NHL Recaps: Friday, Nov 28, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Detroit Red Wings

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 at DET. Darren Raddysh (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Darren Raddysh had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:04.
•Yanni Gourde had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:21.
•J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:01.

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New York Rangers rout Boston Bruins 6–2

New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at BOS. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Artemi Panarin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:45.
•Adam Fox had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:24.
•Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:24.

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Minnesota Wild edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in a shootout at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +12 against a season average of 29.1; the win.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:25.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:58.
•Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +12 against a season average of 29.1; the win.

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New Jersey Devils rout Buffalo Sabres 5–0

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 5–0 at BUF. Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jake Allen (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 42 (.1000), +14 against a season average of 27.9; the win.

•Arseny Gritsyuk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:00.
•Brenden Dillon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:47.
•Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:03.

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Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 5–3

Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 5–3 at FLA. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:59.
•Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:59.

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Philadelphia Flyers edge New York Islanders 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at NYI. Matthew Schaefer (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Schaefer and Shabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:01 together.

•Matthew Schaefer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 28:53.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Schaefer and Shabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:01 together.
•Kyle Palmieri (NYI) played 9:25, −9:51 down on his 19:16 season average over 24 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at home. Shane Pinto (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Tkachuk–Cozens skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Tkachuk–Cozens skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Kyrou–Thomas–Neighbours skated 8:40 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 STL: Suter–Holloway–Snuggerud skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Zachary Bolduc (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Texier skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (24% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:04.
•Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.
•Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:01.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Los Angeles Kings 5–4 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Los Angeles Kings 5–4 in a shootout at home. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Leo Carlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:06.
•Brandt Clarke had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:23.
•Brian Dumoulin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:02.

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San Jose Sharks edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

San Jose Sharks beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for SJS: Wennberg–Gaudette–Eklund skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Macklin Celebrini had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:30.
•New look for SJS: Wennberg–Gaudette–Eklund skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Conor Garland (VAN) played 24:28, +7:23 up on his 17:05 season average over 70 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Washington Capitals beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. Connor McMichael (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Matthews–Robertson–Knies skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:49.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:36.
•New look for TOR: Matthews–Robertson–Knies skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for CAR: Hall–Robinson–Robidas skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Seth Jarvis had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 18:59.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:47.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:28.

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Final / OT

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at CBJ. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Hayes–Rust skated 14:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.
•Kris Letang had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:33.
•Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:06.

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Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 at CHI. Luke Evangelista (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Teravainen–Bertuzzi–Nazar skated 10:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.
•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:04.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:24.

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Dallas Stars edge Utah Mammoth 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Utah Mammoth 4–3 at home. Mikko Rantanen (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 3:43 together.

•John Marino had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:50.
•Mikko Rantanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:14.
•Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:05.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Darren Raddysh for TBL @ DET, 95.3 mph. Full game report →

Darren Raddysh (TBL @ DET): Point shot, 6 passes, 95.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Artemi Panarin NYR	at BOS	1	3	4	2	0	1	17:45	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs WPG	3	0	3	8	1	0	18:59	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	at FLA	1	2	3	8	0	2	18:59	—
Darren Raddysh TBL	at DET	1	2	3	3	1	1	24:04	—
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs LAK	1	2	3	2	0	0	24:06	—
Adam Fox NYR	at BOS	0	3	3	1	0	0	22:24	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	at BOS	2	0	2	7	3	0	18:24	—
Arseny Gritsyuk NJD	at BUF	2	0	2	6	0	0	14:00	—
Yanni Gourde TBL	at DET	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:21	—
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs COL	2	0	2	4	1	0	25:25	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at CBJ	2	0	2	3	2	0	19:10	—
Connor McMichael WSH	vs TOR	1	1	2	5	1	0	15:49	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Cizikas–Duclair–MacLean skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Tkachuk–Cozens skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Kyrou–Thomas–Neighbours skated 8:40 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 STL: Suter–Holloway–Snuggerud skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Texier skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (24% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Veleno–Xhekaj skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Wennberg–Gaudette–Eklund skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Toffoli–Smith–Celebrini skated 7:23 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 VAN: Sherwood–O'Connor–Sasson skated 6:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Matthews–Robertson–Knies skated 11:38 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–McMann–Cowan skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Joshua–Roy–Maccelli skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Hall–Robinson–Robidas skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Hayes–Rust skated 14:12 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 CHI: Teravainen–Bertuzzi–Nazar skated 10:30 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 NSH: Haula–Forsberg–Wood skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Rooney–Tanev–Carcone skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen NJD	at BUF	W	42	0	.1000
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	vs COL	W	41	2	.951
Devin Cooley CGY	at FLA	W	41	3	.927
Scott Wedgewood COL	at MIN	O	39	2	.949
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at DET	W	37	3	.919
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs NYR	L	36	5	.861
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs VAN	W	34	2	.941
Thomas Milic WPG	at CAR	L	34	4	.882
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs CGY	L	33	4	.879
Joseph Woll TOR	at WSH	L	33	3	.909
Samuel Ersson PHI	at NYI	W	31	3	.903
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	at STL	L	31	4	.871
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at VGK	W	31	1	.968
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at ANA	O	31	4	.871
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs UTA	W	30	3	.900
Tristan Jarry PIT	at CBJ	W	29	3	.897
Arvid Soderblom CHI	vs NSH	L	29	4	.862
Jordan Binnington STL	vs OTT	W	28	3	.893
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at DAL	L	28	4	.857
Ville Husso ANA	vs LAK	W	27	4	.852
Juuse Saros NSH	at CHI	W	27	3	.889
John Gibson DET	vs TBL	L	26	5	.808
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	at SJS	L	24	3	.875
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs PIT	O	24	4	.833
Alex Lyon BUF	vs NJD	L	23	5	.783
Logan Thompson WSH	vs TOR	W	22	2	.909
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BOS	W	21	2	.905
David Rittich NYI	vs PHI	O	21	3	.857
Akira Schmid VGK	vs MTL	L	18	3	.833
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs WPG	W	13	1	.923

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