NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Ottawa Senators

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres rout Ottawa Senators 8–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 8–4 at home. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Zach Benson had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:52.
•Jordan Spence had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:59.
•Josh Doan had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:55.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at home. Mason Appleton (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat and Seider) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:54 together.

•Mason Appleton had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:12.
•Michael Rasmussen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:13.
•Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:20.

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Chicago Blackhawks rout St. Louis Blues 8–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 8–3 at STL. Lukas Reichel (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Lukas Reichel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:11.
•Connor Bedard had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:57.
•Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:23.

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Utah Mammoth beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Utah Mammoth beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at home. Kevin Stenlund (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Zary–Coronato skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Kadri–Zary–Coronato skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Barrett Hayton (UTA) played 18:08, +3:03 up on his 15:05 season average over 66 games.
•Olli Maatta (UTA) played 11:40, −5:41 down on his 17:21 season average over 42 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dylan Holloway for STL vs CHI, 72.3 mph. Full game report →

Dylan Holloway (STL vs CHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 72.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Zach Benson BUF	vs OTT	0	4	4	2	1	1	16:52	—
Lukas Reichel CHI	at STL	2	1	3	5	0	0	13:11	—
Josh Doan BUF	vs OTT	0	3	3	3	2	0	13:55	—
Jordan Spence OTT	at BUF	0	3	3	2	4	1	17:59	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at STL	0	3	3	1	0	0	18:57	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	vs OTT	2	0	2	5	0	0	17:28	—
Jason Zucker BUF	vs OTT	2	0	2	3	3	0	11:43	—
Mason Appleton DET	vs FLA	2	0	2	3	2	1	15:12	—
Jack Quinn BUF	vs OTT	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:49	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs OTT	1	1	2	4	0	3	20:00	—
Tyler Bertuzzi CHI	at STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:12	—
Jake Sanderson OTT	at BUF	1	1	2	3	0	2	22:07	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Kadri–Zary–Coronato skated 4:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Lyon BUF	vs OTT	W	37	4	.892
Devin Cooley CGY	at UTA	L	31	2	.935
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	at BUF	L	26	7	.731
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at STL	W	26	3	.885
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at DET	L	23	2	.913
Joel Hofer STL	vs CHI	L	22	7	.682
Cam Talbot DET	vs FLA	W	21	1	.952
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs CGY	W	20	1	.950
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CHI	—	7	1	.857

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