NHL Recaps: Sunday, Apr 19, 2026

4 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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Los Angeles Kings

1

Colorado Avalanche

2

Colorado Avalanche edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Devon Toews (COL) played 22:09, −3:48 down on his 25:57 season average over 12 games.

• •Devon Toews (COL) played 22:09, −3:48 down on his 25:57 season average over 12 games.
• •Brent Burns (COL) played 14:52, −3:34 down on his 18:26 season average over 12 games.
• •Gabriel Landeskog (COL) played 16:23, −3:10 down on his 19:33 season average over 12 games.

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Montreal Canadiens

4

Tampa Bay Lightning

3

Montreal Canadiens edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at TBL. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 3 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 6:23 together.

• •Juraj Slafkovský had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:11.
• •Jake Guentzel had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:57.
• •Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:27.

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Boston Bruins

3

Buffalo Sabres

4

Buffalo Sabres edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +7 against a season average of 30.2; the loss.

• •Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:01.
• •David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:15.
• •Morgan Geekie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:16.

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Final

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Utah Mammoth

2

Vegas Golden Knights

4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 4–2 at home. Colton Sissons (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:48 together.

• •Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:29.
• •Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:39.
• •VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:48 together.

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