NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

New Jersey Devils

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at home. Jordan Martinook (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Erik Haula (NJD) played 14:21, −5:19 down on his 19:40 season average over 4 games.

•Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:36.
•Erik Haula (NJD) played 14:21, −5:19 down on his 19:40 season average over 4 games.
•New look for NJD: Tatar–Dowling–Bastian skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 12:00, −4:32 down on his 16:32 season average over 5 games.

•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:57.
•Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 12:00, −4:32 down on his 16:32 season average over 5 games.
•Adam Gaudette (OTT) played 6:04, −3:52 down on his 9:56 season average over 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Florida Panthers rout Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 at TBL. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 11:43.
•Nate Schmidt had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:51.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:50.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at VGK. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Hartman skated 13:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:55.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:49.
•New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Hartman skated 13:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% 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: Jordan Martinook for CAR vs NJD, 71.2 mph. Full game report →

Jordan Martinook (CAR vs NJD): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 71.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at VGK	2	1	3	4	2	4	19:55	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at TBL	2	1	3	3	0	0	11:43	—
Nate Schmidt FLA	at TBL	2	0	2	3	2	1	15:51	—
Jordan Martinook CAR	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	2	1	14:36	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	3	2	0	19:04	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at VGK	1	1	2	2	1	2	20:49	—
Sam Bennett FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	1	7	0	11:50	—
John Tavares TOR	vs OTT	1	1	2	1	1	3	16:57	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at TBL	0	2	2	0	3	2	18:40	—
Marcus Foligno MIN	at VGK	1	0	1	2	12	0	16:43	—
Yakov Trenin MIN	at VGK	0	0	0	0	6	4	10:29	—
Niko Mikkola FLA	at TBL	0	0	0	0	5	3	19:56	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Tatar–Dowling–Bastian skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Hartman skated 13:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at VGK	W	32	2	.938
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs OTT	W	28	2	.929
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at CAR	L	27	2	.926
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NJD	W	26	1	.962
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	W	22	2	.909
Linus Ullmark OTT	at TOR	L	21	3	.857
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs FLA	L	17	6	.647
Adin Hill VGK	vs MIN	L	16	4	.750

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