NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 6:37 together.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:52.
•Anthony Cirelli had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:43.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 6:37 together.

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

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at BUF. Viktor Arvidsson (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:52.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:23.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:04.

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

Utah Mammoth edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Utah Mammoth beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:41 together.

•Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:01.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:28.
•Kailer Yamamoto had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:15.

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in overtime at home. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Anton Forsberg (LAK) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +6 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.

•Anton Forsberg (LAK) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +6 against a season average of 30.3; the loss.
•Valeri Nichushkin (COL) played 20:08, +4:56 up on his 15:12 season average over 11 games.
•Parker Kelly (COL) played 14:47, +3:53 up on his 10:54 season average over 12 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: J.J. Moser for TBL vs MTL, 68.6 mph. Full game report →

J.J. Moser (TBL vs MTL): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 68.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Viktor Arvidsson BOS	at BUF	2	0	2	5	1	0	13:52	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	at VGK	1	1	2	5	2	2	19:01	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs MTL	1	1	2	1	1	0	23:52	—
Casey Mittelstadt BOS	at BUF	0	2	2	2	1	0	13:23	—
Jonathan Aspirot BOS	at BUF	0	2	2	1	3	4	14:22	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs UTA	0	2	2	1	1	1	24:28	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs MTL	0	2	2	0	3	0	22:43	—
Kailer Yamamoto UTA	at VGK	0	2	2	0	3	0	10:15	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at BUF	0	2	2	0	0	2	20:04	—
Charlie McAvoy BOS	at BUF	0	1	1	1	4	6	27:22	—
Mikey Anderson LAK	at COL	0	0	0	1	2	6	25:23	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anton Forsberg LAK	at COL	L	36	2	.944
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at BUF	W	35	2	.943
Jakub Dobes MTL	at TBL	L	34	3	.912
Carter Hart VGK	vs UTA	L	29	3	.931
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	W	27	2	.926
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs LAK	W	25	1	.960
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at VGK	W	21	2	.905
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs BOS	L	20	4	.800
Alex Lyon BUF	vs BOS	—	7	0	.1000

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