NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Montreal Canadiens

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MTL: Armia–Laine–Newhook skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McMichael had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:48.
•New look for MTL: Armia–Laine–Newhook skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MTL: Evans–Heineman–Demidov skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Dallas Stars edge Colorado Avalanche 2–1 (OT)

Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in overtime at COL. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Nelson–Lehkonen–Nichushkin skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nathan MacKinnon (COL) played 29:22, +7:37 up on his 21:45 season average over 6 games.

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

Los Angeles Kings rout Edmonton Oilers 6–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Edmonton Oilers 6–2 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 2A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:55 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 21:01.
•Anze Kopitar had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 20:37.
•Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:29.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Connor McMichael for WSH vs MTL, 63.0 mph. Full game report →

Connor McMichael (WSH vs MTL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 63.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs EDM	2	2	4	8	3	0	21:01	—
Anze Kopitar LAK	vs EDM	1	3	4	1	1	1	20:37	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs MTL	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:48	—
Andrei Kuzmenko LAK	vs EDM	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:29	—
Warren Foegele LAK	vs EDM	0	2	2	2	3	0	15:53	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs DAL	0	0	0	9	1	0	29:22	—
Ty Emberson EDM	at LAK	0	0	0	3	5	3	16:50	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	vs MTL	0	0	0	2	8	0	14:23	—
Adam Henrique EDM	at LAK	0	0	0	1	8	2	15:34	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Armia–Laine–Newhook skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Evans–Heineman–Demidov skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nelson–Lehkonen–Nichushkin skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Coyle–Landeskog–Kiviranta skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (100% 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	at WSH	L	31	2	.935
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs DAL	L	28	2	.929
Jake Oettinger DAL	at COL	W	28	1	.964
Stuart Skinner EDM	at LAK	L	28	5	.821
Logan Thompson WSH	vs MTL	W	26	1	.962
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs EDM	W	26	2	.923
Calvin Pickard EDM	at LAK	—	3	1	.667

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