NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime at BOS. Morgan Rielly (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Morgan Rielly had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 27:42.
•David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 25:39.
•Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:41.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 at home. Dylan Cozens (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 3A. ANA's first power-play unit (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe and McTavish) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:46 together.

•Dylan Cozens had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:42.
•ANA's first power-play unit (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe and McTavish) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:46 together.
•New look for ANA: Killorn–McTavish–Carlsson skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Carolina Hurricanes 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 at home. Patrik Laine (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 4:07 together.

•Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:20.
•Patrik Laine had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:15.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 4:07 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 at home. Bobby Brink (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) faced 38 shots and stopped 32 (.842), +10 against a season average of 27.7; the loss.

•Bobby Brink had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:10.
•Noah Cates had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:58.
•Tyson Foerster had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:01.

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Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at WSH. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:35 together.

•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:35 together.
•Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 23:36, +5:58 up on his 17:38 season average over 64 games.
•Ilya Solovyov (CGY) played 11:51, −4:47 down on his 16:38 season average over 4 games.

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Final

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Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 6–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 6–4 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:10.
•Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:39.
•Ivan Provorov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:52.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. TBL's first power-play unit (Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:21 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:51.
•TBL's first power-play unit (Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point and Hagel) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:21 together.
•New look for TBL: Girgensons–Cirelli–Hagel skated 13:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Rangers rout New York Islanders 5–1

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5–1 at NYI. Jonny Brodzinski (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. K'Andre Miller (NYR) played 10:13, −11:53 down on his 22:06 season average over 73 games.

•Jonny Brodzinski had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:14.
•Urho Vaakanainen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:57.
•Ryan Lindgren had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:13.

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St. Louis Blues rout Seattle Kraken 7–2

St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 7–2 at home. Cam Fowler (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Cam Fowler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:05.
•Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 14:52.
•Zachary Bolduc had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:13.

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Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Florida Panthers beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Sam Bennett (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Bennett) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:48 together.

•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:03.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:12.
•FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Bennett) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:48 together.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Simon Edvinsson (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Albert Johansson (DET) played 21:32, +5:16 up on his 16:16 season average over 60 games.

•Simon Edvinsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:58.
•Albert Johansson (DET) played 21:32, +5:16 up on his 16:16 season average over 60 games.
•New look for DET: Motte–Fischer–Berggren skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Utah Mammoth edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1

Utah Mammoth beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 at home. Lawson Crouse (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones, Donato and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:19 together.

•CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones, Donato and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:19 together.
•New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Nazar–Bedard skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Arvid Soderblom (CHI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +7 against a season average of 30.2; the loss.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Seth Jones for CHI @ UTA, 79.5 mph. Full game report →

Seth Jones (CHI @ UTA): Cycle, 1 pass, 79.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Bobby Brink PHI	vs PIT	1	3	4	4	0	0	16:10	—
Morgan Rielly TOR	at BOS	1	3	4	2	0	3	27:42	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs TOR	2	1	3	6	1	0	25:39	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	vs DAL	2	1	3	3	0	2	18:10	—
Noah Cates PHI	vs PIT	2	1	3	3	1	0	15:58	—
Jonny Brodzinski NYR	at NYI	2	1	3	2	3	0	13:14	—
Cam Fowler STL	vs SEA	1	2	3	4	0	0	18:05	—
Patrik Laine MTL	vs CAR	1	2	3	3	0	1	15:15	—
Tyson Foerster PHI	vs PIT	1	2	3	2	0	1	16:01	—
Oskar Sundqvist STL	vs SEA	1	2	3	2	0	0	14:52	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs CAR	1	2	3	1	1	1	17:20	—
Urho Vaakanainen NYR	at NYI	1	2	3	1	1	0	20:57	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Killorn–McTavish–Carlsson skated 11:51 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Rantanen–Roslovic–Svechnikov skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Robinson skated 5:32 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 TBL: Girgensons–Cirelli–Hagel skated 13:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TBL: Paul–Chaffee–Goncalves skated 9:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Boqvist–Sourdif–Lundell skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Motte–Fischer–Berggren skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Shore–Trenin–Lauko skated 7:31 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 CHI: Bertuzzi–Nazar–Bedard skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Donato–Slaggert–Dach skated 4:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Maroon–Smith–Kurashev skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	at PHI	L	38	6	.842
Lukas Dostal ANA	at BUF	L	37	3	.919
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at NYI	W	37	1	.973
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at UTA	L	37	2	.946
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at BOS	W	36	4	.889
Stuart Skinner EDM	at TBL	L	36	4	.889
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs TOR	O	29	5	.828
Jake Oettinger DAL	at CBJ	L	28	5	.821
Dan Vladar CGY	at WSH	W	27	1	.963
Jordan Binnington STL	vs SEA	W	27	2	.926
Logan Thompson WSH	vs CGY	L	25	3	.880
Juuse Saros NSH	vs FLA	L	25	4	.840
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs EDM	W	24	1	.958
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs PIT	W	24	1	.958
Cam Talbot DET	at MIN	W	24	2	.917
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs DAL	W	22	4	.818
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs CHI	W	22	1	.955
Joey Daccord SEA	at STL	L	21	5	.762
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs CAR	W	20	0	.1000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs ANA	W	18	2	.889
Frederik Andersen CAR	at MTL	L	18	4	.778
Spencer Knight FLA	at NSH	W	18	1	.944
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DET	L	16	3	.813
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NYR	L	11	5	.545
Jakub Skarek NYI	vs NYR	—	7	0	.1000
Nikke Kokko SEA	at STL	—	6	2	.667

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