NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Minnesota Wild

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Gritsyuk skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dawson Mercer had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.
•New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Gritsyuk skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Brown–Cotter–Mercer skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 at home. Jack Quinn (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Jason Zucker (BUF) played 8:28, −7:16 down on his 15:44 season average over 61 games.

•Jack Quinn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 11:40.
•Ryan McLeod had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:57.
•Jason Zucker (BUF) played 8:28, −7:16 down on his 15:44 season average over 61 games.

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Calgary Flames 2–1 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 2–1 in overtime at CGY. Mike Matheson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:44 together.

•MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:44 together.
•Jakub Dobes (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 27.6; the win.
•New look for MTL: Veleno–Bolduc–Roy skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zachary Bolduc for MTL @ CGY, 76.5 mph. Full game report →

Zachary Bolduc (MTL @ CGY): Cycle, 5 passes, 76.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Blk	TOI	PP
Jack Quinn BUF	vs DET	1	2	3	3	0	11:40	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	vs MIN	0	2	2	1	2	16:46	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	vs DET	0	2	2	0	2	17:57	—
Matt Boldy MIN	at NJD	1	0	1	7	1	21:29	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Gritsyuk skated 11:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Brown–Cotter–Mercer skated 9:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Noesen–Glendening–Halonen skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Malenstyn–Krebs–Kozak skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Zucker–Quinn–Ostlund skated 4:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Veleno–Bolduc–Roy skated 6:11 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jakub Dobes MTL	at CGY	W	37	1	.973
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at NJD	L	34	3	.912
Nico Daws NJD	vs MIN	W	31	1	.968
John Gibson DET	at BUF	L	31	4	.871
Colten Ellis BUF	vs DET	W	31	2	.935
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs MTL	O	28	2	.929

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