{"id":241123,"date":"2025-10-26T10:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/241123\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T10:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T10:09:10","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-october-26-2025-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/241123\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 October 26, 2025 – The Hockey Writers – NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps<\/a><\/p>\n

Today, we will be looking at the\u00a013 games that were played\u00a0on Oct. 25, 2025. Which includes\u00a0Auston Matthews<\/a> and the Toronto Maple Leafs looking to bounce back against the Buffalo Sabres. As well as, Sidney Crosby<\/a> and the Pittsburgh Penguins are in action against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and another all-Canadian matchup against the Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n

All that and more in latest edition of the NHL Morning Recap.<\/p>\n

Islanders Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 9:51 \u2013 Simon Holmstrom (2) from Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3)<\/p>\n

P2 6:15 \u2013 Anthony Duclair (2) from Marshall Warren (1), Anders Lee (6)<\/p>\n

P3 4:21 \u2013 Maxim Tsyplakov (1) from Warren (2), Tony DeAngelo (3)<\/p>\n

Flyers Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 10:29 \u2013 Christian Dvorak (2) from Trevor Zegras (6), Matvei Michkov (2)<\/p>\n

P3 1:54 \u2013 Zegras (1) from Christian Dvorak (2), Jamie Drysdale (3)<\/p>\n

P3 7:32 \u2013 Zegras (2) from Bobby Brink (3), Cam York (4)<\/p>\n

Shootout Summary:<\/p>\n

Michkov scored as the third shooter to seal it for the Flyers.<\/p>\n

Lehkonen scored twice for the Avalanche, but the Bruins edged out the win.<\/p>\n

Avalanche Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 4:26 \u2013 Artturi Lehkonen (3) from Nathan MacKinnon (6), Cale Makar (7)<\/p>\n

P3 19:40 \u2013 Lehkonen (4) from MacKinnon (7), Valeri Nichushkin (2)<\/p>\n

Bruins Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 14:16 \u2013 Viktor Arvidsson (1) from Mason Lohrei (3), Casey Mittelstadt (3)<\/p>\n

P1 14:55 \u2013 Michael Eyssimont (2) from Tanner Jeannot (1), Lohrei (4)<\/p>\n

P2 19:55 \u2013 Morgan Geekie (6) from David Pastrnak (8), Lohrei (5)<\/p>\n

Anthony Cirelli scores twice in the third to lift the Lightning past the Ducks.<\/p>\n

\"JakeTampa Bay Lightning center Jake Guentzel is congratulated by center Anthony Cirelli after he scored a goal against the Anaheim Ducks (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Ducks Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 4:42 \u2013 Jacob Trouba (2) from Troy Terry (6), Mason McTavish (6)<\/p>\n

P3 7:11 \u2013 Ryan Poehling (1) from Ross Johnston (3), Drew Helleson (2)<\/p>\n

P3 8:10 \u2013 Terry (3) from Cutter Gauthier (2), Leo Carlsson (6)<\/p>\n

Lightning Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 9:10 \u2013 Jake Guentzel (3) from Brandon Hagel (2), Anthony Cirelli (2)<\/p>\n

P2 12:19 \u2013 Guentzel (4) from Brayden Point (5), Nikita Kucherov (4)<\/a><\/p>\n

P2 14:20 \u2013 Cirelli (4) from Hagel (3), Victor Hedman (6)<\/p>\n

P3 16:45 \u2013 Cirelli (5) from Kucherov (5), Hedman (7)<\/p>\n

Tage Thompson scored twice for the Sabres, but John Tavares wins it in overtime for the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

Related: John Tavares Scores Overtime Winner to Lift Maple Leafs Past Sabres<\/a><\/p>\n

Sabres Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 13:40 \u2013 Thompson (3) from Jiri Kulich (2), Mattias Samuelsson (3)<\/p>\n

P2 14:23 \u2013 Bowen Byram (1) from Conor Timmins (2), Ryan McLeod (4)<\/p>\n

P3 7:06 \u2013 Thompson (4) from Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (7)<\/p>\n

Maple Leafs Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 18:33 \u2013 Nicholas Robertson (1) from Easton Cowan (3), Auston Matthews (3)<\/p>\n

P2 1:59 \u2013 Matias Maccelli (2) from Tavares (7), Matthew Knies (7)<\/p>\n

P3 13:10 \u2013 Dakota Joshua (2) from Jake McCabe (2), Brandon Carlo (2)<\/p>\n

OT 1:28 \u2013 Tavares (5)<\/a> from Knies (8)<\/p>\n

The Mammoth roll past the Wild, 6-2, winning their sixth straight game in a row.<\/p>\n

