NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jan 25, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Colorado Avalanche

Toronto Maple Leafs

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 at TOR. Brock Nelson (COL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for TOR: Domi–Matthews–Knies skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brock Nelson had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:37.
•New look for TOR: Domi–Matthews–Knies skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for TOR: Roy–Robertson–Maccelli skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Seattle Kraken beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Brown, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:30.
•Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:16.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:45.

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Ottawa Senators rout Vegas Golden Knights 7–1

Ottawa Senators beat Vegas Golden Knights 7–1 at home. Stephen Halliday (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Stephen Halliday had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 7:39.
•Brady Tkachuk had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:48.
•Dylan Cozens had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:45.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Ben Kindel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jack St. Ivany (PIT) played 2:54, −14:08 down on his 17:02 season average over 19 games.

•Ben Kindel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:28.
•Jack St. Ivany (PIT) played 2:54, −14:08 down on his 17:02 season average over 19 games.
•Brett Kulak (PIT) played 24:04, +5:10 up on his 18:54 season average over 82 games.

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Florida Panthers rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 at CHI. Tobias Bjornfot (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for FLA: Bennett–Tkachuk–Vilmanis skated 12:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Tobias Bjornfot had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:57.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:17.
•Evan Rodrigues had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:44.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Calgary Flames 4–3 (OT)

Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary Flames 4–3 in overtime at CGY. Beckett Sennecke (ANA) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Coronato and Gridin) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:13 together.

•Beckett Sennecke had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:32.
•Matt Coronato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:02.
•Alex Killorn had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:21.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dylan Cozens for OTT vs VGK, 76.3 mph. Full game report →

Dylan Cozens (OTT vs VGK): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 76.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brock Nelson COL	at TOR	3	0	3	4	0	0	20:37	—
Beckett Sennecke ANA	at CGY	3	0	3	3	1	1	19:32	—
Stephen Halliday OTT	vs VGK	2	1	3	3	1	1	7:39	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs VGK	0	3	3	3	5	1	14:48	—
Dylan Cozens OTT	vs VGK	2	0	2	5	1	0	13:45	—
Ben Kindel PIT	at VAN	2	0	2	5	0	1	13:28	—
Tobias Bjornfot FLA	at CHI	2	0	2	2	0	0	12:57	—
Dougie Hamilton NJD	at SEA	1	1	2	5	0	1	21:30	—
Matt Coronato CGY	vs ANA	1	1	2	4	0	0	17:02	—
Jordan Eberle SEA	vs NJD	1	1	2	3	0	0	17:45	—
Jack Hughes NJD	at SEA	1	1	2	3	0	0	24:16	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at CHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	15:17	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Domi–Matthews–Knies skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Roy–Robertson–Maccelli skated 4:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (100% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Laughton–McMann skated 4:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Bennett–Tkachuk–Vilmanis skated 12:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Joseph Woll TOR	vs COL	L	36	3	.917
Lukas Dostal ANA	at CGY	W	35	3	.914
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at TOR	W	33	1	.970
Adin Hill VGK	at OTT	L	32	7	.781
Stuart Skinner PIT	at VAN	W	32	2	.938
Joey Daccord SEA	vs NJD	W	29	2	.931
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs PIT	L	25	3	.880
Spencer Knight CHI	vs FLA	L	24	4	.833
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at CHI	W	22	1	.955
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs ANA	O	21	4	.810
Mads Sogaard OTT	vs VGK	W	20	1	.950
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at SEA	L	18	3	.833

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