NHL Recaps: Friday, Oct 31, 2025

3 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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Colorado Avalanche

Vegas Golden Knights

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Martin Necas (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Mitch Marner (VGK) played 23:29, +3:34 up on his 19:55 season average over 80 games.

•Martin Necas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:57.
•Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:41.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:29.

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

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 3–1

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 3–1 at WSH. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) played 6:02, −11:10 down on his 17:12 season average over 28 games.

•Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) played 6:02, −11:10 down on his 17:12 season average over 28 games.
•New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–MacLean skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Milano–Beauvillier–Lapierre skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 at home. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Leo Carlsson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.
•Troy Terry had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:17.
•Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:32.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Mason McTavish for ANA vs DET, 72.2 mph. Full game report →

Mason McTavish (ANA vs DET): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 72.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs DET	1	3	4	2	0	1	15:44	—
Troy Terry ANA	vs DET	2	1	3	4	0	0	17:17	—
Martin Necas COL	at VGK	1	2	3	2	1	0	19:57	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	at ANA	1	1	2	7	0	0	17:32	—
Mitch Marner VGK	vs COL	1	1	2	4	0	0	23:29	—
Lucas Raymond DET	at ANA	1	1	2	3	1	0	17:07	—
Cale Makar COL	at VGK	1	1	2	2	0	1	26:41	—
Tomas Hertl VGK	vs COL	1	1	2	2	0	0	20:07	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs DET	0	2	2	6	0	0	18:21	—
Jacob Trouba ANA	vs DET	0	1	1	2	7	2	26:25	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–MacLean skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Milano–Beauvillier–Lapierre skated 4:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Palmieri–Barzal–Ritchie skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson DET	at ANA	L	31	4	.871
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs DET	W	30	2	.933
Carl Lindbom VGK	vs COL	L	25	3	.880
Scott Wedgewood COL	at VGK	W	23	2	.913
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at WSH	W	23	1	.957
Logan Thompson WSH	vs NYI	L	22	2	.909

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