NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 13, 2025

10 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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Colorado Avalanche

Buffalo Sabres

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 at BUF. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Doan skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:47.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:22.
•Martin Necas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at BOS. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:43.
•Pontus Holmberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:46.
•Gage Goncalves had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:46.

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Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for OTT: Eller–Cousins–Lycksell skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Marchessault had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:46.
•New look for OTT: Eller–Cousins–Lycksell skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Luke Evangelista (NSH) played 11:33, −5:08 down on his 16:41 season average over 80 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat New York Islanders 5–2 at NYI. Nino Niederreiter (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Toews, Nyquist, Niederreiter, Namestnikov and Pionk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:31 together.

•Logan Stanley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:22.
•Morgan Barron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:42.
•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:41.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at TOR. Matthew Knies (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Lucas Raymond (DET) played 7:58, −10:58 down on his 18:56 season average over 79 games.

•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:31.
•Lucas Raymond (DET) played 7:58, −10:58 down on his 18:56 season average over 79 games.
•New look for TOR: Matthews–Knies–Cowan skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Florida Panthers 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Florida Panthers 5–2 at home. Sean Couturier (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Jones, Ekblad, Reinhart and Bennett) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:37 together.

•Sean Couturier had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:41.
•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:27.
•Travis Sanheim had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:56.

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New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.

•Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:35.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.
•Miles Wood (CBJ) played 1:17, −10:46 down on his 12:03 season average over 53 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Kevin Lankinen (VAN) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +8 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.

•Jimmy Snuggerud had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:12.
•Kiefer Sherwood had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:42.
•Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:30.

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Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Buium) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 6:26 together.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:14.
•Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:43.
•Vladimir Tarasenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:23.

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Chicago Blackhawks beat Utah Mammoth 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Utah Mammoth 3–1 at home. Ilya Mikheyev (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CHI's first power-play unit (Foligno, Burakovsky, Donato, Dach and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:29 together.

•Ilya Mikheyev had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Foligno, Burakovsky, Donato, Dach and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:29 together.
•New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Hayton skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Emil Heineman for NYI vs WPG, 80.7 mph. Full game report →

Emil Heineman (NYI vs WPG): Dump and chase, dumped in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 80.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sean Couturier PHI	vs FLA	2	2	4	4	1	1	16:41	—
Jimmy Snuggerud STL	at VAN	2	0	2	6	0	1	16:12	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at BUF	2	0	2	5	0	1	21:47	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	vs STL	2	0	2	4	5	0	15:42	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	at CBJ	2	0	2	4	1	1	16:35	—
Jonathan Marchessault NSH	at OTT	2	0	2	3	3	1	18:46	—
Ilya Mikheyev CHI	vs UTA	2	0	2	3	1	1	18:41	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at BOS	2	0	2	2	2	1	20:43	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at MIN	1	1	2	5	3	0	20:14	—
Cale Makar COL	at BUF	1	1	2	4	3	2	25:22	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at PHI	1	1	2	4	1	0	20:27	—
Matthew Knies TOR	vs DET	1	1	2	3	2	0	22:31	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Tuch–Thompson–Doan skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Danforth–Quinn–Kulich skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (31.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Eller–Cousins–Lycksell skated 5:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: O'Reilly–Forsberg–Kemell skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Matthews–Knies–Cowan skated 10:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (76.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Maccelli skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Glendening–Cotter–Halonen skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bjugstad–Walker–Texier skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Hayton skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Crouse–Carcone–McBain skated 6:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Stenlund–Tanev–Yamamoto skated 7:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 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%
Cam Talbot DET	at TOR	W	40	2	.950
Alex Lyon BUF	vs COL	L	37	3	.919
Eric Comrie WPG	at NYI	W	35	2	.943
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs STL	L	35	4	.886
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	vs LAK	W	34	3	.912
Jonas Johansson TBL	at BOS	W	33	3	.909
Juuse Saros NSH	at OTT	W	32	1	.969
Jordan Binnington STL	at VAN	W	29	2	.931
Scott Wedgewood COL	at BUF	W	28	1	.964
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs NJD	L	27	2	.926
Dan Vladar PHI	vs FLA	W	26	2	.923
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at MIN	O	26	3	.885
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs WPG	L	25	4	.840
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs NSH	L	24	2	.917
Jake Allen NJD	at CBJ	—	24	1	.958
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs TBL	L	23	4	.826
Spencer Knight CHI	vs UTA	W	22	1	.955
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at PHI	L	20	3	.850
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs DET	L	15	3	.800
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at CHI	L	13	2	.846
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at CBJ	W	9	1	.889

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