NHL Recaps: Saturday, Apr 18, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Ottawa Senators

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 2–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 2–0 at home. Logan Stankoven (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. K'Andre Miller (CAR) played 17:42, −6:42 down on his 24:24 season average over 18 games.

•Logan Stankoven had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:39.
•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:06.
•Jackson Blake had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:15.

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

Minnesota Wild rout Dallas Stars 6–1

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 6–1 at DAL. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:05.
•Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 17:50.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.

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

Philadelphia Flyers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at PIT. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Erik Karlsson (PIT) played 25:43, −3:29 down on his 29:12 season average over 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:27.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:00.
•Erik Karlsson (PIT) played 25:43, −3:29 down on his 29:12 season average over 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Matt Boldy for MIN @ DAL, 61.4 mph. Full game report →

Matt Boldy (MIN @ DAL): Point shot, 0 passes, 61.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matt Boldy MIN	at DAL	2	1	3	8	2	1	17:50	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at DAL	2	1	3	5	2	0	19:05	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at DAL	1	2	3	2	2	0	17:58	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at DAL	0	3	3	1	2	1	16:41	—
Logan Stankoven CAR	vs OTT	1	1	2	6	6	0	15:39	—
Taylor Hall CAR	vs OTT	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:06	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	at DAL	1	1	2	1	2	3	16:05	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs PHI	1	1	2	1	2	0	20:27	—
Rasmus Ristolainen PHI	at PIT	0	2	2	1	1	1	25:00	—
Jackson Blake CAR	vs OTT	0	2	2	0	0	0	16:15	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	vs OTT	0	0	0	6	8	0	15:36	—
Jordan Martinook CAR	vs OTT	0	0	0	2	7	2	15:27	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark OTT	at CAR	L	29	2	.931
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs MIN	L	28	5	.821
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at DAL	W	28	1	.964
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs OTT	W	22	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner PIT	vs PHI	L	20	3	.850
Dan Vladar PHI	at PIT	W	18	2	.889

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