NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025

14 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

Montreal Canadiens

New Jersey Devils rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mike Matheson (MTL) played 18:49, −6:21 down on his 25:10 season average over 79 games.

•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:25.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:50.
•Mike Matheson (MTL) played 18:49, −6:21 down on his 25:10 season average over 79 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at DET. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Brandon Hagel had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:22.
•Erik Cernak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:01.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Utah Mammoth 7–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Utah Mammoth 7–3 at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Seth Jarvis had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 19:54.
•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:43.
•Clayton Keller had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:50.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at BOS. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:43 together.

•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:15.
•Nikita Zadorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:55.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.

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Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–1 at home. 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 7 attempts in 5:31 together.

•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 21:54.
•Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:07.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:31 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Hayes–Rakell–Beauvillier skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:02.
•New look for PIT: Hayes–Rakell–Beauvillier skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Kevin Hayes (PIT) played 20:16, +8:21 up on his 11:55 season average over 63 games.

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New York Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Rangers edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

New York Rangers beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at CBJ. Will Cuylle (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Miller–Vesey–Panarin skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.
•Will Cuylle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:12.
•Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:15.

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St. Louis Blues edge Chicago Blackhawks 6–5 (SO)

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–5 in a shootout at home. Ilya Mikheyev (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. STL won it by committee.

•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:47.
•Alec Martinez had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:13.
•Mathieu Joseph had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:35.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home. Filip Hronek (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Joshua, Boeser, Garland, Hronek and Chytil) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:49 together.

•Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:20.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Joshua, Boeser, Garland, Hronek and Chytil) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:49 together.
•New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Sherwood skated 13:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4

Nashville Predators beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 at home. Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 18:10.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:12.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.

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Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 14:47.
•Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 19:05.
•Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.

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Seattle Kraken edge Calgary Flames 3–2 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Calgary Flames 3–2 in overtime at CGY. Andre Burakovsky (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brandon Montour (SEA) played 4:49, −18:23 down on his 23:12 season average over 80 games.

•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:51.
•Shane Wright had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:05.
•Brandon Montour (SEA) played 4:49, −18:23 down on his 23:12 season average over 80 games.

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Dallas Stars rout San Jose Sharks 8–3

Dallas Stars beat San Jose Sharks 8–3 at SJS. Matt Duchene (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.
•Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:44.
•Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:24.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 in a shootout at LAK. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +15 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

•Lukas Dostal (ANA) faced 45 shots and stopped 44 (.978), +15 against a season average of 30.1; the win.
•Kevin Fiala (LAK) played 26:14, +7:49 up on his 18:25 season average over 80 games.
•Drew Doughty (LAK) played 31:09, +7:15 up on his 23:54 season average over 29 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Luke Hughes for NJD @ MTL, 80.6 mph. Full game report →

Luke Hughes (NJD @ MTL): Rebound, 0 passes, 80.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs UTA	2	2	4	5	0	2	19:54	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	at DET	2	2	4	3	1	2	19:21	—
Jonathan Marchessault NSH	vs BUF	1	3	4	1	1	0	18:10	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	vs BUF	0	4	4	2	0	0	17:12	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs UTA	2	1	3	5	1	0	17:43	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs NYI	2	1	3	4	0	0	14:47	—
Matt Duchene DAL	at SJS	2	1	3	2	0	0	17:09	—
Matthew Tkachuk FLA	vs OTT	1	2	3	8	1	0	21:54	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs TBL	1	2	3	4	0	1	15:22	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at NSH	1	2	3	2	1	1	17:50	—
Erik Cernak TBL	at DET	1	2	3	1	1	4	22:01	—
Ilya Mikheyev CHI	at STL	1	2	3	1	0	1	17:47	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Greig skated 6:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Rakell–Beauvillier skated 12:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Laughton–Konecny–Kuzmenko skated 5:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Miller–Vesey–Panarin skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Pettersson–Sherwood skated 13:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Backlund–Coleman–Hunt skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Lewis–Jeannot–Turcotte skated 5:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Linus Ullmark OTT	at FLA	L	47	4	.915
Lukas Dostal ANA	at LAK	W	45	1	.978
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs NYR	L	40	4	.900
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at STL	O	40	5	.875
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs UTA	W	39	3	.923
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs VGK	L	38	4	.895
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DET	W	37	3	.919
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at CAR	L	37	6	.838
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NYI	W	35	3	.914
Jake Allen NJD	at MTL	W	34	0	.1000
Vitek Vanecek SJS	vs DAL	L	34	8	.765
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs PIT	W	33	2	.939
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at MIN	L	32	5	.875
Justus Annunen NSH	vs BUF	W	29	4	.862
Joey Daccord SEA	at CGY	W	29	2	.931
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs SEA	O	28	3	.893
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs OTT	W	27	1	.963
Casey DeSmith DAL	at SJS	W	27	3	.889
David Rittich LAK	vs ANA	O	26	1	.962
Jonathan Quick NYR	at CBJ	W	25	3	.880
Joseph Woll TOR	at VAN	L	25	2	.920
Ilya Samsonov VGK	at BOS	W	24	3	.875
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NJD	L	22	4	.818
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs TOR	W	22	1	.955
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NSH	L	22	5	.773
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CHI	W	21	5	.762
Joel Blomqvist PIT	at PHI	L	20	3	.850
Cam Talbot DET	vs TBL	L	14	3	.786
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs TOR	—	6	0	.1000
Alex Lyon DET	vs TBL	—	3	2	.333

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