NHL Recaps: Monday, Oct 20, 2025

5 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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Minnesota Wild

New York Rangers

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 3–1 at NYR. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Johansson–Tarasenko–Yurov skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Johansson–Tarasenko–Yurov skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for MIN: Pitlick–Trenin–Jones skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Carson Soucy (NYR) played 10:20, −6:16 down on his 16:36 season average over 75 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Seattle Kraken 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Seattle Kraken 5–2 at home. Cam York (PHI) led the scoring with 0G 3A. PHI's first power-play unit (Cates, Zegras, York, Brink and Foerster) scored 2 power-play goals on 2 attempts in 1:27 together.

•Cam York had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:49.
•Owen Tippett had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:41.
•Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:56.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Zach Benson (BUF) played 21:11, +5:23 up on his 15:48 season average over 64 games.

•Alex Newhook had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:44.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:37.
•Zach Benson (BUF) played 21:11, +5:23 up on his 15:48 season average over 64 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Calgary Flames 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 2–1 at CGY. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Frost–Zary–Honzek skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Frost–Zary–Honzek skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jonathan Toews (WPG) played 18:01, +3:34 up on his 14:27 season average over 81 games.
•Zayne Parekh (CGY) played 12:57, −4:19 down on his 17:16 season average over 36 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Saad–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:37.
•New look for VGK: Saad–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% 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: William Karlsson for VGK vs CAR, 74.0 mph. Full game report →

William Karlsson (VGK vs CAR): Point shot, 2 passes, 74.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cam York PHI	vs SEA	0	3	3	0	0	2	21:49	—
Owen Tippett PHI	vs SEA	2	0	2	5	2	0	16:41	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:31	—
Sean Couturier PHI	vs SEA	0	2	2	3	0	0	18:56	—
Alex Newhook MTL	vs BUF	0	2	2	1	1	2	15:44	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs BUF	0	2	2	1	0	1	21:37	—
Mitch Marner VGK	vs CAR	0	2	2	0	1	0	20:37	—
Jake Evans MTL	vs BUF	1	0	1	8	2	2	18:16	—
Zach Benson BUF	at MTL	0	1	1	7	1	0	21:11	—
Alex Iafallo WPG	at CGY	0	0	0	8	2	0	16:22	—
Alexander Nikishin CAR	at VGK	0	0	0	1	4	5	21:08	—

Line changes

New look for MIN: Johansson–Tarasenko–Yurov skated 6:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Pitlick–Trenin–Jones skated 7:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Geertsen–Dunne–Kozak skated 4:51 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frost–Zary–Honzek skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Saad–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at CGY	W	33	1	.970
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs BUF	W	32	2	.938
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs MIN	L	31	2	.935
Alex Lyon BUF	at MTL	L	31	3	.903
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs WPG	L	27	2	.926
Frederik Andersen CAR	at VGK	L	25	3	.880
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at NYR	W	24	1	.958
Dan Vladar PHI	vs SEA	W	23	2	.913
Akira Schmid VGK	vs CAR	W	23	1	.957
Joey Daccord SEA	at PHI	L	21	5	.762
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at PHI	—	6	0	.1000
Adin Hill VGK	vs CAR	—	4	0	.1000

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