NHL Recaps: Monday, Nov 17, 2025

6 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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 3–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at BOS. Taylor Hall (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BOS: Kuraly–Tufte–Eyssimont skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:51.
•Joel Nystrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:01.
•New look for BOS: Kuraly–Tufte–Eyssimont skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Edmonton Oilers 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 5–1 at home. Noah Ostlund (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Rosen and Ostlund) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:26 together.

•Noah Ostlund had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:42.
•Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:02.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Rosen and Ostlund) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:26 together.

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Florida Panthers beat Vancouver Canucks 8–5

Florida Panthers beat Vancouver Canucks 8–5 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Quinn Hughes had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 29:39.
•Sam Reinhart had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:41.
•Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:24.

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Washington Capitals edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for LAK: Fiala–Kempe–Byfield skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for LAK: Fiala–Kempe–Byfield skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Beauvillier–Leonard skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Armia–Laferriere skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / SO

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Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at home. Lane Hutson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:39 together.

•Dmitri Voronkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:47.
•Lane Hutson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:42.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 29:41.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Utah Mammoth 3–2 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Utah Mammoth 3–2 in overtime at home. Alex Killorn (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for ANA: Killorn–Strome–Vatrano skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Alex Killorn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:48.
•New look for ANA: Killorn–Strome–Vatrano skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Olen Zellweger (ANA) played 23:12, +6:18 up on his 16:54 season average over 75 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Zach Werenski for CBJ vs MTL, 72.7 mph. Full game report →

Zach Werenski (CBJ vs MTL): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 1 pass, 72.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs VAN	0	3	3	3	1	4	24:41	—
Quinn Hughes VAN	at FLA	0	3	3	1	0	3	29:39	—
Seth Jones FLA	vs VAN	2	0	2	5	1	3	24:23	—
Noah Ostlund BUF	vs EDM	2	0	2	3	0	1	10:42	—
Elias Pettersson VAN	at FLA	2	0	2	2	0	3	21:24	—
Lane Hutson MTL	at CBJ	1	1	2	5	2	1	25:42	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs VAN	1	1	2	4	3	0	16:05	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs MTL	1	1	2	4	1	1	29:41	—
Dmitri Voronkov CBJ	vs MTL	1	1	2	3	3	1	16:47	—
Taylor Hall CAR	at BOS	1	1	2	3	1	0	13:51	—
Brad Marchand FLA	vs VAN	1	1	2	3	0	1	18:46	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	vs EDM	0	2	2	3	0	1	24:02	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Kuraly–Tufte–Eyssimont skated 8:47 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Zacha–Blümel–Steeves skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: McLeod–Quinn–Rosen skated 11:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Greenway–Krebs–Kozak skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Fiala–Kempe–Byfield skated 7:14 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 WSH: Dowd–Beauvillier–Leonard skated 10:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Armia–Laferriere skated 5:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Duhaime–Lapierre–Frank skated 5:36 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 ANA: Killorn–Strome–Vatrano skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Johnston–Harkins–Nesterenko skated 4:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: O'Brien–Stenlund–Tanev skated 7:41 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jiri Patera VAN	at FLA	L	40	7	.825
Colten Ellis BUF	vs EDM	W	33	1	.970
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs CAR	L	32	3	.906
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs MTL	W	32	3	.906
Charlie Lindgren WSH	vs LAK	W	31	1	.968
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at BOS	W	30	1	.967
Stuart Skinner EDM	at BUF	L	27	4	.852
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at ANA	O	26	3	.885
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at WSH	L	25	2	.920
Jakub Dobes MTL	at CBJ	O	23	3	.870
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs UTA	W	18	2	.889
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs VAN	W	15	5	.667

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