NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 25, 2025

13 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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Colorado Avalanche

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 16:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:09.
•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:28.
•New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 16:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Buffalo Sabres 3–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +15 against a season average of 26.0; the win.

•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:51.
•Stuart Skinner (EDM) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +15 against a season average of 26.0; the win.
•New look for BUF: Lafferty–Malenstyn–McLeod skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Seattle Kraken beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 3:00, −15:00 down on his 18:00 season average over 67 games.

•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:09.
•Jared McCann had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:45.
•Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 3:00, −15:00 down on his 18:00 season average over 67 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at MTL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD won it by committee.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:49.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.

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Ottawa Senators edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1

Ottawa Senators beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home. Bobby McMann (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for OTT: Giroux–Batherson–Ostapchuk skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for OTT: Giroux–Batherson–Ostapchuk skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Marner–Matthews–McMann skated 14:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Nick Cousins (OTT) played 1:20, −10:47 down on his 12:07 season average over 49 games.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 at home. Michael Rasmussen (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TBL: Glendening–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TBL: Glendening–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Albert Johansson (DET) played 20:49, +4:32 up on his 16:17 season average over 60 games.
•Maxwell Crozier (TBL) played 11:18, −6:44 down on his 18:02 season average over 4 games.

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Final / OT

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Los Angeles Kings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in overtime at home. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) played 25:36, +7:06 up on his 18:30 season average over 78 games.

•Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.
•Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) played 25:36, +7:06 up on his 18:30 season average over 78 games.
•Adam Fantilli (CBJ) played 25:58, +8:36 up on his 17:22 season average over 81 games.

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Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–0

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 2–0 at STL. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Bolduc skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.
•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Bolduc skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Saad–Faksa–Neighbours skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Minnesota Wild 5–4

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 at MIN. Andrei Kuzmenko (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:25.
•Marco Rossi had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:48.
•Martin Pospisil had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:54.

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New York Islanders edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at home. Alexander Romanov (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CAR: Rantanen–Aho–Blake skated 13:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alexander Romanov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:41.
•New look for CAR: Rantanen–Aho–Blake skated 13:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Ryan Pulock (NYI) played 0:15, −21:07 down on his 21:22 season average over 73 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Washington Capitals 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Washington Capitals 2–1 at home. Quinn Hughes (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Garland–Suter skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Quinn Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:38.
•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:39.
•New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Garland–Suter skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Mason McTavish (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Mason McTavish had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:22.
•Jansen Harkins had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:55.
•Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.

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Florida Panthers rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

Florida Panthers beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at SJS. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:36 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:40.
•A.J. Greer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:26.
•Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:53.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zach Werenski for CBJ vs LAK, 78.4 mph. Full game report →

Zach Werenski (CBJ vs LAK): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 3 passes, 78.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Andrei Kuzmenko CGY	at MIN	2	1	3	3	0	0	14:25	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs COL	1	2	3	3	1	0	19:09	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs NJD	1	2	3	2	1	2	18:55	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at SJS	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:40	—
Marco Rossi MIN	vs CGY	0	3	3	1	1	0	18:48	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs BUF	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:51	—
Mason McTavish ANA	vs NSH	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:22	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	vs COL	2	0	2	2	1	2	17:28	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	vs WSH	2	0	2	2	0	1	26:38	—
Alexander Romanov NYI	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	4	1	26:41	—
Cole Caufield MTL	vs NJD	1	1	2	4	1	0	17:49	—
Trevor Zegras ANA	vs NSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	15:50	—

Line changes

New look for COL: MacKinnon–Drouin–Necas skated 16:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (79.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Colton–Drury–O'Connor skated 11:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Lehkonen–Mittelstadt–Parssinen skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Lafferty–Malenstyn–McLeod skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Nieto–Imama–Acciari skated 4:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Stephens–Tanev–Kartye skated 5:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Giroux–Batherson–Ostapchuk skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Marner–Matthews–McMann skated 14:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Perron–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 7:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Domi–Nylander–Holmberg skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Glendening–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Thomas–Bolduc skated 11:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Saad–Faksa–Neighbours skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rantanen–Aho–Blake skated 13:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Robinson–Kotkaniemi–Svechnikov skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Garland–Suter skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Sasson skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pettersson–Karlsson–Hoglander skated 7:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs NJD	O	44	4	.909
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs BUF	W	41	2	.951
Juuse Saros NSH	at ANA	L	35	5	.857
James Reimer BUF	at EDM	L	34	3	.912
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs LAK	W	33	2	.939
Casey DeSmith DAL	at STL	W	33	0	.1000
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs WSH	W	33	1	.970
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs NSH	W	33	1	.970
Jake Allen NJD	at MTL	W	32	3	.906
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DET	L	31	1	.968
Joey Daccord SEA	vs PIT	W	29	1	.966
Anton Forsberg OTT	vs TOR	W	29	1	.966
Marc-Andre Fleury MIN	vs CGY	L	29	5	.828
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs COL	W	28	1	.964
Cam Talbot DET	vs TBL	W	28	0	.1000
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NYI	O	27	3	.889
Marcus Hogberg NYI	vs CAR	—	26	2	.923
Joel Blomqvist PIT	at SEA	L	25	4	.840
Dustin Wolf CGY	at MIN	W	25	4	.840
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at VAN	L	25	2	.920
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at CBJ	O	24	3	.875
Joseph Woll TOR	at OTT	L	23	2	.913
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at SJS	W	23	2	.913
Jordan Binnington STL	vs DAL	L	19	2	.895
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs FLA	—	17	3	.824
Alexandar Georgiev SJS	vs FLA	L	15	4	.733
Scott Wedgewood COL	at BOS	L	14	2	.857
John Gibson ANA	vs NSH	—	10	1	.900
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs CAR	W	1	0	.1000

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