Mammoth Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 0:56 \u2013 Logan Cooley (6) from John Marino (3)<\/p>\n

P1 3:29 \u2013 Cooley (7) from Dylan Guenther (6), Mikhail Sergachev (5)<\/p>\n

P1 4:58 \u2013 Nick Schmaltz (6) from Nate Schmidt (1), Marino (4)<\/p>\n

P3 13:37 \u2013 JJ Peterka (3) from Cooley (3), Sergachev (6)<\/p>\n

P3 15:13 \u2013 Schmaltz (7) Unassisted<\/p>\n

P3 19:54 \u2013 Marino (1) from Ian Cole (3) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Wild Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 15:39 \u2013 Marcus Johansson (2) from Zeev Buium (6), Kirill Kaprizov (6)<\/p>\n

P2 15:43 \u2013 Johansson (3) from Vinnie Hinostroza (1), Marco Rossi (5)<\/p>\n

The Panthers shut out the Golden Knights with late third-period goals.<\/p>\n

Panthers Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 17:19 \u2013 Sam Reinhart (4) from Carter Verhaeghe (2), Evan Rodrigues (3)<\/p>\n

P3 3:29 \u2013 Cole Schwindt (1) from Jonah Gadjovich (3), A.J. Greer (2)<\/p>\n

P3 10:04 \u2013 Greer (3) from Brad Marchand (6)<\/p>\n

The Canadiens keep it rolling, winning their seventh game of the season by a score of 4-3.<\/p>\n

Related: Demidov Leads Canadiens to 4-3 Win Over the Canucks<\/a><\/p>\n

Canucks Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 4:42 \u2013 Elias Pettersson (2) from Filip Hronek (5), Conor Garland (6)<\/p>\n

P2 6:43 \u2013 Jake DeBrusk (2) from Quinn Hughes (5), Pettersson (4)<\/p>\n

P3 16:13 \u2013 Garland (3) from Pettersson (5), Hughes (6)<\/p>\n

Canadiens Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 15:03 \u2013 Nick Suzuki (2) from Ivan Demidov (6), Juraj Slafkovsky (1)<\/p>\n

P3 1:50 \u2013 Slafkovsky (4) from Demidov (7), Lane Hutson (8)<\/p>\n

P3 8:19 \u2013 Mike Matheson (3) from Alexandre Carrier (3), Zack Bolduc (2)<\/p>\n

P3 11:09 \u2013 Demidov (2) from Carrier (4), Oliver Kapanen (3)<\/p>\n

The Blue Jackets score late in the third and then win it on the shootout to beat the Penguins 5-4.<\/p>\n

Blue Jackets Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 17:39 \u2013 Dmitri Voronkov (4) from Kent Johnson (2)<\/p>\n

P3 1:55 \u2013 Yegor Chinakhov (1) from Zachary Aston-Reese (3), Isac Lundestrom (1)<\/p>\n

P1 15:44 \u2013 Charlie Coyle (1) from Dante Fabbro (1), Cole Sillinger (2)<\/p>\n

P3 4:54 \u2013 Voronkov (5) from Sean Monahan (3), Kirill Marchenko (3)<\/p>\n

Penguins Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 0:59 \u2013 Ryan Shea (1) from Anthony Mantha (4), Parker Wotherspoon (4)<\/p>\n

P1 18:01 \u2013 Mantha (4) from Evgeni Malkin (11), Justin Brazeau (4)<\/p>\n

P3 14:54 \u2013 Kris Letang (1) from Tommy Novak (3), Arturs Silovs (1)<\/p>\n

P3 16:54 \u2013 Bryan Rust (1) from Malkin (12), Erik Karlsson (6)<\/p>\n

Shootout Summary:<\/p>\n

Marchenko scored as the third shooter to win it for the Blue Jackets. <\/p>\n

Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson lead the Senators to a blowout win.<\/p>\n

Senators Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 1:58 \u2013 Cozens (5) from Artem Zub (4), David Perron (2)<\/p>\n

