NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026

7 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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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at NJD. Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Jenner–Wood–Heinen skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mathieu Olivier had two goals (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:09.
•New look for CBJ: Jenner–Wood–Heinen skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CBJ: Marchment–Lundeström–Fantilli skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 4–2 at home. Rasmus Ristolainen (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Dvorak, Konecny, Zegras, Brink and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:50 together.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:51.
•Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:41.
•Travis Konecny had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:39.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:44 together.

•Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:50.
•Seth Jarvis had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:50.
•Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:15.

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Tampa Bay Lightning edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn and Doan) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:26 together.

•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 22:24.
•Mattias Samuelsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:01.
•Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:48.

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New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Anthony Duclair (NYI) played 3:04, −10:18 down on his 13:22 season average over 61 games.

•Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 24:35.
•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:16.
•Justin Brazeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 12:59.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at EDM. Matias Maccelli (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:04 together.

•Matias Maccelli had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 11:29.
•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:28.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:04 together.

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Anaheim Ducks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2

Anaheim Ducks beat Seattle Kraken 4–2 at home. Jansen Harkins (ANA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Ian Moore (ANA) played 17:48, +4:12 up on his 13:36 season average over 66 games.

•Jackson LaCombe had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:19.
•Jansen Harkins had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:11.
•Ian Moore (ANA) played 17:48, +4:12 up on his 13:36 season average over 66 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jake Walman for EDM vs TOR, 85.9 mph. Full game report →

Jake Walman (EDM vs TOR): Off the faceoff, 0 passes, 85.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs BUF	1	3	4	7	0	1	22:24	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs PIT	2	1	3	3	2	2	24:35	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs PIT	1	2	3	4	0	0	24:16	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	vs OTT	1	2	3	2	2	0	16:50	—
Matias Maccelli TOR	at EDM	2	0	2	4	0	2	11:29	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	vs OTT	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:50	—
Mattias Samuelsson BUF	at TBL	2	0	2	3	2	0	24:01	—
Mathieu Olivier CBJ	at NJD	2	0	2	1	3	0	14:09	—
Justin Brazeau PIT	at NYI	1	1	2	6	1	2	12:59	—
Darren Raddysh TBL	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	2	2	25:48	—
Matthew Schaefer NYI	vs PIT	1	1	2	2	0	3	27:59	—
Anthony Beauvillier WSH	at PHI	1	1	2	2	1	0	17:51	—

Line changes

New look for CBJ: Jenner–Wood–Heinen skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CBJ: Marchment–Lundeström–Fantilli skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Bratt–Cotter–Mercer skated 6:42 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Glendening–Lammikko–Tsyplakov skated 4:42 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 WSH: Beauvillier–Sourdif–Leonard skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for EDM: Janmark–Mangiapane–Frederic skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Anthony Stolarz TOR	at EDM	W	36	2	.944
Colten Ellis BUF	at TBL	O	35	4	.886
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs PIT	W	35	4	.886
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at ANA	L	31	4	.871
Dan Vladar PHI	vs WSH	W	28	2	.929
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs SEA	W	28	2	.929
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs OTT	W	27	3	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs BUF	W	26	3	.885
Connor Ingram EDM	vs TOR	L	26	4	.846
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs CBJ	L	25	2	.920
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NJD	W	24	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner PIT	at NYI	O	23	5	.783
Clay Stevenson WSH	at PHI	L	21	3	.857
James Reimer OTT	at CAR	L	19	4	.789

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