NHL Recaps: Monday, May 4, 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

2

Carolina Hurricanes

3

Carolina Hurricanes edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Konecny, Cates, Zegras, Drysdale and Foerster) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 7:13 together.

• •Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:35.
• •Jackson Blake had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:40.
• •PHI's first power-play unit (Konecny, Cates, Zegras, Drysdale and Foerster) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 7:13 together.

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Final

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Anaheim Ducks

1

Vegas Golden Knights

3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Karlsson–Hertl–Kolesar skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

• •Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.
• •New look for VGK: Karlsson–Hertl–Kolesar skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
• •Mitch Marner (VGK) played 18:12, −3:45 down on his 21:57 season average over 21 games.

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