NHL Recaps: Sunday, May 3, 2026

2 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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Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at TBL. Kaiden Guhle (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Jayden Struble (MTL) played 5:06, −7:10 down on his 12:16 season average over 11 games.

•Kaiden Guhle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:56.
•Jayden Struble (MTL) played 5:06, −7:10 down on his 12:16 season average over 11 games.
•Jake Guentzel (TBL) played 16:22, −6:40 down on his 23:02 season average over 6 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 9–6

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 9–6 at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Devon Toews had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 27:35.
•Cale Makar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:06.

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Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Scheduled.

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Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche

Scheduled.

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Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights

Scheduled.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Sam Malinski for COL vs MIN, 81.6 mph. Full game report →

Sam Malinski (COL vs MIN): Rush, carried in, 3 passes, 81.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Devon Toews COL	vs MIN	1	3	4	1	0	1	27:35	—
Cale Makar COL	vs MIN	2	1	3	3	0	2	17:11	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs MIN	1	2	3	4	1	0	19:06	—
Quinn Hughes MIN	at COL	1	2	3	2	0	1	28:57	—
Martin Necas COL	vs MIN	0	3	3	3	2	0	18:38	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	3	1	19:20	—
Sam Malinski COL	vs MIN	1	1	2	2	3	0	20:15	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs MIN	0	2	2	2	1	0	15:24	—
Kaiden Guhle MTL	at TBL	0	2	2	1	3	2	20:56	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs MIN	1	0	1	8	1	0	13:51	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	at COL	1	0	1	7	2	0	16:00	—
Zemgus Girgensons TBL	vs MTL	0	0	0	0	7	3	14:00	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at COL	L	42	8	.810
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs MIN	W	36	6	.833
Jakub Dobes MTL	at TBL	W	29	1	.966
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs MTL	L	9	2	.778

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