NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 23, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Carolina Hurricanes

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Ryan McLeod (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:25 together.

•Ryan McLeod had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:14.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:25 together.
•Mike Reilly (CAR) played 4:21, −10:52 down on his 15:13 season average over 41 games.

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Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0

Minnesota Wild beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0 at WPG. Brock Faber (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Neal Pionk (WPG) played 2:05, −21:02 down on his 23:07 season average over 50 games.

•Neal Pionk (WPG) played 2:05, −21:02 down on his 23:07 season average over 50 games.
•New look for MIN: Foligno–Trenin–Sturm skated 8:18 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 WPG: Iafallo–Barron–Koepke skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders edge Seattle Kraken 1–0 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Seattle Kraken 1–0 in a shootout at home. New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–Tsyplakov skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–Tsyplakov skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYI: Holmstrom–Ritchie–Shabanov skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for SEA: Nyman–Wright–Catton skated 5:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Chicago Blackhawks 1–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0 at CHI. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Sam Rinzel (CHI) played 12:03, −6:20 down on his 18:23 season average over 53 games.
•Ryan Donato (CHI) played 20:25, +5:45 up on his 14:40 season average over 81 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Boston Bruins 3–1

San Jose Sharks beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Orlov, Toffoli, Wennberg, Eklund and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:47 together.

•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:32.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Orlov, Toffoli, Wennberg, Eklund and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 5:47 together.
•New look for SJS: Eklund–Smith–Celebrini skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Calgary Flames beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 0G 3A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Pettersson, Sherwood and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:09 together.

•Rasmus Andersson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:46.
•Blake Coleman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:24.
•Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:16.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brock Faber for MIN @ WPG, 67.3 mph. Full game report →

Brock Faber (MIN @ WPG): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 67.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rasmus Andersson CGY	at VAN	0	3	3	2	0	1	24:46	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs BOS	1	1	2	5	0	1	19:32	—
Blake Coleman CGY	at VAN	1	1	2	2	2	0	16:24	—
Mikael Backlund CGY	at VAN	0	2	2	2	1	0	18:16	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	at VAN	0	2	2	2	1	0	15:35	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	vs CAR	0	2	2	1	1	2	16:14	—
Yakov Trenin MIN	at WPG	0	1	1	2	8	0	15:31	—
Tyson Kozak BUF	vs CAR	0	1	1	1	5	3	14:04	—
Will Smith SJS	vs BOS	0	0	0	7	0	0	15:25	—
Ross Colton COL	at CHI	0	0	0	4	7	1	16:00	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Kozak–Ostlund–Benson skated 8:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Trenin–Sturm skated 8:18 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 WPG: Iafallo–Barron–Koepke skated 4:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–Tsyplakov skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Holmstrom–Ritchie–Shabanov skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Nyman–Wright–Catton skated 5:47 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 CHI: Dickinson–Donato–Mikheyev skated 9:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Eklund–Smith–Celebrini skated 10:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–Khusnutdinov skated 7:31 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 →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs BOS	W	35	1	.971
Joey Daccord SEA	at NYI	O	34	0	.1000
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at WPG	W	32	0	.1000
Dustin Wolf CGY	at VAN	W	31	2	.935
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs CAR	W	30	1	.967
Eric Comrie WPG	vs MIN	L	30	3	.900
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at SJS	L	30	2	.933
Spencer Knight CHI	vs COL	L	26	1	.962
Scott Wedgewood COL	at CHI	W	22	0	.1000
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs CGY	L	21	5	.762
Frederik Andersen CAR	at BUF	L	20	3	.850
David Rittich NYI	vs SEA	W	19	0	.1000

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