NHL Recaps: Saturday, Nov 8, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Pittsburgh Penguins

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in a shootout at home. Ryan Graves (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Hayes–Koppanen–Koivunen skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Hayes–Koppanen–Koivunen skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Simon Nemec (NJD) played 26:37, +7:03 up on his 19:34 season average over 67 games.
•Luke Hughes (NJD) played 29:39, +6:44 up on his 22:55 season average over 67 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at PHI. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: Konecny–Grundstrom–Cates skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tim Stützle had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.
•Christian Dvorak had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:51.
•New look for PHI: Konecny–Grundstrom–Cates skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–4 at NSH. Mavrik Bourque (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Mavrik Bourque had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:42.
•Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:21.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:41.

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Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3

Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 at TOR. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:19 together.

•Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:29.
•Mason Lohrei had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.
•Morgan Rielly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:37.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Utah Mammoth 6–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Utah Mammoth 6–2 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for UTA: Hayton–Peterka–Guenther skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.
•Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 14:53.
•Oliver Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:55.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Washington Capitals 3–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home. Brandon Hagel (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ryan McDonagh (TBL) played 6:19, −13:13 down on his 19:32 season average over 47 games.

•Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:18.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:31.
•Charle-Edouard D'Astous had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.

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New York Islanders rout New York Rangers 5–0

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–0 at NYR. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Drouin, Horvat, Barzal and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:38 together.

•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
•Jonathan Drouin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:30.
•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:11.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.
•Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.
•Charles Alexis Legault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.

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Seattle Kraken edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Seattle Kraken beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at STL. Eeli Tolvanen (SEA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Dunn, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:17.
•Ryker Evans had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Dunn, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:03 together.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Edmonton Oilers 9–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers 9–1 at EDM. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:46.
•Parker Kelly had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 10:32.
•Devon Toews had 3 assists (3 points) in 17:12.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3

Vancouver Canucks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Fantilli skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:25.
•Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:26.
•Drew O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:12.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at VGK. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:34 together.

•Leo Carlsson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:42.
•Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:36.
•Olen Zellweger had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:31.

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San Jose Sharks beat Florida Panthers 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at home. Will Smith (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.5; the win.

•Will Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:37.
•Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +10 against a season average of 28.5; the win.
•Macklin Celebrini (SJS) played 16:59, −4:23 down on his 21:22 season average over 81 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nathan MacKinnon for COL @ EDM, 83.7 mph. Full game report →

Nathan MacKinnon (COL @ EDM): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 83.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at EDM	2	2	4	6	1	0	19:46	—
Leo Carlsson ANA	at VGK	2	1	3	5	0	1	21:42	—
Kirill Marchenko CBJ	at VAN	2	1	3	4	1	1	19:25	—
Parker Kelly COL	at EDM	2	1	3	4	0	0	10:32	—
Dmitri Voronkov CBJ	at VAN	1	2	3	5	0	0	15:26	—
Eeli Tolvanen SEA	at STL	1	2	3	4	3	1	15:17	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	at NYR	1	2	3	2	3	2	16:23	—
Jonathan Drouin NYI	at NYR	1	2	3	1	0	1	19:30	—
Devon Toews COL	at EDM	0	3	3	0	0	2	17:12	—
Bo Horvat NYI	at NYR	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:11	—
Cale Makar COL	at EDM	2	0	2	4	0	2	23:30	—
Jack Drury COL	at EDM	2	0	2	4	0	0	15:45	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Hayes–Koppanen–Koivunen skated 6:15 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 PHI: Konecny–Grundstrom–Cates skated 8:25 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 OTT: Eller–Cousins–Lycksell skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Abols–Grebenkin skated 7:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Arvidsson–Zacha–Steeves skated 10:40 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 UTA: Hayton–Peterka–Guenther skated 12:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Schmaltz–Keller–Cooley skated 11:37 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 SEA: Schwartz–Kakko–Beniers skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchenko–Voronkov–Fantilli skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Petr Mrazek ANA	at VGK	W	39	3	.923
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs FLA	W	39	1	.974
Jake Allen NJD	vs PIT	W	34	1	.971
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at TOR	W	33	3	.909
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at NYR	W	33	0	.1000
Alex Lyon BUF	at CAR	L	33	4	.879
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs CBJ	W	32	3	.906
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs WSH	W	30	2	.967
Joel Hofer STL	vs SEA	O	30	4	.867
Akira Schmid VGK	vs ANA	O	29	4	.862
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs UTA	W	27	2	.926
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs NYI	L	25	4	.840
Arturs Silovs PIT	at NJD	O	24	1	.958
Scott Wedgewood COL	at EDM	W	24	1	.958
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at VAN	L	24	4	.833
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at MTL	L	23	6	.739
Linus Ullmark OTT	at PHI	W	22	2	.909
Justus Annunen NSH	vs DAL	L	22	5	.773
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs BUF	W	22	3	.864
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at SJS	L	22	2	.909
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NSH	W	21	4	.810
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs COL	—	21	5	.762
Dennis Hildeby TOR	vs BOS	—	20	1	.950
Logan Thompson WSH	at TBL	L	20	3	.850
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs BOS	L	19	4	.789
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at STL	W	19	3	.842
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs OTT	O	14	3	.786
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs COL	L	13	4	.692

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