NHL Recaps: Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

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

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Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 5:20 together.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:19.
•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:17.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:49.

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Ottawa Senators edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in a shootout at home. Lars Eller (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:54 together.

•Lars Eller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:16.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:54 together.
•New look for CGY: Farabee–Sharangovich–Coronato skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Dallas Stars 2–1 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 10:37, −12:15 down on his 22:52 season average over 72 games.

•Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 10:37, −12:15 down on his 22:52 season average over 72 games.
•Wyatt Johnston (DAL) played 26:49, +6:47 up on his 20:02 season average over 81 games.
•Alexander Petrovic (DAL) played 11:12, −4:14 down on his 15:26 season average over 53 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at home. Trevor Zegras (PHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Sean Couturier (PHI) played 5:17, −11:31 down on his 16:48 season average over 77 games.

•Trevor Zegras had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.
•Matvei Michkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.
•Sean Couturier (PHI) played 5:17, −11:31 down on his 16:48 season average over 77 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout New York Islanders 6–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Islanders 6–2 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Drouin, Horvat, Heineman and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:12 together.

•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:50.
•Logan Stankoven had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:04.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Drouin, Horvat, Heineman and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 5:12 together.

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Vancouver Canucks edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout at STL. Kiefer Sherwood (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

•Kiefer Sherwood had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 24:12.
•Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.
•Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:41.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at MIN. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Bryan Rust (PIT) played 16:15, −3:45 down on his 20:00 season average over 71 games.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.
•Ryan Shea had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:54.
•Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:31.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3

Winnipeg Jets beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 at home. Gabriel Vilardi (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Gabriel Vilardi had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:58.
•Kyle Connor had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:10.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:56.

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New York Rangers edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at EDM. Darnell Nurse (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Troy Stecher (EDM) played 8:47, −10:34 down on his 19:21 season average over 63 games.

•Darnell Nurse had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:00.
•Braden Schneider had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:48.
•Jake Walman had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:42.

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San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS won it by committee.

•Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:14.
•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:44.
•Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout at LAK. Corey Perry (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider, Raymond and Finnie) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:51 together.

•Corey Perry had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:40.
•Marco Kasper had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:13.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:33.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Rasmus Dahlin for BUF @ BOS, 81.7 mph. Full game report →

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF @ BOS): Point shot, 4 passes, 81.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	at STL	3	0	3	5	4	0	24:12	—
Gabriel Vilardi WPG	vs CHI	2	1	3	5	0	1	18:58	—
Trevor Zegras PHI	vs NSH	2	1	3	3	0	1	18:47	—
Mark Scheifele WPG	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	17:56	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	0	0	20:10	—
Corey Perry LAK	vs DET	2	0	2	5	2	0	17:40	—
Darnell Nurse EDM	vs NYR	2	0	2	4	4	0	21:00	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	at SJS	2	0	2	4	1	0	17:14	—
Marco Kasper DET	at LAK	2	0	2	3	2	1	14:13	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at BOS	1	1	2	4	1	3	25:49	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	1	1	20:17	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at BOS	1	1	2	4	1	0	19:19	—

Line changes

New look for CGY: Farabee–Sharangovich–Coronato skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Haula–Bunting–Wood skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Stamkos–Marchessault–Svechkov skated 5:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs BUF	W	40	3	.925
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at STL	W	39	3	.923
Cam Talbot DET	at LAK	W	39	3	.923
Devin Cooley CGY	at OTT	O	38	3	.921
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at EDM	W	36	3	.917
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs NYR	O	35	4	.886
David Rittich NYI	at CAR	L	34	6	.824
Jake Oettinger DAL	at TBL	O	33	2	.939
Dan Vladar PHI	vs NSH	W	33	1	.970
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs PIT	L	33	3	.909
Spencer Knight CHI	at WPG	L	32	6	.813
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs NJD	W	31	2	.935
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs CGY	W	29	3	.897
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs NYI	W	28	2	.929
Jake Allen NJD	at SJS	L	28	5	.821
Tristan Jarry PIT	at MIN	W	27	1	.963
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs DET	O	27	3	.889
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs CHI	W	24	3	.875
Alex Lyon BUF	at BOS	O	22	4	.818
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs DAL	W	21	1	.952
Jordan Binnington STL	vs VAN	O	18	3	.833
Juuse Saros NSH	at PHI	L	17	3	.824

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