NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 2, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Buffalo Sabres

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at home. Ridly Greig (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jordan Spence (OTT) played 30:48, +12:15 up on his 18:33 season average over 72 games.

•Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:08.
•Jordan Spence (OTT) played 30:48, +12:15 up on his 18:33 season average over 72 games.
•New look for OTT: Giroux–Amadio–Pinto skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Anthony Cirelli had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:08.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:45.
•Egor Chinakhov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:19.

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Florida Panthers edge Boston Bruins 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for FLA: Hinostroza–Kunin–Foote skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for FLA: Hinostroza–Kunin–Foote skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•A.J. Greer (FLA) played 16:37, +4:15 up on his 12:22 season average over 77 games.
•David Pastrnak (BOS) played 24:12, +3:35 up on his 20:37 season average over 76 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New York Rangers 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Trocheck–Brodzinski–Cuylle skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:20.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:17.
•New look for NYR: Trocheck–Brodzinski–Cuylle skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at PHI. Patrick Kane (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:27.
•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.
•Andrew Copp had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:59.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at home. Logan Stankoven (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:42 together.

•Logan Stankoven had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:09.
•Sebastian Aho had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:30.
•Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:50.

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New Jersey Devils rout Washington Capitals 7–3

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 7–3 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 3A.

•Jack Hughes had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 22:25.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.
•Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:00.

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Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0 at home. Adam Erne (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:07 together.

•Adam Erne had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:50.
•Arttu Hyry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:49.
•DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:07 together.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:55 together.

•Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:45.
•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:30.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:45.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at home. Matt Savoie (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Teravainen–Bedard–Lardis skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Teravainen–Bedard–Lardis skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Dickinson–Kapanen–Frederic skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Andre Burakovsky (CHI) played 8:49, −7:42 down on his 16:31 season average over 74 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 6–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 6–3 at home. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 6:36 together.

•Mitch Marner had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 17:45.
•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:47.
•Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:05.

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San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at home. William Eklund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) played 7:03, −13:43 down on his 20:46 season average over 77 games.

•William Eklund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:01.
•Zack Ostapchuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:15.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) played 7:03, −13:43 down on his 20:46 season average over 77 games.

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Utah Mammoth rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Utah Mammoth beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at SEA. Logan Cooley (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 4:20 together.

•Logan Cooley had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:14.
•Dylan Guenther had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:44.

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Nashville Predators edge Los Angeles Kings 5–4 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 5–4 in a shootout at LAK. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Joseph–Helenius–Ward skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:26.
•Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:08.
•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:12.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dougie Hamilton for NJD vs WSH, 80.5 mph. Full game report →

Dougie Hamilton (NJD vs WSH): Point shot, 1 pass, 80.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mitch Marner VGK	vs CGY	3	2	5	6	0	0	17:45	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs WSH	2	3	5	5	0	1	22:25	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs WSH	1	4	5	2	0	0	18:11	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs PIT	3	0	3	3	0	1	15:08	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs VAN	2	1	3	6	0	2	15:45	—
Logan Cooley UTA	at SEA	2	1	3	3	1	0	17:14	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs PIT	1	2	3	4	0	1	20:45	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	at SEA	1	2	3	3	0	1	16:48	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs CGY	1	2	3	1	3	0	14:47	—
Patrick Kane DET	at PHI	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:27	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at NYR	2	0	2	7	0	0	16:20	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs WSH	2	0	2	6	1	1	20:00	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Giroux–Amadio–Pinto skated 11:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Batherson–Stützle skated 11:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Hinostroza–Kunin–Foote skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Trocheck–Brodzinski–Cuylle skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Chmelar–Sykora–Laba skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Tippett–Zegras–Foerster skated 12:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Sillinger–Fantilli skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Bäck–Bourque–Hryckowian skated 9:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Bedard–Lardis skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Dickinson–Kapanen–Frederic skated 10:25 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 →
New look for CHI: Donato–Greene–Nazar skated 4:51 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 EDM: Henrique–Jones–Samanski skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Joseph–Helenius–Ward skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	at MIN	L	38	4	.895
John Gibson DET	at PHI	W	34	2	.941
Dustin Wolf CGY	at VGK	L	34	6	.824
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs NSH	O	34	4	.882
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs VAN	W	33	2	.939
Spencer Knight CHI	at EDM	L	33	1	.970
Juuse Saros NSH	at LAK	W	33	4	.879
Stuart Skinner PIT	at TBL	L	32	5	.844
Jake Allen NJD	vs WSH	W	32	3	.906
Joey Daccord SEA	vs UTA	L	31	6	.806
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BOS	W	29	1	.966
Logan Thompson WSH	at NJD	L	29	6	.793
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at SEA	W	27	2	.926
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs MTL	L	25	3	.880
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs PIT	W	24	3	.875
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at FLA	L	24	2	.917
Jacob Fowler MTL	at NYR	W	24	2	.917
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at SJS	L	24	3	.875
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs BUF	W	22	1	.955
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at OTT	L	22	2	.909
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WPG	W	22	0	.1000
Carter Hart VGK	vs CGY	W	22	3	.864
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at CAR	L	21	5	.762
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at DAL	L	21	3	.857
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs TOR	W	20	1	.950
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs DET	L	19	4	.789
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs CHI	W	18	1	.944
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs CBJ	W	10	1	.900
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at EDM	—	5	1	.800

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