NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 4, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Detroit Red Wings

New York Rangers

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Gabe Perreault (NYR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for DET: Larkin–Kasper–Finnie skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Gabe Perreault had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:44.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:39.
•New look for DET: Larkin–Kasper–Finnie skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jared Spurgeon (MIN) played 14:54, −4:45 down on his 19:39 season average over 78 games.

•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.
•Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:15.
•Jared Spurgeon (MIN) played 14:54, −4:45 down on his 19:39 season average over 78 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 2–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 2–0 at DAL. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Colton–Drury–O'Connor skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:19.
•New look for COL: Colton–Drury–O'Connor skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Kadri–Kelly–Kiviranta skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 3–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Lindholm–Eyssimont–Geekie skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BOS: Lindholm–Eyssimont–Geekie skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 16:58, −3:25 down on his 20:23 season average over 75 games.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL) played 10:19, −3:22 down on his 13:41 season average over 79 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Florida Panthers 9–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Florida Panthers 9–4 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 18:52.
•Erik Karlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.
•A.J. Greer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.

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Montreal Canadiens edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in a shootout at NJD. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 6:21 together.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 26:26.
•Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:06.
•Cole Caufield had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:15.

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Washington Capitals rout Buffalo Sabres 6–2

Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 at home. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Aliaksei Protas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:15.
•Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:03.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:40.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge New York Islanders 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NYI: Schenn–Ritchie–Shabanov skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jarvis had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:26.
•K'Andre Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:35.
•New look for NYI: Schenn–Ritchie–Shabanov skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets

Winnipeg Jets edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at CBJ. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) played 27:42, +8:38 up on his 19:04 season average over 74 games.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:27.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:39.
•Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) played 27:42, +8:38 up on his 19:04 season average over 74 games.

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Utah Mammoth beat Vancouver Canucks 7–4

Utah Mammoth beat Vancouver Canucks 7–4 at VAN. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Clayton Keller had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:21.
•Linus Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:04.
•Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:03.

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Los Angeles Kings edge Toronto Maple Leafs 7–6 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–6 in overtime at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 20:02.
•Matthew Knies had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:44.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:19.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at EDM. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–McDavid–Savoie skated 6:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:08.
•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:59.
•Jeremy Lauzon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:16.

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Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 5–3

Calgary Flames beat Anaheim Ducks 5–3 at ANA. Morgan Frost (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. ANA's first power-play unit (Killorn, Poehling, LaCombe, McTavish and Sennecke) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Morgan Frost had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:32.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Matvei Gridin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:02.

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Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 6–3

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 6–3 at SJS. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:45.
•Tyson Jost had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:40.
•Nick Leddy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:42.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at SEA. Ilya Mikheyev (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Frondell) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:12 together.

•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:14.
•Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:08.
•Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:41.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Samuel Helenius for LAK vs TOR, 79.1 mph. Full game report →

Samuel Helenius (LAK vs TOR): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 79.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs FLA	3	1	4	6	0	0	18:52	—
Clayton Keller UTA	at VAN	3	1	4	3	0	1	17:21	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs TOR	2	2	4	7	1	1	20:02	—
Matthew Knies TOR	at LAK	2	2	4	2	3	0	19:44	—
Erik Karlsson PIT	vs FLA	1	3	4	2	0	1	20:30	—
Gabe Perreault NYR	vs DET	3	0	3	6	0	1	15:44	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs NYI	2	1	3	6	0	0	17:26	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at SJS	2	1	3	2	1	0	19:45	—
Artemi Panarin LAK	vs TOR	1	2	3	5	0	1	22:19	—
Tyson Jost NSH	at SJS	1	2	3	2	1	3	15:40	—
John Tavares TOR	at LAK	1	2	3	1	2	0	20:21	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at EDM	0	3	3	2	0	0	18:08	—

Line changes

New look for DET: Larkin–Kasper–Finnie skated 4:37 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 MIN: Foligno–Foligno–McCarron skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Tarasenko–Trenin–Yurov skated 10:37 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: Colton–Drury–O'Connor skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kadri–Kelly–Kiviranta skated 6:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Lindholm–Eyssimont–Geekie skated 9:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Schenn–Ritchie–Shabanov skated 11:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Palat–Gatcomb skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Wood–Aston-Reese–Lundeström skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–McDavid–Savoie skated 6:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Kreider–Granlund–Terry skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at CAR	L	40	4	.900
Joseph Woll TOR	at LAK	O	40	7	.825
Logan Thompson WSH	vs BUF	W	39	2	.949
Devin Cooley CGY	at ANA	W	39	3	.923
Jakub Dobes MTL	at NJD	W	38	3	.921
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at OTT	W	34	1	.971
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs DET	W	33	1	.970
Connor Ingram EDM	vs VGK	L	33	5	.848
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs NSH	L	33	5	.848
Carter Hart VGK	at EDM	W	32	1	.969
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs CHI	L	30	3	.900
Jake Allen NJD	vs MTL	O	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	at SJS	W	27	3	.889
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at SEA	W	27	2	.926
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs WPG	L	26	2	.923
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	vs UTA	L	24	6	.750
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs MIN	L	23	4	.826
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs FLA	W	23	4	.826
Colten Ellis BUF	at WSH	—	23	3	.870
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at VAN	W	23	4	.826
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BOS	W	22	1	.955
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at TBL	L	22	2	.909
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs COL	L	21	1	.952
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs TOR	W	20	6	.700
John Gibson DET	at NYR	L	19	3	.842
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at PIT	L	19	6	.684
Ville Husso ANA	vs CGY	L	19	4	.789
Scott Wedgewood COL	at DAL	W	17	0	.1000
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs NYI	W	16	3	.813
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CBJ	W	16	1	.938
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at PIT	—	12	3	.750
Alex Lyon BUF	at WSH	L	5	3	.400

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