NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 6, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jake Guentzel (TBL) played 24:54, +4:43 up on his 20:11 season average over 80 games.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:54.
•Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:44.
•Bowen Byram had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:16.

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

Winnipeg Jets rout Seattle Kraken 6–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Seattle Kraken 6–2 at home. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WPG's first power-play unit (Toews, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor and Vilardi) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:22 together.

•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:44.
•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:30.
•WPG's first power-play unit (Toews, Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor and Vilardi) scored 3 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 2:22 together.

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

San Jose Sharks edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Frank Nazar (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 17 attempts in 4:35 together.

•Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:35.
•William Eklund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:03.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Frondell) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 4:35 together.

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in a shootout at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:09.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.
•Justin Barron (NSH) played 22:00, +7:54 up on his 14:06 season average over 51 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Kiefer Sherwood for SJS vs CHI, 81.5 mph. Full game report →

Kiefer Sherwood (SJS vs CHI): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 81.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs SEA	0	3	3	4	0	2	22:44	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs SEA	2	0	2	3	2	0	21:30	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	at BUF	1	1	2	6	1	0	24:54	—
Frank Nazar CHI	at SJS	1	1	2	6	0	1	21:35	—
Jason Zucker BUF	vs TBL	1	1	2	4	0	0	13:44	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	16:44	—
Jonathan Toews WPG	vs SEA	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:31	—
Roman Josi NSH	at LAK	1	1	2	2	0	0	28:09	—
William Eklund SJS	vs CHI	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:03	—
Darren Raddysh TBL	at BUF	0	2	2	4	0	0	25:45	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs SEA	0	2	2	1	1	0	22:13	—
Bowen Byram BUF	vs TBL	0	2	2	1	0	0	21:16	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Mangiapane–Slaggert–Boisvert skated 6:02 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 SJS: Goodrow–Dellandrea–Ostapchuk skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg LAK	vs NSH	W	31	2	.935
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at BUF	L	29	3	.897
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs CHI	W	29	2	.931
Juuse Saros NSH	at LAK	O	28	2	.929
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs TBL	W	25	2	.920
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs SEA	W	24	2	.917
Spencer Knight CHI	at SJS	L	23	3	.870
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at WPG	L	18	3	.833
Joey Daccord SEA	at WPG	—	12	2	.833

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