NHL Last Night: Friday, Oct 2, 2026

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

Game recaps

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New York Rangers

2

Detroit Red Wings

0

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0

New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0 at DET. Sean Durzi (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NYR's PP1 (Zibanejad, Miller, Fox, Dorofeyev and Lafrenière) went scoreless in 4:54 of 5v4 time with 8 attempts.

• •NYR's PP1 (Zibanejad, Miller, Fox, Dorofeyev and Lafrenière) went scoreless in 4:54 of 5v4 time with 8 attempts.
• •Will Cuylle (NYR) threw 6 hits, a night for hits leagues.

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Washington Capitals

5

Carolina Hurricanes

2

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at CAR. Alex Tuch (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Gostisbehere, Aho, Svechnikov and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 6:25 together.

• •Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:38.
• •Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:51.
• •Dylan Strome had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:11.

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Final / OT

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Boston Bruins

4

Winnipeg Jets

3

Boston Bruins edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 in overtime at WPG. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. WPG's first power-play unit (Scheifele, Morrissey, Connor, Vilardi and Perfetti) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 3:23 together.

• •Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 20:56.
• •Adam Lowry had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:07.
• •David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:04.

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St. Louis Blues

4

Dallas Stars

0

St. Louis Blues rout Dallas Stars 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Dallas Stars 4–0 at DAL. Pius Suter (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's PP1 (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) went scoreless in 5:12 of 5v4 time with 11 attempts.

• •Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:59.
• •Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:25.
• •DAL's PP1 (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) went scoreless in 5:12 of 5v4 time with 11 attempts.

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Anaheim Ducks

4

Vegas Golden Knights

3

Anaheim Ducks edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 at VGK. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:34 together.

• •Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:43.
• •Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:07.
• •VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Marner) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:34 together.

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