NHL Recaps: Thursday, Feb 6, 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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Ottawa Senators

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:45 together.

•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:42.
•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:05.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:45 together.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at NJD. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jake Allen (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +14 against a season average of 26.4; the loss.

•Jake Allen (NJD) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +14 against a season average of 26.4; the loss.
•New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Rondbjerg skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Stefan Noesen (NJD) played 11:43, −4:16 down on his 15:59 season average over 77 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Philadelphia Flyers 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 at PHI. Matvei Michkov (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Abols–Michkov skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matvei Michkov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:32.
•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:41.
•Taylor Raddysh had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:32.

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Final / OT

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Utah Hockey Club

Columbus Blue Jackets

Utah Mammoth edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at CBJ. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Ivan Provorov (CBJ) played 28:56, +5:39 up on his 23:17 season average over 81 games.

•Ivan Provorov (CBJ) played 28:56, +5:39 up on his 23:17 season average over 81 games.
•New look for CBJ: van Riemsdyk–Sillinger–Del Bel Belluz skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for UTA: Crouse–McBain–Doan skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Minnesota Wild beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at home. Vinnie Hinostroza (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CAR: Hall–Kotkaniemi–Blake skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CAR: Hall–Kotkaniemi–Blake skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Boldy–Rossi skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CAR: Rantanen–Aho–Jarvis skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Florida Panthers beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at STL. Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Thomas and Bolduc) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:06 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:59.
•Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:28.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:52.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at CGY. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:20 together.

•Martin Necas had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 8 shots in 24:15.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:47.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 26:43.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at SEA. Philippe Myers (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Marner skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Marner skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Pacioretty–Lorentz–Kampf skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mitch Marner (TOR) played 25:08, +3:52 up on his 21:16 season average over 80 games.

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Vancouver Canucks edge San Jose Sharks 2–1 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 in overtime at SJS. Tyler Toffoli (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Conor Garland (VAN) played 11:22, −7:23 down on his 18:45 season average over 80 games.

•Conor Garland (VAN) played 11:22, −7:23 down on his 18:45 season average over 80 games.
•New look for SJS: Grundstrom–Dellandrea–Duehr skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Blueger–Hoglander–Aman skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Philippe Myers for TOR @ SEA, 77.5 mph. Full game report →

Philippe Myers (TOR @ SEA): Forecheck turnover, passed in, 2 passes, 77.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Martin Necas COL	at CGY	2	1	3	8	2	0	24:15	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	at STL	2	1	3	7	1	0	20:59	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs OTT	1	2	3	5	3	1	18:42	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at CGY	0	3	3	2	0	0	22:47	—
Matvei Michkov PHI	vs WSH	2	0	2	6	0	0	19:32	—
Cale Makar COL	at CGY	1	1	2	8	0	0	26:43	—
Zachary Bolduc STL	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	1	2	14:28	—
Jakob Chychrun WSH	at PHI	1	1	2	2	0	1	21:41	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs OTT	0	2	2	4	0	1	21:05	—
Taylor Raddysh WSH	at PHI	0	2	2	2	1	0	10:32	—
Aleksander Barkov FLA	at STL	0	2	2	0	1	0	19:52	—
Tyler Toffoli SJS	vs VAN	1	0	1	7	1	0	17:04	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Highmore–Batherson–Ostapchuk skated 5:13 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 TBL: Guentzel–Paul–Hagel skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Kolesar–Roy–Rondbjerg skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Couturier–Abols–Michkov skated 10:45 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 PHI: Deslauriers–Hathaway–Gaucher skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: van Riemsdyk–Sillinger–Del Bel Belluz skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Crouse–McBain–Doan skated 7:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Hall–Kotkaniemi–Blake skated 11:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Boldy–Rossi skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rantanen–Aho–Jarvis skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Hinostroza–Gaudreau skated 8:14 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 STL: Schenn–Holloway–Neighbours skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Marner skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Pacioretty–Lorentz–Kampf skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Grundstrom–Dellandrea–Duehr skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Blueger–Hoglander–Aman skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen NJD	vs VGK	L	40	3	.925
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs CAR	W	38	1	.974
Joel Hofer STL	vs FLA	L	34	3	.912
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs COL	L	34	4	.882
Thatcher Demko VAN	at SJS	W	34	1	.971
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs UTA	O	33	3	.909
Anton Forsberg OTT	at TBL	L	30	4	.867
Joey Daccord SEA	vs TOR	L	30	3	.900
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at CGY	W	29	2	.931
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs OTT	W	28	1	.964
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at SEA	W	27	1	.963
Frederik Andersen CAR	at MIN	L	24	2	.917
Vitek Vanecek SJS	vs VAN	O	24	2	.917
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at PHI	W	22	3	.864
Connor Ingram UTA	at CBJ	W	22	2	.909
Spencer Knight FLA	at STL	W	22	2	.909
Ivan Fedotov PHI	vs WSH	L	18	4	.778
Adin Hill VGK	at NJD	W	15	1	.933

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