NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 9, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Chicago Blackhawks

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in overtime at home. Andre Burakovsky (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:49 together.

•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:41.
•Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:49 together.

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New York Rangers rout Buffalo Sabres 4–0

New York Rangers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 at BUF. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) played 7:48, −12:57 down on his 20:45 season average over 66 games.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:54.
•J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:52.
•Vincent Trocheck (NYR) played 7:48, −12:57 down on his 20:45 season average over 66 games.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Detroit Red Wings 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 at DET. Mike Matheson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:22 together.

•Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:22.
•Brendan Gallagher had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:03.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:46.

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Ottawa Senators edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4

Ottawa Senators beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 at TBL. Shane Pinto (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Shane Pinto had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:21.
•Artem Zub had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:44.
•Brayden Point had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:40.

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Florida Panthers edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1

Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 at home. Brad Marchand (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Dmitry Kulikov (FLA) played 7:47, −10:49 down on his 18:36 season average over 18 games.

•Dmitry Kulikov (FLA) played 7:47, −10:49 down on his 18:36 season average over 18 games.
•A.J. Greer (FLA) played 8:03, −4:26 down on his 12:29 season average over 77 games.
•Dan Vladar (PHI) faced 34 shots and stopped 32 (.941), +9 against a season average of 24.7; the loss.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Islanders 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 4–3 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Karlsson and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:23 together.

•Evgeni Malkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:11.
•Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:30.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at home. K'Andre Miller (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•K'Andre Miller had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:09.
•Seth Jarvis had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:12.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:15.

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Minnesota Wild rout St. Louis Blues 5–0

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 5–0 at STL. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Buium) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:47 together.

•Matt Boldy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:54.
•Kirill Kaprizov had 3 assists (3 points) in 16:23.
•Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:52.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at home. Michael Bunting (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:53 together.

•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:53 together.
•Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the win.
•Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) played 14:30, −4:45 down on his 19:15 season average over 74 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Winnipeg Jets 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 at WPG. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 3G 0A. DAL won it by committee.

•Kyle Connor had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:45.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:48.
•Mark Scheifele had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:16.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Utah Mammoth 2–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Utah Mammoth 2–1 at home. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:33 together.

•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:33 together.
•Olli Maatta (UTA) played 0:32, −17:05 down on his 17:37 season average over 42 games.
•Scott Wedgewood (COL) faced 33 shots and stopped 32 (.970), +9 against a season average of 24.3; the win.

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Vancouver Canucks rout Calgary Flames 5–1

Vancouver Canucks beat Calgary Flames 5–1 at home. Filip Chytil (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CGY: Frost–Farabee–Sharangovich skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Filip Chytil had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:25.
•New look for CGY: Frost–Farabee–Sharangovich skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Arshdeep Bains (VAN) played 14:24, +5:23 up on his 9:01 season average over 27 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 in overtime at SJS. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:17 together.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:34.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:22.
•Shakir Mukhamadullin had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:45.

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Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1

Seattle Kraken beat Anaheim Ducks 3–1 at home. Vince Dunn (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 27.8; the win.

•Joey Daccord (SEA) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +8 against a season average of 27.8; the win.
•Mason McTavish (ANA) played 20:24, +5:09 up on his 15:15 season average over 74 games.
•Ryan Poehling (ANA) played 9:58, −5:11 down on his 15:09 season average over 74 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dylan Guenther for UTA @ COL, 79.4 mph. Full game report →

Dylan Guenther (UTA @ COL): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 79.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kyle Connor WPG	vs DAL	3	0	3	6	0	0	19:45	—
Shane Pinto OTT	at TBL	2	1	3	2	0	0	19:21	—
Artem Zub OTT	at TBL	1	2	3	5	2	0	20:44	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	at WPG	1	2	3	3	0	0	18:48	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs OTT	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:40	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at STL	1	2	3	1	0	1	16:54	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at TBL	0	3	3	5	3	0	19:24	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	vs NYI	0	3	3	4	0	0	18:11	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs DAL	0	3	3	1	0	0	21:16	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	at STL	0	3	3	0	1	1	16:23	—
Filip Chytil VAN	vs CGY	2	0	2	5	0	2	16:25	—
K'Andre Miller CAR	vs NJD	2	0	2	4	2	1	19:09	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Frost–Farabee–Sharangovich skated 7:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kirkland–Lomberg–Klapka skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CBJ	W	39	1	.974
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BUF	W	37	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs NYI	W	37	3	.919
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DAL	L	37	5	.865
Joey Daccord SEA	vs ANA	W	36	1	.972
Dan Vladar PHI	at FLA	L	34	2	.941
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at BOS	O	33	4	.879
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs OTT	L	33	4	.879
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs UTA	W	33	1	.970
Alex Lyon BUF	vs NYR	L	32	3	.906
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at CAR	L	32	5	.844
Jet Greaves CBJ	at NSH	L	32	2	.938
Jakub Dobes MTL	at DET	W	31	1	.968
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs VGK	O	31	4	.871
Lukas Dostal ANA	at SEA	L	31	3	.903
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PIT	L	28	4	.857
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at COL	L	27	2	.926
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at STL	W	26	0	.1000
Dustin Wolf CGY	at VAN	L	26	5	.808
Linus Ullmark OTT	at TBL	W	25	4	.840
Jake Oettinger DAL	at WPG	W	25	4	.840
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs CHI	W	24	3	.875
Akira Schmid VGK	at SJS	W	23	3	.870
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs NJD	W	22	3	.864
Jordan Binnington STL	vs MIN	L	21	5	.762
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs PHI	W	20	1	.950
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs CGY	W	18	1	.944
John Gibson DET	vs MTL	L	13	5	.615
Cam Talbot DET	vs MTL	—	4	0	.1000

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