NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026

3 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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New York Rangers

New York Islanders

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–2

New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–2 at home. Simon Holmstrom (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NYR's first power-play unit (Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Gavrikov and Lafrenière) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:34 together.

•Simon Holmstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:53.
•Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:31.
•Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:53.

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Final

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Philadelphia Flyers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 at home. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CBJ won it by committee.

•Travis Konecny had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:30.
•Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:35.
•Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:04.

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Ottawa Senators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Colorado Avalanche 5–2 at home. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nick Cousins (OTT) played 16:44, +5:23 up on his 11:21 season average over 80 games.

•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:28.
•Artem Zub had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:55.
•Nick Cousins (OTT) played 16:44, +5:23 up on his 11:21 season average over 80 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Travis Konecny for PHI @ CBJ, 66.0 mph. Full game report →

Travis Konecny (PHI @ CBJ): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 66.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Travis Konecny PHI	at CBJ	3	0	3	3	1	1	21:30	—
Simon Holmstrom NYI	vs NYR	1	2	3	2	0	0	15:53	—
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI	vs NYR	1	1	2	3	3	1	13:31	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs COL	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:28	—
Mathieu Olivier CBJ	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	3	1	14:04	—
Ondrej Palat NYI	vs NYR	1	1	2	2	2	1	11:53	—
Charlie Coyle CBJ	vs PHI	1	1	2	1	2	0	18:35	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs PHI	0	2	2	2	0	1	22:58	—
Artem Zub OTT	vs COL	0	2	2	1	2	1	21:55	—
Cole Sillinger CBJ	vs PHI	0	2	2	1	1	0	14:10	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Lee–Pageau–Holmstrom skated 11:17 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 OTT: Eller–Zetterlund–Bourgault skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Spencer Martin NYR	at NYI	L	36	5	.861
Dan Vladar PHI	at CBJ	L	30	4	.867
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs PHI	W	27	3	.889
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at OTT	L	21	3	.857
James Reimer OTT	vs COL	W	18	2	.889
David Rittich NYI	vs NYR	W	16	2	.875

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