NHL Recaps: Sunday, Feb 2, 2025

9 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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New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for BUF: Malenstyn–McLeod–Krebs skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tage Thompson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:39.
•Paul Cotter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:15.
•Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:33.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 at home. Jonathan Drouin (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI) played 12:06, −8:34 down on his 20:40 season average over 62 games.

•Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:11.
•Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI) played 12:06, −8:34 down on his 20:40 season average over 62 games.
•New look for PHI: Laughton–Abols–Brink skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at home. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Zegras skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:23.
•Leo Carlsson had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:29.
•New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Zegras skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 6–3

Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Carter Verhaeghe had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:28.
•Aleksander Barkov had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 15:42.

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New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

New York Rangers beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Miller, Panarin and Fox) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:07 together.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:00.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:03.
•Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:12.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 at home. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:15 together.

•Evgenii Dadonov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:34.
•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:01.
•Thomas Harley had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:47.

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St. Louis Blues edge Utah Mammoth 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Utah Mammoth 2–1 at UTA. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kyrou–Thomas skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kyrou–Thomas skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Schenn–Joseph–Holloway skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Faksa–Texier–Toropchenko skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Chytil skated 15:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:48.
•New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Chytil skated 15:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Filip Chytil (VAN) played 20:03, +5:10 up on his 14:53 season average over 55 games.

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Calgary Flames edge Seattle Kraken 3–2

Calgary Flames beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 at SEA. Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Daniil Miromanov (CGY) played 8:48, −9:05 down on his 17:53 season average over 43 games.

•Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:06.
•Daniil Miromanov (CGY) played 8:48, −9:05 down on his 17:53 season average over 43 games.
•Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Michael Kesselring for UTA vs STL, 77.3 mph. Full game report →

Michael Kesselring (UTA vs STL): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 77.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs NYI	3	1	4	3	0	0	17:28	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs VGK	1	2	3	5	0	2	21:03	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	vs VGK	1	2	3	4	0	0	20:00	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs NJD	1	2	3	3	1	1	13:39	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	vs NYI	0	3	3	2	0	1	18:00	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	at VAN	2	0	2	6	0	0	18:48	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at NYR	2	0	2	4	1	0	20:12	—
Evgenii Dadonov DAL	vs CBJ	2	0	2	4	1	0	12:34	—
Paul Cotter NJD	at BUF	2	0	2	3	4	0	14:15	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs CBJ	1	1	2	8	0	2	18:01	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs NYI	1	1	2	6	1	0	15:42	—
Yegor Sharangovich CGY	at SEA	1	1	2	2	0	1	18:06	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Malenstyn–McLeod–Krebs skated 5:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Abols–Brink skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Strome–Vatrano–Zegras skated 11:30 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Fabbri–Lundeström–Leason skated 9:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Johnston–Harkins–Gauthier skated 4:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Kyrou–Thomas skated 12:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Joseph–Holloway skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Faksa–Texier–Toropchenko skated 6:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Neighbours–Bolduc skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Joshua–Garland–Chytil skated 15:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Kane–Fischer–Veleno skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Suter–Sherwood–O'Connor skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Lomberg–Rooney–Klapka skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at DAL	L	39	5	.872
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs VGK	W	36	2	.944
Joey Daccord SEA	vs CGY	L	35	3	.914
Spencer Knight FLA	vs NYI	W	34	3	.912
Samuel Ersson PHI	at COL	L	32	2	.938
Jakub Skarek NYI	at FLA	L	32	5	.844
Dan Vladar CGY	at SEA	W	31	2	.935
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs CBJ	W	30	3	.900
Connor Ingram UTA	vs STL	L	29	2	.931
Adin Hill VGK	at NYR	L	28	4	.857
Jake Allen NJD	at BUF	L	27	4	.852
Alex Lyon DET	at VAN	W	27	2	.926
Jordan Binnington STL	at UTA	W	25	1	.960
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs NJD	W	24	3	.875
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs PHI	W	24	0	.1000
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs MTL	W	23	2	.913
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at ANA	L	22	3	.864
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs DET	O	18	3	.833
Nico Daws NJD	at BUF	—	7	0	.1000

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