NHL Morning Review – October 29, 2025 – Hockey Writers – NHL News

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Today, we will review all 16 NHL games taking place on October 28, 2025. Yesterday was Ice Frenzy, with all 32 teams playing, with games starting 15 minutes apart for most of the night. We see Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins take on their state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Penguins goal summary:
P1 10:19 – Justin Brazeau (6) via Anthony Mantha (5), Matt Dumba (1)
P3 11:57 – Sidney Crosby (8) via Filip Haaland (3), Brian Rust (5)
Summary of Flyer Objectives:
P1 17:25 – Bobby Brinker (3) via Noah Cates (3), Trevor Zegras (7)
P2 2:46 – Travis Konecny (2) via Sean Couturier (7), Brink (4)
Penalty shootout summary:
Matvey Michkov (PHI) – Goal
Evgeny Malkin (PIT) – Goal
Brinker (PHI) – Target
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Flame Target Summary:
P1 4:33 – Morgan Frost (2) via Jonathan Huberdeau (2), Nazeem Kadri (6)
P2 17:55 – Joel Farabee(1) from Justin Kirkland(1), Rasmus Andersen(1)
P3 14:49 – Samuel Honzek (1) from Mikael Backlund (4)
Summary of Maple Leafs goals:
P2 3:13 – Max Domi (2) from Steven Lorentz (3), Matias Maccelli (2)
P2 19:25 – Matthew Knies (3) from William Nylander (12)
P3 3:45 – Matthew Knies (4) unassisted
P3 17:56 – Max Domi (3) from Matthew Knies (9), John Tavares (8)
RELATED: Golden Knights sweep Hurricanes 6-3 to complete season series
Summary of Golden Knights goals:
P1 6:27 – Pavel Dorofeyev (8) via Mitch Marner (9), Tomas Hertl (5)
P1 18:03 – Dorofeyev (9) from Shea Theodore (4), Jack Eichel (11)
P3 6:10 – Brett Howden (2) via Cole Reinhardt (1), Keegan Kolesar (2)
P3 15:01 – Eichel (7) from Ivan Barbashev (6)
P3 17:36 – Eichel (8) from Barbashev (7), Marner (10)
P3 19:38 – Hertl (4) via William Carlson (2) – Empty net
Summary of hurricane goals:
P1 3:46 – Andrei Svechnikov (1) from Sebastian Aho (7)
P2 12:07 – Jordan Martinuk(1) unassisted
P3 2:31 – Logan Stankovin (3) via Jalen Chatfield (3), Jackson Black (5)
RELATED: Miles Wood, Nets win in overtime as Blue Jackets beat Sabers
Blue Jackets Goal Summary:
P1 6:09 – Yegor Chinakhov (2) unassisted
P2 19:44 – Zach Werenski (2) PP from Kirill Marchenko (4), Sean Monahan (4)
P3 13:55 – Miles Wood (2) from Chinakhov (2), Dante Fabbro (2)
OT 2:53 – Wood (3), Isaac Lundestrom (2) from Werenski (4)
Summary of Saber Goals:
P2 11:39 – Josh Doan (3) via Alex Tuch (5), Conor Timmins (3)
P2 14:12 – Ryan McLeod (3) from Bowen Byram (4), Alex Tuch (6)
P3 2:40 – Josh Dunne (1) from Beck Malenstyn (1), Mattias Samuelsson (4)
Ducks’ Mason McTavish showed off silky hands in the shootout as Anaheim beat the Panthers 3-2.
Summary of Ducks goals:
P2 9:59 – Leo Carlsson (4) SH from Troy Terry (7), Drew Helleson (3)
P2 12:27 – Cutter Gauthier (6) via Jackson LaCombe (3), Carlsson (7)
Summary of Panthers goals:
P3 11:12 – Anton Lundell (3) from Mackie Samoskevich (5), Eetu Luostarinen (2)
P3 16:54 – Sam Reinhart (5) via Seth Jones (6), Carter Verhaeghe (3)
Penalty shootout summary:
John Terry (ANA) – Goal
Lendl (FLA) – Goal
Mason McTavish (ANA) – Goal
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Summary of Islander Goals:
P1 1:08 – Bo Horvat (6) from Jonathan Drouin (5)
P1 4:52 – Kyle Palmieri (4) via Matthew Barzal (6), Bo Horvat (5)
Bruins goal summary:
P2 3:57 – Elias Lindholm (4) from Pavel Zacha (8), David Pastrnak (9)
P2 6:49 – Pastrnak (6), Andrew Peeke (2) from Hampus Lindholm (1)
P2 7:48 – Michael Esmont (3) from Charlie McAvoy (7), Nikita Zadorov (3)
P3 5:48 – Morgan Geek (8) from Charlie McAvoy (8), Lindholm (5)
P3 16:37 – Fraser Minten (2) from Michael Eyssimont (4) – Empty net
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Lightning Goal Summary:
