BUF
6
BOS
1
26/4 · 20:00
BUF leads series 3-1
COL
5
LA
1
26/4 · 22:00
COL wins series 4-0
TB
3
MTL
2
27/4 · 01:00
Series tied 2-2
EDM
3
ANA
4
27/4 · 03:00
ANA leads series 3-1
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Injury Report
| # | Team | Out | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Uvis Balinskis (Foot), Sam Bennett (Lower Body), Aaron Ekblad (Finger) +10 more | |
| 2 | 7 | Kevin Bahl (Lower Body), Jake Bean (Undisclosed), Joel Hanley (Upper Body) +4 more | |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Amadio, Thomas Chabot, Nick Jensen (Knee) +4 more | |
| 4 | 6 | Sam Carrick (Arm), Justin Danforth (Kneecap), Tyson Kozak (Undisclosed) +3 more | |
| 5 | 6 | Cavan Fitzgerald, Matt Grzelcyk (Upper Body), Artyom Levshunov (Hand) +3 more | |
| 6 | 6 | Arseny Gritsyuk (Upper Body), Luke Hughes (Undisclosed), Zack MacEwen (Knee) +3 more | |
| 7 | 6 | Brandon Carlo (Lower Body), Calle Jarnkrok (Undisclosed), Dakota Joshua (Upper Body) +3 more | |
| 8 | 6 | Morgan Barron (Lower Body), Alex Iafallo (Undisclosed), Vladislav Namestnikov (Undisclosed) +3 more | |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Palmieri (Knee), Ryan Pulock (Undisclosed), Alexander Romanov (Shoulder) +2 more | |
| 10 | 5 | Filip Hallander (Leg), Caleb Jones (Shoulder), Ryan Shea +2 more | |
| 11 | 5 | Joey Daccord (Lower Body), Philipp Grubauer (Lower Body), Jared McCann (Lower Body) +2 more | |
| 12 | 4 | Radko Gudas (Lower Body), Jansen Harkins (Hand), Ross Johnston (Lower Body) +1 more | |
| 13 | 4 | Erik Gudbranson, Damon Severson (Shoulder), Brendan Smith (Knee) +1 more | |
| 14 | 4 | Nathan Bastian (Hand), Roope Hintz (Lower Body), Nils Lundkvist (Face) +1 more | |
| 15 | 4 | Colton Dach (Illness), Adam Henrique (Lower Body), Mattias Janmark (Undisclosed) +1 more | |
| 16 | 4 | Declan Carlile, Charle-Edouard D'Astous (Undisclosed), Victor Hedman (Personal) +1 more | |
| 17 | 4 | Filip Chytil (Face), Thatcher Demko (Hip), Derek Forbort (Undisclosed) +1 more | |
| 18 | 3 | Mason Appleton (Upper Body), Dylan Larkin (Undisclosed), Michael Rasmussen (Lower Body) | |
| 19 | 3 | Jared Spurgeon, Yakov Trenin (Upper Body), Mats Zuccarello (Upper Body) | |
| 20 | 3 | Nicolas Hague (Upper Body), Roman Josi (Undisclosed), Jonathan Marchessault (Undisclosed) | |
| 21 | 3 | Rodrigo Abols (Ankle), Emil Andrae (Upper Body), Nikita Grebenkin (Upper Body) | |
| 22 | 3 | Pierre-Luc Dubois (Hand), Charlie Lindgren (Upper Body), Rasmus Sandin (Knee) | |
| 23 | 2 | Viktor Arvidsson (Upper Body), Hampus Lindholm | |
| 24 | 2 | Nikolaj Ehlers (Lower Body), Alexander Nikishin (Concussion) | |
| 25 | 2 | Josh Manson (Upper Body), Devon Toews | |
| 26 | 2 | Kevin Fiala (Lower Leg), Jacob Moverare | |
| 27 | 2 | Noah Dobson (Upper Body), Patrik Laine (Abdomen) | |
| 28 | 2 | Ty Dellandrea, Ryan Reaves (Hand) | |
| 29 | 1 | Matt Rempe (Thumb) | |
| 30 | 1 | Jordan Kyrou (Knee) | |
| 31 | 1 | Barrett Hayton (Upper Body) | |
| 32 | 1 | William Karlsson (Lower Body) |
Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | PTS | PP% | PK% | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 121 | 17.1 | 84.6 | 55-16-1 | |
| 2 | 82 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 113 | 24.9 | 80.6 | 53-22-7 | |
| 3 | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 112 | 28.6 | 80.3 | 50-20-1 | |
| 4 | 82 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 109 | 19.5 | 81.9 | 50-23-9 | |
| 5 | 82 | 50 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 106 | 20.7 | 82.6 | 50-26-6 | |
| 6 | 82 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 104 | 25.2 | 79.8 | 46-24-1 | |
| 7 | 82 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 106 | 23.1 | 78.2 | 48-24-1 | |
| 8 | 82 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 95 | 24.6 | 81.4 | 39-26-1 | |
