NHL Recaps: Sunday, Oct 26, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Colorado Avalanche

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at home. Simon Nemec (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Brett Pesce (NJD) played 6:07, −14:35 down on his 20:42 season average over 36 games.

•Simon Nemec had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:35.
•Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:43.
•Brett Pesce (NJD) played 6:07, −14:35 down on his 20:42 season average over 36 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 8:41, −14:12 down on his 22:53 season average over 72 games.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:24.
•Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 8:41, −14:12 down on his 22:53 season average over 72 games.
•Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TBL) played 10:36, −8:16 down on his 18:52 season average over 69 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Minnesota Wild 6–5 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 6–5 in overtime at MIN. William Eklund (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•William Eklund had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 25:29.
•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:47.
•Brock Faber had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 26:26.

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Utah Mammoth edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Utah Mammoth beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at WPG. Josh Morrissey (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:41 together.

•Josh Morrissey had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:09.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther and Cooley) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:41 together.
•New look for UTA: Stenlund–Tanev–Yamamoto skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at CHI. Alex Laferriere (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Teravainen–Donato–Nazar skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Teravainen–Donato–Nazar skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Warren Foegele (LAK) played 1:29, −12:28 down on his 13:57 season average over 67 games.
•New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Mikheyev–Bedard skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 3–2 at NSH. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:26 together.

•Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:41.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:26 together.
•New look for DAL: Seguin–Rantanen–Steel skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames rout New York Rangers 5–1

Calgary Flames beat New York Rangers 5–1 at home. Blake Coleman (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Cuylle–Othmann–Laba skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:24.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:24.
•Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:43.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at home. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brock Boeser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:40.
•Kiefer Sherwood had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:40.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:55.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Macklin Celebrini for SJS @ MIN, 76.4 mph. Full game report →

Macklin Celebrini (SJS @ MIN): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 76.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
William Eklund SJS	at MIN	2	1	3	4	1	0	25:29	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	at MIN	1	2	3	3	0	0	21:47	—
Brock Boeser VAN	vs EDM	1	2	3	3	0	0	20:40	—
Brock Faber MIN	vs SJS	0	3	3	5	1	3	26:26	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs SJS	0	3	3	3	0	0	27:08	—
Simon Nemec NJD	vs COL	0	3	3	2	0	5	23:35	—
Blake Coleman CGY	vs NYR	2	0	2	7	1	0	18:24	—
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	vs EDM	2	0	2	5	4	1	16:40	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at VAN	2	0	2	3	1	0	20:55	—
Jack Hughes NJD	vs COL	2	0	2	2	0	0	22:43	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs VGK	1	1	2	5	0	0	19:24	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs NYR	1	1	2	4	2	1	18:24	—

Line changes

New look for COL: Landeskog–Colton–Drury skated 7:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nelson–Nichushkin–Olofsson skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Stenlund–Tanev–Yamamoto skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Donato–Nazar skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Mikheyev–Bedard skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (23.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Armia–Danault–Moore skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Seguin–Rantanen–Steel skated 7:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–Jost–Evangelista skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Cuylle–Othmann–Laba skated 9:28 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 CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Frost skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at MIN	W	33	5	.848
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs UTA	L	32	3	.906
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs NYR	W	31	1	.968
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at WPG	W	30	2	.933
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at CGY	L	30	5	.833
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs EDM	W	29	3	.897
Carl Lindbom VGK	at TBL	O	28	2	.929
Justus Annunen NSH	vs DAL	L	28	3	.893
Calvin Pickard EDM	at VAN	O	27	4	.852
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	vs SJS	O	25	6	.760
Casey DeSmith DAL	at NSH	W	25	2	.920
Jake Allen NJD	vs COL	W	24	3	.875
Trent Miner COL	at NJD	O	24	4	.833
Anton Forsberg LAK	at CHI	W	23	1	.957
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs LAK	L	21	2	.905
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs VGK	W	19	1	.947

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