had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 23:21.
• •Adrian Kempe had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:20.
• •Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:09.

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