NHL Recaps: Saturday, Oct 25, 2025

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

Game recaps

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New York Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at home. Trevor Zegras (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Cates, Zegras, York, Brink and Foerster) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:11 together.

•Trevor Zegras had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:43.
•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•Marshall Warren had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:20.

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Boston Bruins edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2

Boston Bruins beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 at home. Mason Lohrei (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) played 23:32, +5:53 up on his 17:39 season average over 71 games.

•Mason Lohrei had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:58.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:54.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:38.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Anthony Cirelli had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:56.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:28.
•Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:49.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:12 together.

•Tage Thompson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:35.
•John Tavares had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:23.
•Matthew Knies had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:26.

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Florida Panthers beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Florida Panthers beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at home. A.J. Greer (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Greer–Gadjovich–Schwindt skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•A.J. Greer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:52.
•New look for FLA: Greer–Gadjovich–Schwindt skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Sam Bennett (FLA) played 13:42, −4:51 down on his 18:33 season average over 75 games.

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Utah Mammoth rout Minnesota Wild 6–2

Utah Mammoth beat Minnesota Wild 6–2 at MIN. Logan Cooley (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Logan Cooley had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 13:58.
•John Marino had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:27.
•Marcus Johansson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.

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Detroit Red Wings beat St. Louis Blues 6–4

Detroit Red Wings beat St. Louis Blues 6–4 at home. Simon Edvinsson (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Jake Neighbours had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:55.
•Simon Edvinsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:16.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in a shootout at PIT. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Arturs Silovs (PIT) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +15 against a season average of 26.2; the overtime loss.

•Dmitri Voronkov had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:13.
•Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:35.
•Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.

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Ottawa Senators rout Washington Capitals 7–1

Ottawa Senators beat Washington Capitals 7–1 at WSH. Dylan Cozens (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Drake Batherson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 11:47.
•Dylan Cozens had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:44.
•Artem Zub had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:12.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL won it by committee.

•Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:47.
•Ivan Demidov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:47.
•Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:13.

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Nashville Predators edge Los Angeles Kings 5–4 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Los Angeles Kings 5–4 in a shootout at home. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 40 shots and stopped 36 (.900), +11 against a season average of 28.8; the win.

•Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:18.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:00.
•Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:09.

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Dallas Stars edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 at home. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CAR: Jankowski–Kotkaniemi–Nadeau skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Miro Heiskanen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:19.
•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.
•New look for CAR: Jankowski–Kotkaniemi–Nadeau skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken edge Edmonton Oilers 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 at home. Jordan Eberle (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid, Bouchard and Tomasek) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:19 together.

•Jordan Eberle had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:19.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:59.
•Matty Beniers had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:58.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM @ SEA, 85.6 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM @ SEA): Cycle, 6 passes, 85.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Dylan Cozens OTT	at WSH	2	1	3	7	1	2	19:44	—
Logan Cooley UTA	at MIN	2	1	3	5	0	2	13:58	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	vs LAK	2	1	3	4	0	2	21:18	—
Drake Batherson OTT	at WSH	2	1	3	4	1	0	11:47	—
Trevor Zegras PHI	vs NYI	2	1	3	3	1	2	18:43	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	vs ANA	2	1	3	3	0	2	20:56	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	vs MTL	1	2	3	4	1	2	21:47	—
John Marino UTA	at MIN	1	2	3	1	0	2	23:27	—
Ivan Demidov MTL	at VAN	1	2	3	1	1	1	13:47	—
Mason Lohrei BOS	vs COL	0	3	3	0	1	3	18:58	—
Nick Schmaltz UTA	at MIN	2	0	2	6	0	1	16:24	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	vs ANA	2	0	2	6	0	0	22:28	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Matthews–Robertson–McMann skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Greer–Gadjovich–Schwindt skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Jankowski–Kotkaniemi–Nadeau skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Frederic–Philp–Tomasek skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs CBJ	O	41	4	.902
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs ANA	W	40	3	.925
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs UTA	L	40	5	.875
Juuse Saros NSH	vs LAK	W	40	4	.900
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at MIN	W	35	2	.943
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs OTT	L	34	7	.794
Brandon Bussi CAR	at DAL	L	34	3	.912
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs COL	W	33	2	.939
Lukas Dostal ANA	at TBL	L	33	4	.879
Joey Daccord SEA	vs EDM	W	33	2	.939
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at PIT	W	31	4	.871
Jakub Dobes MTL	at VAN	W	31	3	.903
John Gibson DET	vs STL	W	29	4	.862
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs CAR	W	28	2	.929
Jordan Binnington STL	at DET	L	27	5	.815
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at PHI	O	26	3	.885
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs NYI	W	26	3	.885
Akira Schmid VGK	at FLA	L	26	3	.885
Cayden Primeau TOR	vs BUF	W	26	3	.885
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at NSH	O	25	4	.840
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs MTL	L	24	4	.833
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at TOR	O	23	4	.826
Stuart Skinner EDM	at SEA	L	23	3	.870
Scott Wedgewood COL	at BOS	L	19	3	.842
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VGK	W	17	0	.1000
Linus Ullmark OTT	at WSH	W	13	1	.923

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