NHL Recaps: Thursday, May 8, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at home. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:24 together.

•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:24 together.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:40 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Edmonton Oilers edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in overtime at VGK. Victor Olofsson (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. EDM won it by committee.

•Victor Olofsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:35.
•Jack Eichel had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 29:05.
•Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:38.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jake Walman for EDM @ VGK, 78.0 mph. Full game report →

Jake Walman (EDM @ VGK): Forecheck turnover, loose puck, 4-on-3 at the blue line, 1 pass, 78.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Victor Olofsson VGK	vs EDM	2	1	3	4	1	0	19:35	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs EDM	0	3	3	3	0	1	29:05	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	5	2	19:34	—
Alex Pietrangelo VGK	vs EDM	1	1	2	2	0	2	25:38	—
Vasily Podkolzin EDM	at VGK	1	1	2	1	3	2	9:27	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at VGK	0	2	2	2	0	1	23:41	—
Mark Stone VGK	vs EDM	0	2	2	1	0	1	26:55	—
Viktor Arvidsson EDM	at VGK	0	2	2	1	0	1	11:32	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs EDM	0	0	0	4	6	3	20:09	—
Trent Frederic EDM	at VGK	0	0	0	0	7	1	13:17	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Eller–Mangiapane–Raddysh skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (17.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Beauvillier–Duhaime skated 7:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Adin Hill VGK	vs EDM	L	37	5	.865
Calvin Pickard EDM	at VGK	W	32	4	.875
Logan Thompson WSH	vs CAR	W	28	1	.964
Frederik Andersen CAR	at WSH	L	20	2	.900

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.