NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 24, 2025

4 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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Toronto Maple Leafs

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at home. Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Mattias Samuelsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:38.
•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:34.
•Jiri Kulich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.

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New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 3–1 at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 2 power-play goals on 23 attempts in 7:13 together.

•Dougie Hamilton had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 25:51.
•Nico Hischier had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:03.
•NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Mercer) scored 2 power-play goals on 23 attempts in 7:13 together.

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Final

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Washington Capitals

Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at CBJ. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Justin Sourdif (WSH) played 9:52, −4:56 down on his 14:48 season average over 77 games.

•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:15.
•Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.
•John Carlson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:43.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 5–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Josh Morrissey had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:13.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.
•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:56.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: John Carlson for WSH @ CBJ, 75.2 mph. Full game report →

John Carlson (WSH @ CBJ): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 2 passes, 75.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dougie Hamilton NJD	vs SJS	2	1	3	5	1	3	25:51	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs SJS	0	3	3	5	0	1	22:03	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	vs CGY	0	3	3	2	2	3	26:13	—
Mattias Samuelsson BUF	vs TOR	2	0	2	3	0	4	23:38	—
Tage Thompson BUF	vs TOR	1	1	2	5	0	2	19:06	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	at WPG	1	1	2	4	1	0	15:42	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	2	0	18:15	—
Blake Coleman CGY	at WPG	1	1	2	3	2	0	16:56	—
John Carlson WSH	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	0	1	25:43	—
Alex Tuch BUF	vs TOR	1	1	2	2	1	4	19:34	—
Connor McMichael WSH	at CBJ	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:45	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs CGY	1	1	2	2	0	0	18:56	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Gaudette–Kurashev–Graf skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Logan Thompson WSH	at CBJ	W	35	1	.971
Alex Lyon BUF	vs TOR	W	34	3	.912
Eric Comrie WPG	vs CGY	W	33	3	.909
Dustin Wolf CGY	at WPG	L	31	4	.871
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at BUF	L	30	5	.833
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs WSH	L	30	5	.833
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at NJD	L	28	2	.929
Jake Allen NJD	vs SJS	W	17	1	.941

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