NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Utah Mammoth

Buffalo Sabres

Utah Mammoth edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime at BUF. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Quinn–Rosen–Ostlund skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:07.
•New look for BUF: Quinn–Rosen–Ostlund skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alex Lyon (BUF) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +8 against a season average of 27.2; the overtime loss.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout at MTL. Kirby Dach (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PHI won it by committee.

•Bobby Brink had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:25.
•Kirby Dach had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:29.
•Cam York had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:47.

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Boston Bruins edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at NYI. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Pastrnak, Arvidsson, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:02 together.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:33.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Pastrnak, Arvidsson, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:02 together.
•Hampus Lindholm (BOS) played 26:47, +5:14 up on his 21:33 season average over 66 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat New York Rangers 3–0 at NYR. Sean Walker (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Walker, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Sean Walker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:16.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Walker, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:27 together.
•New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Jarvis skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in a shootout at home. Mikko Rantanen (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Seguin, Rantanen, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:10 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:48.
•Wyatt Johnston had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 23:29.
•Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:13.

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Minnesota Wild edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:37 together.

•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:14.
•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) in 15:14.
•Brock Faber had 2 assists (2 points) in 27:24.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home. Victor Olofsson (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Olofsson, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:25 together.

•Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:07.
•COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Olofsson, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:25 together.
•Emil Lilleberg (TBL) played 8:31, −8:58 down on his 17:29 season average over 49 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Detroit Red Wings 1–0

Vegas Golden Knights beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. John Gibson (DET) faced 34 shots and stopped 33 (.971), +8 against a season average of 25.6; the loss.

•John Gibson (DET) faced 34 shots and stopped 33 (.971), +8 against a season average of 25.6; the loss.
•Brandon Saad (VGK) played 16:53, +3:34 up on his 13:19 season average over 48 games.
•Emmitt Finnie (DET) played 20:11, +4:44 up on his 15:27 season average over 81 games.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Florida Panthers 7–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Florida Panthers 7–3 at home. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Cutter Gauthier had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 14:48.
•Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:53.
•Nikita Nesterenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Perry, Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:10 together.

•LAK's first power-play unit (Perry, Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 5:10 together.
•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Armia–Kempe skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Kuzmenko skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Steven Stamkos for NSH @ MIN, 75.0 mph. Full game report →

Steven Stamkos (NSH @ MIN): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 75.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cutter Gauthier ANA	vs FLA	3	1	4	6	0	0	14:48	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	vs EDM	2	1	3	4	1	1	22:48	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs EDM	0	3	3	3	0	0	23:29	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs BOS	2	0	2	5	2	0	24:33	—
Kirby Dach MTL	vs PHI	2	0	2	4	0	1	13:29	—
Bobby Brink PHI	at MTL	2	0	2	3	0	0	15:25	—
Victor Olofsson COL	vs TBL	2	0	2	2	0	1	14:07	—
Clayton Keller UTA	at BUF	1	1	2	6	0	0	20:07	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs NSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	25:14	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at DAL	1	1	2	3	0	1	25:13	—
Ivan Demidov MTL	vs PHI	1	1	2	3	0	0	15:21	—
Sean Walker CAR	at NYR	1	1	2	3	0	0	24:16	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Quinn–Rosen–Ostlund skated 5:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Greenway–Thompson–Krebs skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Jarvis skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Hall–Aho–Svechnikov skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kelly–Bardakov–Nielsen skated 4:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Armia–Kempe skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Moore–Kuzmenko skated 6:34 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Niederreiter–Lowry–Pearson skated 6:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs PHI	O	42	4	.905
Alex Lyon BUF	vs UTA	O	35	2	.943
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NSH	W	34	2	.941
John Gibson DET	at VGK	L	34	1	.971
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at NYI	W	33	3	.909
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at COL	L	33	3	.909
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at ANA	L	32	7	.781
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs CAR	L	31	2	.935
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs BOS	O	27	3	.889
Stuart Skinner EDM	at DAL	O	27	3	.889
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NYR	W	26	0	.1000
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs EDM	W	26	3	.885
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at LAK	L	25	2	.920
Justus Annunen NSH	at MIN	O	24	3	.917
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs TBL	W	24	2	.917
Akira Schmid VGK	vs DET	W	24	0	.1000
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs WPG	W	23	0	.1000
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs FLA	W	21	3	.857
Dan Vladar PHI	at MTL	W	20	4	.800
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at BUF	W	18	1	.944

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