NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 19, 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

Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals

Vancouver Canucks edge Washington Capitals 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at WSH. Tyler Myers (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson, Sherwood and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:17 together.

•Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:12.
•Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:20.
•Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:42.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2

Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–2 at home. Dylan Larkin (DET) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for DET: DeBrincat–Kasper–Brandsegg-Nygård skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dylan Larkin had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 19:11.
•Emmitt Finnie had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:25.
•Brett Kulak had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:13.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Chicago Blackhawks edge Anaheim Ducks 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 2–1 in overtime at home. Ryan Donato (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Teravainen–Mikheyev–Nazar skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:06.
•New look for CHI: Teravainen–Mikheyev–Nazar skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Spencer Knight (CHI) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

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Utah Mammoth edge Boston Bruins 3–2

Utah Mammoth beat Boston Bruins 3–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 5:08 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:10.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:08.
•Nick Schmaltz had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:50.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Mason McTavish for ANA @ CHI, 70.8 mph. Full game report →

Mason McTavish (ANA @ CHI): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 70.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Larkin DET	vs EDM	2	2	4	2	0	0	19:11	—
Emmitt Finnie DET	vs EDM	2	1	3	4	4	0	19:25	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at UTA	2	0	2	5	4	0	22:10	—
Tyler Myers VAN	at WSH	1	1	2	3	2	2	26:12	—
Ryan Donato CHI	vs ANA	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:06	—
Clayton Keller UTA	vs BOS	1	1	2	2	0	0	19:08	—
Conor Garland VAN	at WSH	0	2	2	4	1	1	22:20	—
Dylan Strome WSH	vs VAN	0	2	2	2	2	1	19:42	—
Tom Wilson WSH	vs VAN	0	2	2	1	7	0	20:57	—
Nick Schmaltz UTA	vs BOS	0	2	2	1	0	2	22:50	—
Brett Kulak EDM	at DET	0	2	2	0	0	1	19:13	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs EDM	0	2	2	0	0	1	17:20	—

Line changes

New look for DET: DeBrincat–Kasper–Brandsegg-Nygård skated 10:51 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Mikheyev–Nazar skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (19% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Knight CHI	vs ANA	W	39	1	.974
Thatcher Demko VAN	at WSH	W	31	3	.903
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CHI	O	30	2	.933
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at UTA	L	27	3	.889
Vitek Vanecek UTA	vs BOS	W	26	2	.923
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs VAN	L	24	4	.833
Stuart Skinner EDM	at DET	L	24	3	.875
John Gibson DET	vs EDM	W	18	2	.889

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