NHL Recaps: Thursday, May 15, 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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at WSH. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–Protas skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:01.
•New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–Protas skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Raddysh–Duhaime skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Winnipeg Jets rout Dallas Stars 4–0

Winnipeg Jets beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:56.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:09.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:54.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jordan Staal for CAR @ WSH, 54.8 mph. Full game report →

Jordan Staal (CAR @ WSH): Odd-man rush, loose puck, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 54.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikolaj Ehlers WPG	vs DAL	2	0	2	5	0	0	14:56	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	at WSH	1	1	2	4	4	0	20:01	—
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	3	0	15:54	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs DAL	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:09	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs DAL	0	2	2	3	1	0	22:54	—
Neal Pionk WPG	vs DAL	0	2	2	1	6	2	23:07	—
Jordan Staal CAR	at WSH	1	0	1	3	7	1	16:56	—
Jaccob Slavin CAR	at WSH	0	0	0	0	1	9	22:45	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Wilson–Dubois–Protas skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Raddysh–Duhaime skated 8:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Mangiapane–McMichael–Leonard skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% 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 Oettinger DAL	at WPG	L	34	3	.912
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DAL	W	22	0	.1000
Logan Thompson WSH	vs CAR	L	21	2	.905
Frederik Andersen CAR	at WSH	W	19	1	.947

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.