NHL Recaps: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

2 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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Florida Panthers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Florida Panthers rout Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1

Florida Panthers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 at TOR. Aaron Ekblad (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Barkov–Reinhart–Boqvist skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:21.
•Jesper Boqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:15.
•Nate Schmidt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:48.

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

Edmonton Oilers edge Vegas Golden Knights 1–0 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Vegas Golden Knights 1–0 in overtime at VGK. Kasperi Kapanen (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for VGK: Hertl–Roy–Dorofeyev skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for VGK: Hertl–Roy–Dorofeyev skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Olofsson–Eichel–Howden skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Pearson–Kolesar–Schwindt skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Niko Mikkola for FLA @ TOR, 74.2 mph. Full game report →

Niko Mikkola (FLA @ TOR): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 74.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Aaron Ekblad FLA	at TOR	1	1	2	6	4	0	21:21	—
Jesper Boqvist FLA	at TOR	1	1	2	3	8	0	15:15	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at TOR	0	2	2	6	0	1	17:27	—
Nate Schmidt FLA	at TOR	0	2	2	1	1	0	19:48	—
Jonah Gadjovich FLA	at TOR	0	1	1	0	9	1	10:24	—
Bobby McMann TOR	vs FLA	0	0	0	3	8	0	12:46	—
Evander Kane EDM	at VGK	0	0	0	3	7	1	17:22	—
Brandon Carlo TOR	vs FLA	0	0	0	2	3	6	18:39	—
Brayden McNabb VGK	vs EDM	0	0	0	2	4	5	23:46	—
Max Pacioretty TOR	vs FLA	0	0	0	1	8	0	12:57	—
Zach Hyman EDM	at VGK	0	0	0	0	13	1	21:06	—
Reilly Smith VGK	vs EDM	0	0	0	0	6	2	19:20	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Barkov–Reinhart–Boqvist skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Hertl–Roy–Dorofeyev skated 14:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Olofsson–Eichel–Howden skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Pearson–Kolesar–Schwindt skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% 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	33	1	.970
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TOR	W	32	1	.969
Joseph Woll TOR	vs FLA	L	25	5	.800
Stuart Skinner EDM	at VGK	W	24	0	.1000
Matt Murray TOR	vs FLA	—	7	1	.857

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