NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 18, 2025

13 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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Florida Panthers

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–0

Buffalo Sabres beat Florida Panthers 3–0 at home. Josh Doan (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:26 together.

•Josh Doan had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 13:55.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:26 together.
•New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Reinhart–Bennett skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Ottawa Senators 5–4

New York Islanders beat Ottawa Senators 5–4 at OTT. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for OTT: Eller–Cousins–Zetterlund skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anders Lee had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:25.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:20.
•Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:11.

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New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3

New Jersey Devils beat Edmonton Oilers 5–3 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.
•Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:25.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:04.

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Seattle Kraken edge Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime at TOR. John Tavares (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SEA won it by committee.

•John Tavares had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:11.
•Shane Wright had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:04.
•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:13.

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New York Rangers edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

New York Rangers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at MTL. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for MTL: Gallagher–Anderson–Evans skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 20:05.
•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:16.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:02.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Minnesota Wild 2–1 (OT)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Minnesota Wild 2–1 in overtime at home. Owen Tippett (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Johansson–Tarasenko–Rossi skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Johansson–Tarasenko–Rossi skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Hinostroza–Hartman skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Pitlick–Trenin–Yurov skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CBJ: Coyle–Olivier–Sillinger skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CBJ: Coyle–Olivier–Sillinger skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anthony Cirelli (TBL) played 23:06, +5:52 up on his 17:14 season average over 70 games.
•Victor Hedman (TBL) played 24:23, +5:41 up on his 18:42 season average over 32 games.

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St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 3–1

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 3–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Thomas–Holloway–Neighbours skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Thomas–Holloway–Neighbours skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Suter–Snuggerud skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alexandre Texier (STL) played 5:33, −8:16 down on his 13:49 season average over 50 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Nino Niederreiter (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor, Vilardi and Iafallo) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:56 together.

•Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:27.
•Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:49.
•Jonathan Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:56.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at home. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BOS: Kuraly–Kastelic–Beecher skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:58.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 23:17.
•New look for BOS: Kuraly–Kastelic–Beecher skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at LAK. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 4:06, −15:25 down on his 19:31 season average over 54 games.

•Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:59.
•Adrian Kempe had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:04.
•K'Andre Miller had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:36.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout Calgary Flames 6–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Calgary Flames 6–1 at home. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 1:45 together.

•Mark Stone had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 13:12.
•Jack Eichel had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:08.
•Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:17.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 3–0 at SJS. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SJS: Skinner–Gaudette–Celebrini skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:31.
•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:04.
•New look for SJS: Skinner–Gaudette–Celebrini skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% 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: Matthew Robertson for NYR @ MTL, 79.8 mph. Full game report →

Matthew Robertson (NYR @ MTL): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 79.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Mark Stone VGK	vs CGY	2	2	4	4	0	0	13:12	—
Artemi Panarin NYR	at MTL	1	3	4	3	0	0	20:05	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs CGY	0	4	4	3	0	0	16:08	—
Anders Lee NYI	at OTT	2	1	3	4	2	0	13:25	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs EDM	2	1	3	4	0	0	20:17	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs BOS	0	3	3	3	0	1	17:58	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs BOS	2	0	2	8	0	0	23:17	—
Josh Doan BUF	vs FLA	2	0	2	6	2	0	13:55	—
Jordan Staal CAR	at LAK	2	0	2	4	2	1	13:59	—
Mitch Marner VGK	vs CGY	2	0	2	3	1	3	18:17	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	at NJD	2	0	2	3	0	1	19:25	—
John Tavares TOR	vs SEA	2	0	2	2	0	0	17:11	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Reinhart–Bennett skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Eller–Cousins–Zetterlund skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Anderson–Evans skated 10:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Veleno–Bolduc–Beck skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Johansson–Tarasenko–Rossi skated 9:58 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Hinostroza–Hartman skated 6:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Pitlick–Trenin–Yurov skated 5:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Coyle–Olivier–Sillinger skated 11:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Johnson–Fantilli skated 10:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Thomas–Holloway–Neighbours skated 12:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Suter–Snuggerud skated 11:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Joseph–Kyrou skated 9:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–O'Reilly–Bunting skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Kuraly–Kastelic–Beecher skated 9:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Arvidsson–Jeannot–Minten skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Skinner–Gaudette–Celebrini skated 12:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Kurashev–Smith–Misa skated 8:34 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%
Anton Forsberg LAK	vs CAR	O	40	4	.900
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at COL	L	37	3	.919
Alex Lyon BUF	vs FLA	W	32	0	.1000
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at OTT	W	32	4	.875
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BUF	L	31	3	.903
Jonas Johansson TBL	at CBJ	L	31	3	.903
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs NSH	W	31	1	.968
Tristan Jarry PIT	at SJS	W	31	0	.1000
Jake Allen NJD	vs EDM	W	30	3	.900
Joey Daccord SEA	at TOR	W	30	3	.900
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs SEA	O	28	4	.857
Brandon Bussi CAR	at LAK	W	28	3	.893
Adin Hill VGK	vs CGY	W	27	1	.963
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs PIT	L	26	2	.923
Jonathan Quick NYR	at MTL	W	24	3	.875
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs TBL	W	24	2	.917
Juuse Saros NSH	at WPG	L	24	4	.833
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs NYI	L	23	5	.783
Calvin Pickard EDM	at NJD	L	22	4	.818
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs NYR	L	22	4	.818
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at PHI	O	21	2	.905
Jake Oettinger DAL	at STL	L	21	2	.905
Jordan Binnington STL	vs DAL	W	19	1	.947
Dustin Wolf CGY	at VGK	L	19	5	.737
Dan Vladar PHI	vs MIN	W	16	1	.938
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs BOS	W	14	1	.929
Devin Cooley CGY	at VGK	—	9	1	.889

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