NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026

8 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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Buffalo Sabres

New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 11:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Peyton Krebs had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:41.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:19.
•New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 11:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 at home. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for WSH: Dubois–McMichael–Leonard skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Aliaksei Protas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:44.
•New look for WSH: Dubois–McMichael–Leonard skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Tippett–Barkey skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:16.
•Gage Goncalves had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:51.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:57.

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Dallas Stars beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at home. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:09 together.

•Wyatt Johnston had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.
•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:57.
•Thomas Harley had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:38.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Utah Mammoth 4–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Utah Mammoth 4–2 at UTA. Dylan Guenther (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. COL's first power-play unit (Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:03 together.

•Dylan Guenther had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:26.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:33.
•Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:21.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 in overtime at VAN. Mark Scheifele (WPG) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for WPG: Scheifele–Connor–Vilardi skated 14:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Mark Scheifele had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:16.
•New look for WPG: Scheifele–Connor–Vilardi skated 14:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VAN: Boeser–O'Connor–Rossi skated 11:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4 at LAK. Tanner Laczynski (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Tanner Laczynski had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:43.
•Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:29.
•Quinton Byfield had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:08.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Edmonton Oilers 6–5

Anaheim Ducks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–5 at home. Matt Savoie (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ANA won it by committee.

•Leo Carlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:01.
•Matt Savoie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.
•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:16.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Martin Necas for COL @ UTA, 75.0 mph. Full game report →

Martin Necas (COL @ UTA): Point shot, 5 passes, 75.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brayden Point TBL	vs TOR	2	1	3	5	0	0	22:16	—
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs EDM	1	2	3	4	1	1	17:01	—
Matt Savoie EDM	at ANA	1	2	3	4	0	1	16:28	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	2	23:57	—
Gage Goncalves TBL	vs TOR	1	2	3	2	0	0	11:51	—
Tanner Laczynski VGK	at LAK	0	3	3	0	0	0	15:43	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs SEA	2	0	2	4	3	0	19:50	—
Quinton Byfield LAK	vs VGK	2	0	2	4	2	0	21:08	—
Pavel Dorofeyev VGK	at LAK	2	0	2	4	0	1	17:29	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	vs COL	2	0	2	3	0	0	19:26	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	vs VGK	1	1	2	4	3	1	22:20	—
Tage Thompson BUF	at NJD	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:19	—

Line changes

New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 11:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Brown–Bratt–Hughes skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Malenstyn–Dunne–Kozak skated 7:51 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: Dubois–McMichael–Leonard skated 10:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Couturier–Tippett–Barkey skated 11:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (34.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Beauvillier–Sourdif–Frank skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Grundstrom–Grebenkin skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Robertson–Bourque–Johnston skated 13:53 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WPG: Scheifele–Connor–Vilardi skated 14:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Boeser–O'Connor–Rossi skated 11:45 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 WPG: Lowry–Iafallo–Perfetti skated 9:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% 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 TBL	L	36	4	.889
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs TOR	W	34	2	.941
Joey Daccord SEA	at DAL	L	32	4	.875
Jake Allen NJD	vs BUF	L	30	2	.933
Scott Wedgewood COL	at UTA	W	30	2	.933
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at NJD	W	28	1	.964
Dan Vladar PHI	at WSH	L	28	2	.929
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	vs WPG	O	28	3	.893
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs EDM	W	27	5	.815
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs COL	L	26	4	.846
Tristan Jarry EDM	at ANA	—	25	5	.800
Logan Thompson WSH	vs PHI	W	24	1	.958
Anton Forsberg LAK	vs VGK	L	24	5	.792
Eric Comrie WPG	at VAN	W	23	2	.913
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs SEA	W	19	1	.947
Adin Hill VGK	at LAK	W	19	4	.789
Connor Ingram EDM	at ANA	L	4	1	.750

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