NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Oct 21, 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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New Jersey Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 at TOR. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Chris Tanev (TOR) played 5:57, −13:14 down on his 19:11 season average over 10 games.

•Jack Hughes had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:53.
•Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:20.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:40.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid, Bouchard and Tomasek) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:30 together.

•EDM's first power-play unit (Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid, Bouchard and Tomasek) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:30 together.
•New look for OTT: Perron–Cousins–Greig skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (92.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for EDM: Frederic–Philp–Savoie skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

New York Islanders beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at home. Matthew Schaefer (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Drouin, Horvat, Barzal and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:53 together.

•Collin Graf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:02.
•Matthew Schaefer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:34.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Drouin, Horvat, Barzal and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:53 together.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Vancouver Canucks 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 at home. Justin Brazeau (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VAN: LaBate–O'Connor–Aman skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Justin Brazeau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:50.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:33.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:02.

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Washington Capitals beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Washington Capitals beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at home. Nic Dowd (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:53 together.

•Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:58.
•Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:28.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Chychrun) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:53 together.

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Florida Panthers edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at BOS. Pavel Zacha (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:44 together.

•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:38.
•Casey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at STL. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Perry–Turcotte–Malott skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:33.
•New look for LAK: Perry–Turcotte–Malott skated 5:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alexandre Texier (STL) played 6:55, −6:52 down on his 13:47 season average over 50 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Ross Johnston (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for ANA: Granlund–Terry–Nesterenko skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Ross Johnston had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 8:53.
•Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:46.
•Jacob Trouba had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:55.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Dallas Stars 5–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Dallas Stars 5–1 at DAL. Adam Fantilli (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:41 together.

•Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:40.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:40.
•Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:18.

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Utah Mammoth edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at home. Mikhail Sergachev (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:46 together.

•Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:56.
•Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:54.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:46 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Adrian Kempe for LAK @ STL, 83.9 mph. Full game report →

Adrian Kempe (LAK @ STL): Cycle, 6 passes, 83.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Hughes NJD	at TOR	3	0	3	6	0	1	18:53	—
Mikhail Sergachev UTA	vs COL	1	2	3	4	0	1	24:56	—
Justin Brazeau PIT	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	2	0	11:50	—
Ross Johnston ANA	at NSH	1	2	3	1	4	0	8:53	—
Jesper Bratt NJD	at TOR	0	3	3	2	2	0	15:20	—
John Tavares TOR	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	1	1	17:40	—
Matthew Schaefer NYI	vs SJS	1	1	2	4	0	1	22:34	—
Adam Fantilli CBJ	at DAL	1	1	2	3	3	0	13:40	—
Pavel Zacha BOS	vs FLA	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:10	—
Nic Dowd WSH	vs SEA	1	1	2	2	1	2	16:58	—
Boone Jenner CBJ	at DAL	1	1	2	2	3	0	14:40	—
Collin Graf SJS	at NYI	1	1	2	2	2	0	15:02	—

Line changes

New look for OTT: Perron–Cousins–Greig skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (92.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Frederic–Philp–Savoie skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Eller–Zetterlund–Lycksell skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Giroux–Amadio–Pinto skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Toffoli–Smith–Celebrini skated 13:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Skinner–Wennberg–Eklund skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: LaBate–O'Connor–Aman skated 5:28 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Duhaime–Frank skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Hayden–Kartye–Meyers skated 5:56 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 LAK: Perry–Turcotte–Malott skated 5:57 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 ANA: Granlund–Terry–Nesterenko skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–Haula–Bunting skated 10:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs SJS	W	36	3	.917
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs NJD	L	34	4	.882
Matt Murray SEA	at WSH	L	33	3	.909
Scott Wedgewood COL	at UTA	O	33	4	.879
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs COL	W	33	3	.909
Juuse Saros NSH	vs ANA	L	32	5	.844
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at BOS	W	31	3	.903
Jordan Binnington STL	vs LAK	O	28	2	.929
Lukas Dostal ANA	at NSH	W	28	2	.929
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CBJ	L	28	4	.857
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at NYI	L	27	4	.852
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at PIT	L	26	5	.808
Jake Allen NJD	at TOR	W	25	2	.920
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs EDM	O	25	3	.880
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs VAN	W	24	1	.958
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs FLA	L	23	4	.826
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at DAL	W	23	1	.957
Stuart Skinner EDM	at OTT	W	21	2	.905
Logan Thompson WSH	vs SEA	W	19	1	.947
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at STL	W	18	1	.944

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