NHL Recaps: Saturday, Jan 31, 2026

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

Game recaps

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Los Angeles Kings

Philadelphia Flyers

Los Angeles Kings edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at PHI. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Dvorak, Konecny, Zegras, Brink and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:36 together.

•Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:36.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:59.
•Corey Perry had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:34.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Detroit Red Wings 5–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings 5–0 at DET. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:36.
•Artturi Lehkonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:41.
•New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 6–5

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 6–5 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

•Alexis Lafrenière had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:59.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:40.
•Anthony Mantha had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:37.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Florida Panthers 2–1

Winnipeg Jets beat Florida Panthers 2–1 at FLA. Cole Perfetti (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for FLA: Reinhart–Rodrigues–Luostarinen skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for FLA: Reinhart–Rodrigues–Luostarinen skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for WPG: Lowry–Vilardi–Perfetti skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for FLA: Kunin–Boqvist–Samoskevich skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Calgary Flames edge San Jose Sharks 3–2

Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at home. Morgan Frost (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Smith and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:17 together.

•Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:13.
•SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Smith and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:17 together.
•New look for SJS: Toffoli–Wennberg–Kurashev skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at home. Jakob Chychrun (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Dowd–Frank–Leonard skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 28:02.
•Aliaksei Protas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:15.
•New look for WSH: Dowd–Frank–Leonard skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at BUF. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:50 together.

•Cole Caufield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:39.
•Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:52.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:32.

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Ottawa Senators beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Ottawa Senators beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:00 together.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:00.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:27.
•Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:09.

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Nashville Predators edge New York Islanders 4–3

Nashville Predators beat New York Islanders 4–3 at NYI. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 1:57 together.

•Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:58.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.
•Matthew Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 8:02.

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Final

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Columbus Blue Jackets

St. Louis Blues

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–3 at STL. Kent Johnson (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Bjugstad–Suter–Berggren skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:06.
•Jonatan Berggren had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:46.
•Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:00.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (SO)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in a shootout at VAN. Jonathan Lekkerimäki (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nikita Tolopilo (VAN) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +13 against a season average of 27.7; the overtime loss.

•Nikita Tolopilo (VAN) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +13 against a season average of 27.7; the overtime loss.
•New look for TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Maccelli skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) played 28:10, +7:40 up on his 20:30 season average over 77 games.

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Dallas Stars edge Utah Mammoth 3–2

Dallas Stars beat Utah Mammoth 3–2 at UTA. Kailer Yamamoto (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:58 together.

•Kailer Yamamoto had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:56.
•Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:40.
•JJ Peterka had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:50.

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Minnesota Wild rout Edmonton Oilers 7–3

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 7–3 at EDM. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 1:18 together.

•Brock Faber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:50.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:01.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:17.

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Seattle Kraken edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:00 together.

•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:01.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:59.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:00 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brock Faber for MIN @ EDM, 77.3 mph. Full game report →

Brock Faber (MIN @ EDM): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 77.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Cole Caufield MTL	at BUF	2	1	3	5	3	1	15:39	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at DET	2	1	3	4	0	2	21:36	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	at PIT	2	1	3	4	1	0	17:59	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at PHI	2	1	3	3	1	0	18:36	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs NJD	1	2	3	3	2	1	13:00	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at PIT	1	2	3	1	3	0	22:40	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at NYI	2	0	2	4	1	0	16:58	—
Noel Acciari PIT	vs NYR	2	0	2	2	1	0	11:40	—
Kailer Yamamoto UTA	vs DAL	2	0	2	2	1	0	13:56	—
Anthony Mantha PIT	vs NYR	2	0	2	2	0	0	16:37	—
Jakob Chychrun WSH	vs CAR	1	1	2	6	0	1	28:02	—
Roman Josi NSH	at NYI	1	1	2	5	2	1	29:15	—

Line changes

New look for LAK: Kopitar–Armia–Moore skated 11:02 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 COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin skated 10:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Bardakov–Makar–Brindley skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Reinhart–Rodrigues–Luostarinen skated 10:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Lowry–Vilardi–Perfetti skated 7:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Kunin–Boqvist–Samoskevich skated 7:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Nyquist–Barron–Koepke skated 4:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (16.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Toews–Niederreiter–Namestnikov skated 7:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (0% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Toffoli–Wennberg–Kurashev skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Farabee–Klapka skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Dowd–Frank–Leonard skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Brown–Meier–Glass skated 10:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bjugstad–Suter–Berggren skated 6:23 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 TOR: Tavares–Nylander–Maccelli skated 13:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (72.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for UTA: Yamamoto–Hayton–Peterka skated 11:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Barbashev–Eichel–Bowman skated 8:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at CGY	L	42	3	.929
Frederik Andersen CAR	at WSH	O	42	4	.905
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs NSH	L	42	4	.905
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at EDM	W	42	3	.929
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	vs TOR	O	41	2	.951
Jakub Dobes MTL	at BUF	W	38	2	.947
Jonathan Quick NYR	at PIT	L	33	5	.848
Jake Allen NJD	at OTT	L	33	3	.909
Jet Greaves CBJ	at STL	W	33	3	.909
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs DAL	L	32	3	.906
Alex Lyon BUF	vs MTL	L	30	3	.900
Juuse Saros NSH	at NYI	W	30	3	.900
Joseph Woll TOR	at VAN	W	30	2	.933
Joey Daccord SEA	at VGK	W	29	2	.931
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at DET	W	28	0	.1000
Eric Comrie WPG	at FLA	W	28	1	.964
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs NJD	W	27	1	.963
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs SJS	W	25	2	.920
Clay Stevenson WSH	vs CAR	W	22	3	.864
Jordan Binnington STL	vs CBJ	L	22	4	.818
Akira Schmid VGK	vs SEA	L	22	3	.864
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at PHI	W	21	2	.905
Dan Vladar PHI	vs LAK	O	21	3	.857
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs WPG	L	21	2	.905
Stuart Skinner PIT	vs NYR	W	20	5	.750
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs MIN	L	20	5	.750
John Gibson DET	vs COL	L	17	4	.765
Casey DeSmith DAL	at UTA	W	14	2	.857
Connor Ingram EDM	vs MIN	—	9	2	.778
Cam Talbot DET	vs COL	—	4	1	.750

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