NHL Recaps: Thursday, Apr 16, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

St. Louis Blues

Utah Mammoth

St. Louis Blues beat Utah Mammoth 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat Utah Mammoth 5–3 at UTA. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Logan Mailloux (STL) played 22:34, +5:53 up on his 16:41 season average over 66 games.

•Robert Thomas had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:54.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:14.
•Dylan Holloway had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Nashville Predators 5–4

Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 5–4 at NSH. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. ANA won it by committee.

•Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:49.
•Mikael Granlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.
•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:01.

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San Jose Sharks rout Winnipeg Jets 6–1

San Jose Sharks beat Winnipeg Jets 6–1 at WPG. William Eklund (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for SJS: Kurashev–Dellandrea–Graf skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (10.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:41.
•William Eklund had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.
•John Klingberg had 3 assists (3 points) in 20:54.

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Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Zach Whitecloud (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Frost, Farabee, Coronato, Parekh and Gridin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:08 together.

•Zach Whitecloud had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:30.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Frost, Farabee, Coronato, Parekh and Gridin) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:08 together.
•New look for CGY: Frost–Coronato–Gridin skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Vancouver Canucks 6–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–1 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 4A. New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Roslovic–Podkolzin skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Savoie had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 15:59.
•Connor McDavid had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:16.
•Evan Bouchard had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 2–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 2–0 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for COL: Nelson–Nichushkin–Kelly skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Valeri Nichushkin had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:13.
•New look for COL: Nelson–Nichushkin–Kelly skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for COL: Barré-Boulet–Bardakov–Polin skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% 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: Cole Koepke for WPG vs SJS, 70.3 mph. Full game report →

Cole Koepke (WPG vs SJS): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 70.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs VAN	0	4	4	3	0	0	18:16	—
Matt Savoie EDM	vs VAN	3	0	3	6	0	0	15:59	—
Robert Thomas STL	at UTA	3	0	3	3	0	2	16:54	—
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	0	2	16:49	—
William Eklund SJS	at WPG	1	2	3	3	0	1	14:24	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	at WPG	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:41	—
Mikael Granlund ANA	at NSH	0	3	3	3	0	1	18:08	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs VAN	0	3	3	2	0	1	21:52	—
John Klingberg SJS	at WPG	0	3	3	0	0	0	20:54	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	vs ANA	2	0	2	6	0	0	17:01	—
Will Smith SJS	at WPG	1	1	2	5	0	0	13:38	—
Colton Dach EDM	vs VAN	1	1	2	1	4	2	13:42	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Kurashev–Dellandrea–Graf skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (10.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frost–Coronato–Gridin skated 10:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Sharangovich–Kerins–Klapka skated 8:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Strome–Olofsson–Suniev skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Nugent-Hopkins–Roslovic–Podkolzin skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nelson–Nichushkin–Kelly skated 8:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Barré-Boulet–Bardakov–Polin skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Drury–O'Connor–Kiviranta skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Lehkonen–Roy–Colton skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs ANA	L	40	5	.875
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at EDM	L	35	6	.829
Victor Ostman SEA	at COL	L	35	2	.943
Eric Comrie WPG	vs SJS	L	33	6	.818
Arsenii Sergeev CGY	vs LAK	W	28	1	.964
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at WPG	W	27	1	.963
Joel Hofer STL	at UTA	W	23	3	.870
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs SEA	W	22	0	.1000
Ville Husso ANA	at NSH	W	21	4	.810
Anton Forsberg LAK	at CGY	L	19	2	.895
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs STL	—	18	3	.833
Connor Ingram EDM	vs VAN	W	12	1	.917
Vitek Vanecek UTA	vs STL	L	10	1	.900

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