NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 12, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Washington Capitals

New York Rangers

Washington Capitals edge New York Rangers 1–0

Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 1–0 at NYR. Anthony Beauvillier (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Milano–Strome skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Milano–Strome skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Charlie Lindgren (WSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 35 (.1000), +6 against a season average of 28.7; the win.
•New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Raddysh–Laba skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% 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: Anthony Beauvillier for WSH @ NYR, 51.5 mph. Full game report →

Anthony Beauvillier (WSH @ NYR): Deflection, 2 passes, 51.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs WSH	0	0	0	7	0	0	20:54	—

Line changes

New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Milano–Strome skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Brodzinski–Raddysh–Laba skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Beauvillier–McMichael–Leonard skated 8:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (76.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NYR	W	35	0	.1000
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs WSH	L	21	1	.952

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