NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Nashville Predators

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Fedor Svechkov (NSH) played 3:05, −9:07 down on his 12:12 season average over 69 games.

•David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 23:46.
•Fedor Svechkov (NSH) played 3:05, −9:07 down on his 12:12 season average over 69 games.
•New look for BOS: Eyssimont–Khusnutdinov–Minten skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4

Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 at TOR. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) led the scoring with 3G 2A.

•Rasmus Dahlin had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 7 shots in 26:24.
•Auston Matthews had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:36.
•Max Domi had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:55.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VGK: Smith–Stone–Eichel skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:16.
•New look for VGK: Smith–Stone–Eichel skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Marner–Dorofeyev–Bowman skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 at DET. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 1G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Perry, Fiala, Kempe, Clarke and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.

•LAK's first power-play unit (Perry, Fiala, Kempe, Clarke and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.
•New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Byfield skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for LAK: Armia–Fiala–Kuzmenko skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Utah Mammoth edge Florida Panthers 4–3

Utah Mammoth beat Florida Panthers 4–3 at FLA. Sean Durzi (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for UTA: Carcone–Yamamoto–McBain skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sean Durzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:56.
•New look for UTA: Carcone–Yamamoto–McBain skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Anton Lundell (FLA) played 12:19, −6:57 down on his 19:16 season average over 63 games.

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Winnipeg Jets edge New Jersey Devils 4–3

Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 at NJD. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:00.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:35.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 4–3

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 at STL. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL won it by committee.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:05.
•Matt Duchene had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:32.
•Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:11.

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Minnesota Wild edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CHI: Teravainen–Nazar–Bedard skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:40.
•New look for CHI: Teravainen–Nazar–Bedard skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Greene–Moore skated 7:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

San Jose Sharks beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:38.
•Will Smith had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:30.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:40.

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Seattle Kraken rout Washington Capitals 5–1

Seattle Kraken beat Washington Capitals 5–1 at home. Jared McCann (SEA) led the scoring with 2G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:57 together.

•Jared McCann had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 14:11.
•Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:07.
•Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Filip Hronek for VAN vs SJS, 75.8 mph. Full game report →

Filip Hronek (VAN vs SJS): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 75.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at TOR	3	2	5	7	0	1	26:24	—
Jared McCann SEA	vs WSH	2	2	4	4	0	0	14:11	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	at VAN	1	3	4	4	1	1	17:38	—
Auston Matthews TOR	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	1	1	19:36	—
Max Domi TOR	vs BUF	1	2	3	3	1	0	15:55	—
Will Smith SJS	at VAN	1	2	3	1	1	0	17:30	—
Mattias Samuelsson BUF	at TOR	0	3	3	0	4	2	21:41	—
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	at MTL	2	0	2	8	0	0	19:16	—
Brayden Schenn STL	vs DAL	2	0	2	4	6	1	18:05	—
Matt Duchene DAL	at STL	2	0	2	3	0	0	13:32	—
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NSH	1	1	2	7	3	0	23:46	—
Bobby McMann TOR	vs BUF	1	1	2	4	2	0	17:40	—

Line changes

New look for BOS: Eyssimont–Khusnutdinov–Minten skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Stone–Eichel skated 11:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Marner–Dorofeyev–Bowman skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Hertl–Barbashev–Kolesar skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Byfield skated 9:13 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 LAK: Armia–Fiala–Kuzmenko skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Carcone–Yamamoto–McBain skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Nazar–Bedard skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Burakovsky–Greene–Moore skated 7:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs VGK	W	34	2	.941
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	vs CHI	W	32	3	.906
Logan Thompson WSH	at SEA	L	32	5	.844
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NSH	W	30	2	.933
Joseph Woll TOR	vs BUF	L	30	6	.800
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at FLA	W	30	3	.900
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at NJD	W	29	3	.897
Juuse Saros NSH	at BOS	O	28	3	.893
Anton Forsberg LAK	at DET	W	28	1	.964
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	vs SJS	—	27	2	.926
Akira Schmid VGK	at MTL	O	26	3	.885
Jake Allen NJD	vs WPG	L	26	4	.846
Jake Oettinger DAL	at STL	W	26	3	.885
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at VAN	W	25	2	.920
Jordan Binnington STL	vs DAL	L	24	4	.833
Spencer Knight CHI	at MIN	O	23	3	.870
John Gibson DET	vs LAK	L	21	2	.905
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs WSH	W	20	1	.950
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs UTA	L	19	3	.842
Colten Ellis BUF	at TOR	W	18	2	.889
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs SJS	L	6	3	.500
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at TOR	—	5	2	.600

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