NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026

3 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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Pittsburgh Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 7–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–0 at PHI. Filip Hallander (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Filip Hallander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 10:55.
•Nick Robertson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:02.
•Hendrix Lapierre had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:02.

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

Toronto Maple Leafs edge New York Islanders 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Islanders 2–1 at home. Easton Cowan (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Blueger–Duhaime–Groulx skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:23.
•New look for TOR: Blueger–Duhaime–Groulx skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•NYI's PP1 (Palmieri, Schenn, Horvat, Maccelli and Schaefer) went scoreless in 5:08 of 5v4 time with 10 attempts.

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

Colorado Avalanche rout Los Angeles Kings 8–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles Kings 8–4 at home. Brock Nelson (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Brock Nelson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:14.
•Artturi Lehkonen had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:27.
•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:44.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Parker Kelly for COL vs LAK, 81.0 mph. Full game report →

Parker Kelly (COL vs LAK): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 2 passes, 81.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Filip Hallander PIT	at PHI	1	2	3	3	1	0	10:55	—
Brock Nelson COL	vs LAK	1	2	3	1	0	0	19:14	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs LAK	2	0	2	8	2	0	17:44	—
Nick Robertson PIT	at PHI	2	0	2	4	0	1	15:02	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	vs LAK	2	0	2	3	2	2	19:27	—
Easton Cowan TOR	vs NYI	1	1	2	3	2	0	13:23	—
Hendrix Lapierre PIT	at PHI	1	1	2	1	4	0	13:02	—
Parker Kelly COL	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	3	0	12:53	—
Kaedan Korczak PIT	at PHI	0	2	2	3	1	2	18:31	—
Alex Laferriere LAK	at COL	0	2	2	2	5	1	15:31	—
Samuel Girard PIT	at PHI	0	2	2	2	1	0	21:02	—
Nazem Kadri COL	vs LAK	0	2	2	2	1	0	17:57	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Blueger–Duhaime–Groulx skated 6:35 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Dan Vladar PHI	vs PIT	L	38	7	.816
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs LAK	W	31	4	.871
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at COL	L	29	8	.724
Anthony Stolarz TOR	vs NYI	W	27	1	.963
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at TOR	L	26	2	.923
Arturs Silovs PIT	at PHI	W	19	0	.1000

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