NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 24, 2026

9 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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Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

Buffalo Sabres rout New York Islanders 5–0

Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 5–0 at NYI. Jason Zucker (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYI: Drouin–Horvat–Heineman skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jason Zucker had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:44.
•Mattias Samuelsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:32.
•Ryan McLeod had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:14.

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Utah Mammoth beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Utah Mammoth beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Mikhail Sergachev (UTA) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Mikhail Sergachev had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:32.
•Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:10.
•Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:49.

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Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. BOS won it by committee.

•Cole Caufield had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:14.
•Charlie McAvoy had 3 assists (3 points) in 27:43.
•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 at OTT. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Nikishin) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:20 together.

•Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:42.
•Jalen Chatfield had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:20.
•CAR's first power-play unit (Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Jarvis and Nikishin) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:20 together.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 8–5

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Tampa Bay Lightning 8–5 at home. Mason Marchment (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Mason Marchment had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:23.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 22:43.
•Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:03.

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Detroit Red Wings rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at WPG. J.T. Compher (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Emmitt Finnie (DET) played 10:51, −4:42 down on his 15:33 season average over 81 games.

•J.T. Compher had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:32.
•Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.
•Marco Kasper had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:10.

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Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 5–4 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 in a shootout at STL. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for LAK: Armia–Moore–Byfield skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jordan Kyrou had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.
•Alex Laferriere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:11.
•New look for LAK: Armia–Moore–Byfield skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at MIN. Brad Marchand (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:12.
•Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:32.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:55.

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Edmonton Oilers edge Washington Capitals 6–5 (OT)

Edmonton Oilers beat Washington Capitals 6–5 in overtime at home. Evan Bouchard (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 3A.

•Evan Bouchard had a hat trick and 3 assists (6 points) on 8 shots in 29:25.
•Connor McDavid had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 9 shots in 28:43.
•Leon Draisaitl had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 26:16.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Steven Stamkos for NSH vs UTA, 77.3 mph. Full game report →

Steven Stamkos (NSH vs UTA): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 77.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs WSH	3	3	6	8	1	2	29:25	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs WSH	2	3	5	9	0	1	28:43	—
Mason Marchment CBJ	vs TBL	3	1	4	3	1	0	17:23	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at CBJ	1	3	4	3	1	0	22:43	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at BOS	3	0	3	6	0	0	19:14	—
Brad Marchand FLA	at MIN	2	1	3	6	0	0	18:12	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	at CBJ	2	1	3	4	0	0	19:03	—
Adam Fantilli CBJ	vs TBL	1	2	3	3	2	0	17:26	—
Charlie Coyle CBJ	vs TBL	1	2	3	2	2	2	17:13	—
Anthony Cirelli TBL	at CBJ	1	2	3	1	2	0	17:23	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs WSH	0	3	3	4	0	2	26:16	—
Mikhail Sergachev UTA	at NSH	0	3	3	1	1	1	23:32	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Drouin–Horvat–Heineman skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for OTT: Giroux–Batherson–Stützle skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Armia–Moore–Byfield skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at EDM	O	40	6	.850
Brandon Bussi CAR	at OTT	W	37	1	.973
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs FLA	O	34	4	.882
Juuse Saros NSH	vs UTA	L	30	4	.867
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs TBL	W	30	5	.833
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs DET	L	30	4	.867
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at NSH	W	29	2	.931
Jonas Johansson TBL	at CBJ	L	29	6	.793
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at STL	W	29	4	.862
Joel Hofer STL	vs LAK	O	28	4	.857
John Gibson DET	at WPG	W	27	1	.963
Alex Lyon BUF	at NYI	W	26	0	.1000
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs MTL	W	25	3	.880
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at MIN	W	21	3	.857
David Rittich NYI	vs BUF	L	20	4	.800
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at BOS	L	20	4	.800
James Reimer OTT	vs CAR	L	19	4	.789
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs WSH	W	15	2	.867
Connor Ingram EDM	vs WSH	—	12	3	.750

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