NHL Recaps: Monday, Apr 27, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at home. Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for PHI: Cates–Foerster–Bump skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Rasmus Ristolainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:21.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:13.
•New look for PHI: Cates–Foerster–Bump skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Utah Mammoth 5–4 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 5–4 in overtime at UTA. Brett Howden (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brett Howden had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:54.
•Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 29:22.
•Mikhail Sergachev had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 30:32.

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

Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes

Scheduled.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Michael Carcone for UTA vs VGK, 70.7 mph. Full game report →

Michael Carcone (UTA vs VGK): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 2 passes, 70.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brett Howden VGK	at UTA	2	1	3	3	2	0	21:54	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at UTA	0	3	3	6	1	0	29:22	—
Mikhail Sergachev UTA	vs VGK	0	3	3	1	0	2	30:32	—
Nick Schmaltz UTA	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	1	1	27:46	—
Rasmus Ristolainen PHI	at PIT	0	2	2	1	1	1	23:21	—
Noah Hanifin VGK	at UTA	0	2	2	1	1	1	29:04	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	vs PHI	0	2	2	0	1	1	20:13	—
Clayton Keller UTA	vs VGK	1	0	1	7	1	1	25:40	—
Cole Smith VGK	at UTA	1	0	1	2	9	2	17:11	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	vs VGK	0	1	1	7	4	0	24:34	—
Lawson Crouse UTA	vs VGK	0	1	1	1	8	1	28:56	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	at UTA	0	1	1	0	6	3	23:05	—

Line changes

New look for PHI: Cates–Foerster–Bump skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs VGK	L	36	5	.861
Carter Hart VGK	at UTA	W	31	4	.871
Dan Vladar PHI	at PIT	L	21	3	.857
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs PHI	W	20	2	.900

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.