NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 1, 2025

13 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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Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Carolina Hurricanes 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 at home. Casey Mittelstadt (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Jeannot–Kastelic–Minten skated 12:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:59.
•Charlie McAvoy had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:09.
•New look for BOS: Jeannot–Kastelic–Minten skated 12:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Winnipeg Jets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Winnipeg Jets beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Kindel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:23 together.

•Kyle Connor had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:37.
•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:47.

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Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–2

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–2 at home. Michael Bunting (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Cole Smith (NSH) played 1:55, −11:33 down on his 13:28 season average over 62 games.

•Michael Bunting had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:43.
•Matthew Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:00.
•Cole Smith (NSH) played 1:55, −11:33 down on his 13:28 season average over 62 games.

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San Jose Sharks edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at home. Philipp Kurashev (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Timothy Liljegren (SJS) played 7:18, −12:49 down on his 20:07 season average over 46 games.

•Philipp Kurashev had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:20.
•Timothy Liljegren (SJS) played 7:18, −12:49 down on his 20:07 season average over 46 games.
•Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +9 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

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Florida Panthers edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in a shootout at home. Sam Steel (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for DAL: Seguin–Steel–Bourque skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Steel had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:04.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:08.
•New look for DAL: Seguin–Steel–Bourque skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Washington Capitals 4–3 (SO)

Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout at home. Dylan Strome (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BUF: Quinn–Rosen–Kulich skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for BUF: Quinn–Rosen–Kulich skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for BUF: Zucker–Greenway–Thompson skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Dylan Strome (WSH) played 22:13, +4:14 up on his 17:59 season average over 79 games.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:22 together.

•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:55.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:40.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:06.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 at PHI. Nick Robertson (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Dvorak–Konecny–Grebenkin skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nick Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:20.
•John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:01.
•New look for PHI: Dvorak–Konecny–Grebenkin skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final

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St. Louis Blues

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:48.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:28 together.
•Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 28.0; the win.

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Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:09.
•Drew O'Connor had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:37.
•Jonas Brodin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:29.

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New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at LAK. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Laferriere skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:05.
•New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Laferriere skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Noesen–Bratt–Hughes skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. EDM's first power-play unit (Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid, Roslovic and Bouchard) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 4:05 together.

•Connor McDavid had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 25:04.
•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:28.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:21.

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New York Rangers edge Seattle Kraken 3–2 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 in overtime at SEA. Will Cuylle (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Dunn, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:10.
•Will Cuylle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:25.
•Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:04.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brandon Montour for SEA vs NYR, 81.3 mph. Full game report →

Brandon Montour (SEA vs NYR): Point shot, 2 passes, 81.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Vladimir Tarasenko MIN	vs VAN	1	2	3	2	2	0	11:09	—
Michael Bunting NSH	vs CGY	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:43	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CHI	0	3	3	5	0	0	25:04	—
Sam Steel DAL	at FLA	0	3	3	0	2	0	18:04	—
Kyle Connor WPG	vs PIT	2	0	2	8	1	0	18:37	—
Philipp Kurashev SJS	vs COL	2	0	2	5	2	0	20:20	—
Dawson Mercer NJD	at LAK	2	0	2	3	0	1	19:05	—
Drew O'Connor VAN	at MIN	2	0	2	2	0	1	15:37	—
Will Cuylle NYR	at SEA	1	1	2	6	2	1	16:25	—
Andre Burakovsky CHI	at EDM	1	1	2	5	0	0	17:28	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs CHI	1	1	2	4	1	1	24:21	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	25:48	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Jeannot–Kastelic–Minten skated 12:08 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Kuraly–Eyssimont–Beecher skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Malkin–Mantha–Tomasino skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kelly–Bardakov–Makar skated 5:43 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Goodrow–Giles–Dellandrea skated 7:12 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 DAL: Seguin–Steel–Bourque skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Blackwell–Bäck–Hryckowian skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Greer–Gregor–Schwindt skated 8:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Quinn–Rosen–Kulich skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Zucker–Greenway–Thompson skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Dvorak–Konecny–Grebenkin skated 8:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–McMann–Cowan skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Matthews–Robertson–Knies skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Laferriere skated 8:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Noesen–Bratt–Hughes skated 10:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at LAK	W	44	1	.977
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs STL	W	39	2	.949
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs COL	W	38	2	.974
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CGY	W	35	2	.943
Joel Hofer STL	at CBJ	L	35	3	.914
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WSH	W	34	3	.912
Arturs Silovs PIT	at WPG	L	33	4	.879
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at PHI	W	33	2	.939
Eric Comrie WPG	vs PIT	W	30	2	.933
Spencer Knight CHI	at EDM	O	30	3	.900
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CAR	W	29	1	.966
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs CHI	W	29	2	.931
Casey DeSmith DAL	at FLA	O	28	3	.893
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs VAN	W	28	2	.929
Linus Ullmark OTT	at MTL	O	27	4	.852
Thatcher Demko VAN	at MIN	L	27	4	.852
Joey Daccord SEA	vs NYR	O	27	3	.889
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at BUF	O	24	3	.875
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at SJS	O	23	3	.870
Frederik Andersen CAR	at BOS	L	22	2	.909
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs DAL	W	22	3	.864
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs NJD	L	21	3	.857
Dan Vladar PHI	vs TOR	L	19	4	.789
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs OTT	W	17	3	.824
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at SEA	W	13	2	.846
Devin Cooley CGY	at NSH	—	12	0	.1000
Dustin Wolf CGY	at NSH	L	11	3	.727
Aleksei Kolosov PHI	vs TOR	—	7	0	.1000

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