| 9 | 82 | 45 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 100 | 23.4 | 76.9 | 45-27-1 | |
| 10 | 82 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 30.6 | 77.8 | 41-30-1 | |
| 11 | 82 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 99 | 24.0 | 75.8 | 44-27-1 | |
| 12 | 82 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 20.0 | 78.1 | 43-33-6 | |
| 13 | 82 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 98 | 24.1 | 81.4 | 41-25-1 | |
| 14 | 82 | 43 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 92 | 18.6 | 76.4 | 43-33-6 | |
| 15 | 82 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 98 | 15.7 | 77.6 | 43-27-1 | |
| 16 | 82 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 90 | 17.0 | 74.6 | 35-27-2 | |
| 17 | 82 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 17.8 | 80.1 | 43-30-9 | |
| 18 | 82 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 86 | 17.6 | 76.6 | 37-33-1 | |
| 19 | 82 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 92 | 22.6 | 77.1 | 41-31-1 | |
| 20 | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 23.1 | 81.7 | 38-34-1 | |
| 21 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 92 | 18.9 | 76.0 | 40-30-1 | |
| 22 | 82 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 21.2 | 76.4 | 39-35-8 | |
| 23 | 82 | 43 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 16.5 | 80.8 | 43-34-5 | |
| 24 | 82 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 18.5 | 77.6 | 35-35-1 | |
| 25 | 82 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 87 | 22.0 | 79.3 | 42-37-3 | |
| 26 | 82 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 79 | 19.5 | 72.2 | 34-37-1 | |
| 27 | 82 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 19.6 | 81.0 | 40-38-4 | |
| 28 | 82 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 16.2 | 80.4 | 34-39-9 | |
| 29 | 82 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 21.3 | 81.2 | 32-36-1 | |
| 30 | 82 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 16.9 | 83.6 | 29-39-1 | |
| 31 | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 24.7 | 79.9 | 34-39-9 | |
| 32 | 82 | 25 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 21.8 | 71.5 | 25-49-8 |
Betting Leaderboard
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias Rådemar | 204.07 |
| 2 | LeifGWPersson | 186.84 |
| 3 | carl wistedt | 0.00 |
Betting History
| Puck Drop | Player | Matchup | Odds | Stake | Result | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 06:00 | carl wistedt | MTL @ TB | 1.57 | 25.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 29, 04:00 | carl wistedt | ANA @ EDM | 1.57 | 30.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 29, 02:00 | carl wistedt | MIN @ DAL | 1.74 | 10.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 29, 01:30 | LeifGWPersson | BOS @ BUF | 2.42 | 20.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 29, 01:30 | carl wistedt | BOS @ BUF | 1.59 | 20.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 28, 03:30 | carl wistedt | VGK @ UTA | 1.95 | 10.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 28, 03:30 | LeifGWPersson | VGK @ UTA | 1.95 | 4.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 28, 01:00 | LeifGWPersson | PHI @ PIT | 2.14 | 20.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 28, 01:00 | carl wistedt | PHI @ PIT | 2.14 | 5.00 | Pending | … |
| Apr 27, 03:52 | LeifGWPersson | EDM @ ANA | 2.14 | 50.00 | Won | +57.00 |
| Apr 27, 01:00 | LeifGWPersson | TB @ MTL | 1.95 | 50.00 | Lost | -50.00 |
| Apr 26, 22:30 | LeifGWPersson | COL @ LA | 2.42 | 22.00 | Lost | -22.00 |
| Apr 26, 20:00 | LeifGWPersson | BUF @ BOS | 1.95 | 50.00 | Won | +47.50 |
| Apr 24 | LeifGWPersson | CAR | 1.95 | 1.00 | Won | +0.95 |
| Apr 23 | LeifGWPersson | PHI | 1.83 | 1.00 | Lost | -1.00 |
| Apr 23 | LeifGWPersson | DAL | 2.14 | 1.00 | Lost | -1.00 |