NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 12, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0

Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 at home. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PIT: Hayes–Brazeau–Koivunen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McMichael had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.
•Martin Fehérváry had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:50.
•New look for PIT: Hayes–Brazeau–Koivunen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Danault–Anderson–Evans skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:16.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:29.
•Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:15.

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Final

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Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Sean Kuraly (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BOS: Khusnutdinov–Minten–Hagens skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sean Kuraly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:54.
•Henri Jokiharju had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:57.
•Mark Kastelic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:12.

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New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Artem Zub (OTT) played 26:28, +5:45 up on his 20:43 season average over 80 games.

•Nico Hischier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:40.
•Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.
•Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:32.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at ANA. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:47.
•Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:08.
•Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:49.

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Calgary Flames beat Utah Mammoth 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Utah Mammoth 4–1 at home. Brayden Pachal (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for CGY: Olofsson–Frost–Coronato skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Pachal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:47.
•New look for CGY: Olofsson–Frost–Coronato skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Zayne Parekh (CGY) played 23:49, +6:52 up on his 16:57 season average over 36 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Shane Pinto for OTT @ NJD, 81.5 mph. Full game report →

Shane Pinto (OTT @ NJD): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 81.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nico Hischier NJD	vs OTT	2	1	3	5	0	0	22:40	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs PIT	2	1	3	2	0	0	15:31	—
Sean Kuraly BOS	at CBJ	1	2	3	2	3	1	14:54	—
Brayden Pachal CGY	vs UTA	1	2	3	1	1	1	14:47	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs VAN	2	0	2	4	2	0	13:47	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	0	0	18:56	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	at NYI	1	1	2	4	1	0	18:29	—
Brock Boeser VAN	at ANA	1	1	2	3	1	0	23:08	—
Henri Jokiharju BOS	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	1	0	19:57	—
Mark Kastelic BOS	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:12	—
Marco Rossi VAN	at ANA	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:49	—
Zachary Bolduc MTL	at NYI	1	1	2	1	5	1	14:15	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Hayes–Brazeau–Koivunen skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Koppanen–Soderblom–McGroarty skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Danault–Anderson–Evans skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Khusnutdinov–Minten–Hagens skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Olofsson–Frost–Coronato skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Sharangovich–Suniev–Gross skated 5:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at CBJ	W	35	2	.943
Jacob Fowler MTL	at NYI	W	33	1	.970
James Reimer OTT	at NJD	O	30	4	.867
Nico Daws NJD	vs OTT	W	30	3	.900
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs UTA	W	29	1	.966
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	at ANA	W	27	3	.889
Stuart Skinner PIT	at WSH	L	26	2	.923
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs VAN	O	26	4	.846
Logan Thompson WSH	vs PIT	W	24	0	.1000
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at CGY	L	23	4	.826
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs MTL	L	22	4	.818
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs BOS	L	22	3	.864

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