NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 2, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Tampa Bay Lightning

Utah Mammoth

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Utah Mammoth 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Utah Mammoth 4–2 at UTA. Jake Guentzel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Hagel skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:56.
•Ian Cole had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:32.
•New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Hagel skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Final

Full report

Columbus Blue Jackets

New York Islanders

New York Islanders edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

New York Islanders beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at home. Matthew Schaefer (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Matthew Schaefer (NYI) played 17:24, −7:22 down on his 24:46 season average over 81 games.

•Matthew Schaefer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.
•Matthew Schaefer (NYI) played 17:24, −7:22 down on his 24:46 season average over 81 games.
•Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +12 against a season average of 27.1; the loss.

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

Calgary Flames edge Philadelphia Flyers 2–1

Calgary Flames beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 at PHI. Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Farabee–Zary skated 13:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.
•New look for CGY: Kadri–Farabee–Zary skated 13:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Zegras skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Beckett Sennecke (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for ANA: Killorn–Poehling–Nesterenko skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:38.
•Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.
•New look for ANA: Killorn–Poehling–Nesterenko skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Detroit Red Wings edge San Jose Sharks 3–2 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 in a shootout at SJS. Moritz Seider (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for SJS: Skinner–Wennberg–Kurashev skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for SJS: Skinner–Wennberg–Kurashev skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SJS: Dellandrea–Cardwell–Graf skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Vincent Desharnais (SJS) played 11:33, −6:45 down on his 18:18 season average over 52 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Lawson Crouse for UTA vs TBL, 71.9 mph. Full game report →

Lawson Crouse (UTA vs TBL): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 1 pass, 71.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matthew Schaefer NYI	vs CBJ	2	0	2	3	0	0	17:24	—
Jonathan Huberdeau CGY	at PHI	2	0	2	2	0	1	18:27	—
Beckett Sennecke ANA	vs NJD	1	1	2	5	0	0	15:38	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs NJD	1	1	2	1	1	0	16:50	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	at UTA	1	1	2	1	0	0	14:56	—
Ian Cole UTA	vs TBL	0	2	2	0	1	0	16:32	—
Timo Meier NJD	at ANA	0	1	1	7	3	0	16:55	—
MacKenzie Weegar CGY	at PHI	0	1	1	2	5	4	25:59	—
Mathieu Olivier CBJ	at NYI	0	0	0	1	9	1	17:18	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Hagel skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Aston-Reese–Lundeström–Johnson skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Farabee–Zary skated 13:29 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 PHI: Couturier–Konecny–Zegras skated 8:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Dvorak–Abols–Michkov skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Poehling–Nesterenko skated 10:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Johnston–Vatrano–Harkins skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Palat–Lammikko–Gritsyuk skated 6:00 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 SJS: Skinner–Wennberg–Kurashev skated 10:40 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 SJS: Dellandrea–Cardwell–Graf skated 8:51 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NYI	L	39	3	.923
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs NJD	W	33	1	.970
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs DET	O	32	2	.938
Jake Allen NJD	at ANA	L	28	3	.893
Jonas Johansson TBL	at UTA	W	27	2	.926
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs TBL	L	25	3	.880
David Rittich NYI	vs CBJ	W	22	2	.909
Aleksei Kolosov PHI	vs CGY	L	21	2	.905
Dustin Wolf CGY	at PHI	W	18	1	.944
Cam Talbot DET	at SJS	W	18	2	.889

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.