P2 3:27 \u2013 Shane Pinto (8) Unassisted<\/p>\n

P2 4:27 \u2013 Cozens (6) from Drake Batherson (5), Tim Stutzle (4)<\/p>\n

P2 6:22 \u2013 Nick Cousins (1) from Stutzle (5)<\/p>\n

P3 0:55 \u2013 Batherson (1) from Cozens (3), Claude Giroux (5)<\/p>\n

P3 9:47 \u2013 Thomas Chabot (2) from Giroux (6), Perron (3)<\/p>\n

P3 14:22 \u2013 Batherson (2) from Jake Sanderson (5), Zub (5)<\/p>\n

Capitals Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P3 5:04 \u2013 Trevor van Riemsdyk (1) from Ryan Leonard (2), Nic Dowd (2)<\/p>\n

Simon Edvinsson scores twice in the third as the Red Wings rally past the Blues.<\/p>\n

\"SimonSimon Edvinsson, Detroit Red Wings (Amy Irvin<\/a> \/ The Hockey Writers)<\/p>\n

Blues Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 7:43 \u2013 Jordan Kyrou (2) from Cam Fowler (2), Jimmy Snuggerud (2)<\/p>\n

P1 12:54 \u2013 Jake Neighbours (5) from Justin Faulk (2), Robert Thomas (4)<\/p>\n

P2 0:59 \u2013 Pavel Buchnevich (2) from Dylan Holloway (2), Faulk (3)<\/p>\n

P2 3:12 \u2013 Neighbours (6) from Thomas (5), Snuggerud (3)<\/p>\n

Red Wings Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 14:55 \u2013 Michael Eyssimont (2) from Tanner Jeannot (1), Mason Lohrei (4)<\/p>\n

P2 7:52 \u2013 Jonatan Berggren (2) from Andrew Copp (2), Axel Sandin Pellikka (1)<\/p>\n

P2 18:34 \u2013 Emmitt Finnie (4) Unassisted<\/p>\n

P2 19:01 \u2013 J.T. Compher (2) from Travis Hamonic (1), Copp (3)<\/p>\n

P3 10:48 \u2013 Simon Edvinsson (2) from Compher (3), Berggren (2)<\/p>\n

P3 18:47 \u2013 Edvinsson (3) Unassisted \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Miro Heiskanen\u2019s second-period power play goal lifts the Stars past the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

Related: Stars Snap 4-Game Skid with 3-2 Win Over Hurricanes<\/a><\/p>\n

Hurricanes Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 4:14 \u2013 Jackson Blake (2) Unassisted<\/p>\n

P1 19:49 \u2013 Sebastian Aho (4) from Nikolaj Ehlers (3)<\/p>\n

Stars Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 1:04 \u2013 Heiskanen (1) from Esa Lindell (3)<\/p>\n

P2 5:41 \u2013 Sam Steel (1) from Thomas Harley (6), Mikko Rantanen (6)<\/p>\n

P3 11:18 \u2013 Heiskanen (2) from Wyatt Johnston (4), Rantanen (7)<\/p>\n

Kings Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 7:27 \u2013 Adrian Kempe (5) from Brandt Clarke (2), Andrei Kuzmenko (4)<\/p>\n

P1 9:00 \u2013 Ryan O\u2019Reilly (4) from Spencer Stastney (3)<\/p>\n

P2 5:24 \u2013 Corey Perry (2) from Joel Armia (4)<\/p>\n

P3 9:50 \u2013 Trevor Moore (3) from Clarke (3), Joel Edmundson (2)<\/p>\n

Predators Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 0:36 \u2013 Filip Forsberg (3) from Matthew Wood (1), O\u2019Reilly (3)<\/p>\n

P2 1:35 \u2013 Joel Armia (1) from Alex Turcotte (2)<\/p>\n

P2 7:12 \u2013 Cole Smith (3) Unassisted<\/p>\n

P3 14:44 \u2013 O\u2019Reilly (5) from Forsberg (3), Nicolas Hague (1)<\/p>\n

Shootout Summary:<\/p>\n

Ozzy Wiesblatt scores as the ninth shooter to win it for the Predators. <\/p>\n

Jordan Eberle scores twice as the Kraken hold off a late push from the Oilers.<\/p>\n

Kraken Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P1 1:23 \u2013 Jordan Eberle (3) from Matty Beniers (4), Berkly Catton (2)<\/p>\n

P2 6:35 \u2013 Tye Kartye (1) from Ryan Winterton (1), Ben Meyers (2)<\/p>\n

P3 12:11 \u2013 Eberle (4) from Beniers (5)<\/p>\n

Oilers Goal Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 15:39 \u2013 Evan Bouchard (1) PP from Leon Draisaitl (3), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5)<\/p>\n

P3 14:35 \u2013 Darnell Nurse (1) from Mattias Ekholm (4), Draisaitl (4)<\/p>\n

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