NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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Florida Panthers

Carolina Hurricanes

Florida Panthers edge Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 in overtime at CAR. Gustav Forsling (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CAR's PP1 (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Blake) went scoreless in 5:39 of 5v4 time with 10 attempts.

•CAR's PP1 (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Blake) went scoreless in 5:39 of 5v4 time with 10 attempts.
•FLA's PP1 (Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Tkachuk and Tkachuk) went scoreless in 5:23 of 5v4 time with 7 attempts.
•Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) threw 8 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at TOR. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's PP1 (Tavares, Nylander, Raddysh, Matthews and Marchenko) went scoreless in 3:25 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.

•William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:55.
•Alexandre Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:54.
•Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:53.

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Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–0

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–0 at home. Fraser Minten (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nikita Zadorov (BOS) threw 8 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.

•Fraser Minten had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:48.
•Nikita Zadorov (BOS) threw 8 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.

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Vancouver Canucks edge Edmonton Oilers 6–5 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Edmonton Oilers 6–5 in overtime at EDM. Evan Bouchard (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 2A. VAN won it by committee.

•Evan Bouchard had a hat trick and 2 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 25:41.
•Paul Cotter had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:51.
•Vasily Podkolzin had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 18:20.

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Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Spencer Knight (CHI) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889); the loss.

•Jack Eichel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.
•Brayden McNabb had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:45.
•Ivan Barbashev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:27.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Victor Olofsson for VGK vs CHI, 81.7 mph. Full game report →

Victor Olofsson (VGK vs CHI): Rush, passed in, 1 pass, 81.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs VAN	3	2	5	6	1	3	25:41	—
Jack Eichel VGK	vs CHI	1	2	3	2	1	0	18:00	—
Vasily Podkolzin EDM	vs VAN	2	0	2	7	5	0	18:20	—
William Nylander TOR	vs MTL	2	0	2	5	0	1	18:55	—
Paul Cotter VAN	at EDM	2	0	2	3	2	0	11:51	—
Josh Anderson MTL	at TOR	1	1	2	3	4	0	12:53	—
Alexandre Carrier MTL	at TOR	1	1	2	3	1	1	21:54	—
Fraser Minten BOS	vs NYR	1	1	2	3	1	0	14:48	—
Max Sasson VAN	at EDM	1	1	2	2	0	2	16:37	—
Filip Hronek VAN	at EDM	0	2	2	2	0	3	25:08	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs CHI	0	2	2	1	2	0	14:27	—
Shea Theodore VGK	vs CHI	0	2	2	1	0	1	21:22	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at EDM	W	37	5	.865
Spencer Knight CHI	at VGK	L	36	4	.889
Jakub Dobes MTL	at TOR	W	28	2	.929
Carter Hart VGK	vs CHI	W	26	2	.923
Sergei Bobrovsky TOR	vs MTL	L	24	3	.875
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NYR	W	24	0	.1000
Tristan Jarry EDM	vs VAN	O	23	6	.739
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BOS	L	22	2	.909
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs FLA	O	20	1	.950
Jacob Markstrom FLA	at CAR	W	15	0	.1000

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