NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

Buffalo Sabres

Dallas Stars edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at BUF. Esa Lindell (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Pearson–Krebs–Quinn skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Esa Lindell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:14.
•Justin Hryckowian had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:18.
•Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:22.

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New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2

New York Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 at TBL. Tye Kartye (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Fox and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:35 together.

•Tye Kartye had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:05.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:42.
•J.T. Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.

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Florida Panthers rout Detroit Red Wings 8–1

Florida Panthers beat Detroit Red Wings 8–1 at home. Luke Kunin (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Luke Kunin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.
•Mike Benning had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:34.
•Cole Reinhardt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:10.

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Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 at home. Claude Giroux (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Batherson, Cozens, Pinto and Spence) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:01 together.

•Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:12.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Batherson, Cozens, Pinto and Spence) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:01 together.
•New look for TOR: Lorentz–Maccelli–Haymes skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at home. Louis Crevier (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Donato–Greene skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Louis Crevier had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.
•Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:51.
•Kiefer Sherwood had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:17.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at home. Reilly Smith (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for SEA: Kakko–Nyman–Wright skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Reilly Smith had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:10.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:45.
•New look for SEA: Kakko–Nyman–Wright skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Louis Crevier for CHI vs SJS, 84.8 mph. Full game report →

Louis Crevier (CHI vs SJS): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 84.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Luke Kunin FLA	vs DET	2	1	3	5	2	2	18:32	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs SEA	2	1	3	5	0	1	13:10	—
Tye Kartye NYR	at TBL	2	1	3	3	2	1	15:05	—
Mike Benning FLA	vs DET	2	0	2	2	0	3	21:34	—
Louis Crevier CHI	vs SJS	2	0	2	2	1	2	19:09	—
Esa Lindell DAL	at BUF	1	1	2	3	1	2	22:14	—
Cole Reinhardt FLA	vs DET	1	1	2	3	2	0	16:10	—
Zach Benson BUF	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	0	1	24:22	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at TBL	1	1	2	3	0	0	21:42	—
Justin Hryckowian DAL	at BUF	1	1	2	2	2	0	17:18	—
Claude Giroux OTT	vs TOR	0	2	2	6	0	0	17:12	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs SEA	0	2	2	4	0	0	19:45	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Pearson–Krebs–Quinn skated 11:58 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 TBL: Kucherov–Paul–Hagel skated 12:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Lorentz–Maccelli–Haymes skated 10:39 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 CHI: Burakovsky–Donato–Greene skated 10:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Nazar–Bedard–Lardis skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Kakko–Nyman–Wright skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Gaudreau–Winterton–Meyers skated 8:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Stephenson–Tolvanen–Catton skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Dennis Hildeby TOR	at OTT	L	37	2	.946
Dylan Garand NYR	at TBL	W	31	2	.935
Colten Ellis BUF	vs DAL	O	28	3	.893
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs DET	W	26	1	.962
Nikke Kokko SEA	at VGK	L	26	4	.846
Jake Oettinger DAL	at BUF	W	24	3	.875
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at CHI	L	24	5	.792
Carter Hart VGK	vs SEA	W	23	1	.957
Brandon Halverson TBL	vs NYR	L	21	4	.810
James Reimer OTT	vs TOR	W	20	1	.950
Spencer Knight CHI	vs SJS	W	17	2	.882
John Gibson DET	at FLA	L	15	4	.733
Cam Talbot DET	at FLA	—	13	4	.692

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