NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 25, 2024

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Ottawa Senators

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 6–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Ottawa Senators 6–4 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Alex Pietrangelo had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:39.
•Adam Gaudette had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:37.
•Ivan Barbashev had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:51.

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

New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in overtime at NJD. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +8 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:33.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:30.

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

Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at CHI. Gustav Nyquist (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan Donato (CHI) played 9:54, −6:29 down on his 16:23 season average over 79 games.

•Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:55.
•Alexandre Carrier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:14.
•Ryan Donato (CHI) played 9:54, −6:29 down on his 16:23 season average over 79 games.

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

Edmonton Oilers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Joel Blomqvist (PIT) faced 50 shots and stopped 46 (.920), +22 against a season average of 28.3; the loss.

•Viktor Arvidsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:33.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:53.
•Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:18.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Gustav Nyquist for NSH @ CHI, 68.4 mph. Full game report →

Gustav Nyquist (NSH @ CHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 68.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs OTT	0	3	3	4	3	2	23:39	—
Viktor Arvidsson EDM	vs PIT	0	3	3	4	0	0	17:33	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs OTT	2	0	2	2	6	2	17:51	—
Adam Gaudette OTT	at VGK	2	0	2	2	0	0	9:37	—
Mattias Ekholm EDM	vs PIT	1	1	2	6	1	2	22:18	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	2	1	19:04	—
Claude Giroux OTT	at VGK	1	1	2	2	1	2	20:31	—
Kyle Palmieri NYI	at NJD	1	1	2	2	1	1	18:30	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs PIT	1	1	2	1	0	3	21:53	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at VGK	1	1	2	1	1	1	21:11	—
Gustav Nyquist NSH	at CHI	1	1	2	1	0	1	14:55	—
Brock Nelson NYI	at NJD	1	1	2	1	0	0	19:33	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Cizikas–Foudy–MacLean skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Arvidsson–Podkolzin skated 11:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joel Blomqvist PIT	at EDM	L	50	4	.920
Adin Hill VGK	vs OTT	W	39	4	.897
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NJD	W	36	3	.917
Petr Mrazek CHI	vs NSH	L	34	3	.912
Jake Allen NJD	vs NYI	O	30	4	.867
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	W	29	2	.931
Linus Ullmark OTT	at VGK	L	27	5	.815
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs PIT	W	27	0	.1000

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.