NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Boston Bruins

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Boston Bruins 5–4 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Boston Bruins 5–4 in a shootout at home. Anton Lundell (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Anton Lundell had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:18.
•Michael Eyssimont had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:18.
•Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:04.

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Chicago Blackhawks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Chicago Blackhawks 4–0

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 at home. Charlie Coyle (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Wyatt Kaiser (CHI) played 2:07, −17:44 down on his 19:51 season average over 76 games.

•Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:10.
•Wyatt Kaiser (CHI) played 2:07, −17:44 down on his 19:51 season average over 76 games.
•New look for CHI: Teravainen–Burakovsky–Moore skated 4:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at WPG. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor, Vilardi and Perfetti) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:42 together.

•Brendan Gallagher had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 12:38.
•Josh Anderson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:21.
•Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:31.

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Minnesota Wild edge Nashville Predators 6–5 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 6–5 in overtime at NSH. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Matt Boldy had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:02.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:00.
•Ryan O'Reilly had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:48.

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Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at home. Valeri Nichushkin (COL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for SJS: Sherwood–Smith–Celebrini skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Valeri Nichushkin had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:35.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:01.

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Utah Mammoth beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Utah Mammoth beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Nick Schmaltz (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:40 together.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:23.
•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:10.
•UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:40 together.

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Dallas Stars edge St. Louis Blues 5–4

Dallas Stars beat St. Louis Blues 5–4 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:34.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:35.
•Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:11.

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Calgary Flames edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at home. Evan Bouchard (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CGY won it by committee.

•Evan Bouchard had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:25.
•Leon Draisaitl had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:27.
•Matvei Gridin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:39.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Reinhardt–Bowman–Uchacz skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:07.
•Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:16.
•Teddy Blueger had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:07.

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Seattle Kraken beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Seattle Kraken beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Andrei Kuzmenko (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SEA won it by committee.

•Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:57.
•Shane Wright had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:01.
•Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:23.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Josh Manson for COL vs SJS, 82.2 mph. Full game report →

Josh Manson (COL vs SJS): Point shot, 3 passes, 82.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Matt Boldy MIN	at NSH	3	1	4	6	0	0	19:02	—
Jamie Benn DAL	vs STL	2	1	3	2	2	0	12:34	—
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs MIN	1	2	3	6	2	0	20:00	—
Anton Lundell FLA	vs BOS	1	2	3	4	1	2	24:18	—
Josh Anderson MTL	at WPG	1	2	3	3	1	0	15:21	—
Brendan Gallagher MTL	at WPG	1	2	3	1	2	0	12:38	—
Valeri Nichushkin COL	vs SJS	0	3	3	2	3	1	20:44	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	at CGY	0	3	3	2	0	2	26:25	—
Ryan O'Reilly NSH	vs MIN	0	3	3	1	0	2	19:48	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs SJS	2	0	2	5	1	0	17:35	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at CGY	2	0	2	5	0	0	25:27	—
Michael Eyssimont BOS	at FLA	2	0	2	4	1	0	12:18	—

Line changes

New look for CHI: Teravainen–Burakovsky–Moore skated 4:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Sherwood–Smith–Celebrini skated 10:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Reinhardt–Bowman–Uchacz skated 9:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Juuse Saros NSH	vs MIN	O	43	6	.860
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at COL	L	41	3	.927
Devin Cooley CGY	vs EDM	W	39	3	.923
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at WPG	W	37	1	.973
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at NSH	W	35	5	.857
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at VGK	L	31	5	.839
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs DET	W	30	1	.967
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs BOS	W	29	4	.862
Jordan Binnington STL	at DAL	L	28	5	.821
Joey Daccord SEA	at LAK	W	27	2	.926
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at FLA	O	26	4	.846
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs MTL	L	26	4	.846
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs SJS	W	25	2	.920
Tristan Jarry EDM	at CGY	L	25	4	.840
John Gibson DET	at UTA	L	24	3	.875
Akira Schmid VGK	vs VAN	W	23	2	.913
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs SEA	L	23	4	.826
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs CHI	W	21	0	.1000
Spencer Knight CHI	at CBJ	L	19	3	.842
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs STL	W	18	4	.778

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