P1 10:31 – Zemgus Girgensons (1) from Pontus Holmberg (3), Yanni Gourde (1)
P2 15:37 – Brandon Hagel (2) via Anthony Cirelli (3)
P3 7:58 – Charle-Edouard D’Astous (1) from Brayden Point (6), Nikita Kucherov (6)
P3 19:07 – Kucherov (4) via Brandon Hagel (5), Anthony Cirelli (4) – Empty net
P3 19:33 – Zemgus Girgensons (2) from Pontus Holmberg (4), Erik Cernak (2)
Predator Target Summary:
P3 5:05 – Luke Evangelista (1) via Erik Haula (3), Brady Skjei (3)
P3 17:54 – Filip Forsberg (4) from Luke Evangelista (5), Erik Haula (4)
RELATED: Jets beat Wild 4-3 in overtime
Jets goal summary:
P1 12:16 – Gabriel Vilardi (2) via Mark Scheifele (6), Logan Stanley (3)
P1 12:38 – Vladislav Namestnikov (4) from Neal Pionk (2), Stanley (4)
P3 11:35 – Nino Niederreiter (3) from Gustav Nyquist (4), Morgan Barron (3)
0:46 OT – Kyle Connor (5) via Schaeffer (7), Josh Morrissey (8)
Wild Goals Summary:
P2 6:03 – Kirill Kaprizov (6) via Jared Spurgeon (1), Matt Boldy (7)
P2 13:12 – Brock Faber (1) from Marco Rossi (7), Vinnie Hinostroza (2)
P3 3:48 – Marcus Johansson (5) from Faber (4), Rossi (8)
RELATED: Larkin scores 2 goals for Red Wings in 5-2 win over Blues
Summary of Red Wings goals:
P1 0:47 – Brayden Schenn (2) from Colton Parayko (5), Philip Broberg (2)
P3 15:36 – Jordan Kyrou (4) from Pius Suter (2)
Blues Goal Summary:
P1 12:01 – Ben Chiarot (1) via Mason Appleton (2), Alex DeBrincat (8)
P1 19:24 – DeBrincat (2) via Moritz Seider (3), Dylan Larkin (8)
P2 11:14 – Larkin (7) from Simon Edwinson (1), Lucas Raymond (5)
P2 12:56 – Elmer Soderblom (1) from Michael Rasmussen (2), James van Riemsdyk (1)
P3 18:53 – Larkin(8) from Raymond(6) – Empty net
The Stars’ Tyler Seguin scored the lone goal as Dallas defeated the Capitals 1-0.

Summary of Star Goals:
P2 0:43 – Tyler Seguin (3) via Miro Heiskanen (3), Mikko Rantanen (8)
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Summary of Senators’ Goals:
P2 4:58 – Jake Sanderson (2) from Derek Batherson (7), Tim Stutzle (7)
P2 7:09 – Michael Amadio (2) from Artem Zub (6)
P2 8:31 – Tim Stutzle (5) from Nikolas Matinpalo (1) Batherson (8)
Blackhawks Goal Summary:
P1 6:47 – Colton Dach (1) via Louis Crevier (2), Nick Foligno (3)
P1 12:06 – Louis Crevier (2) via Jason Dickinson (2), Alex Vlasic (3)
P1 17:53 – Connor Bedard (4) via Andre Burakovsky (3), Frank Nazar (6)
P2 2:58 – Bedard (5) from Matt Grzelcyk (2), Artyom Levshunov (3)
P3 3:46 – Ryan Greene (1) to Bedard (6)
P3 8:24 – Ryan Donato (6) from Bedard (6), Burakovsky (4)
P3 12:44 – Nazar (5) from Foligno (4) – Empty net
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Summary of Devils goals:
P2 10:08 – Stefan Noesen (1) from Paul Cotter (1)
P2 11:48 – Dougie Hamilton (4) from Jack Hughes (5), Luke Hughes (6)
P2 13:42 – Dawson Mercer (4) from Nico Hischier (8), Timo Meier (6)
P2 14:12 – Hughes(9) from Jesper Bratt(8)
Avalanche Goal Summary:
P1 1:24 – Martin Necas (7), Valeri Nichushkin (3) from Cale Makar (9)
P1 3:49 – Zakhar Bardakov(1) from Parker Kelly(2), Gavin Brindley(1)
P2 2:31 – Victor Olofsson (1) from Jack Ahcan (1), Gabriel Landeskog (3)
P2 7:11 – Nathan MacKinnon (8) from Makar (10), Olofsson (6)
P2 8:39 – Parker Kelly (2) via Ross Colton (4), Brent Burns (5)
P3 3:10 – Olofsson (2) via Nathan MacKinnon (8), Cale Makar (12)
P3 17:38 – Olofsson (3) from Jack Drury (2)
P2 15:24 – MacKinnon (9) from Makar (11), Olofsson (7)
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Utah Mammoth Goal Summary:
P1 9:25 – Logan Cooley (8) via Dylan Gunther (7)
P1 17:45 – JJ Peterka (4) unassisted
P2 8:19 – Barrett Hayton (2) via Nick Schmaltz (10), Mikhail Sergachev (7)
Oilers goal summary:
P2 0:22 – Mattias Ekholm (1) from Leon Draisaitl (5), Evan Bouchard (4)
P2 3:13 – Isaac Howard (2) from Adam Enrique (2)
P2 13:33 – Draisaitl (8) via Jake Walman (3), Bouchard (5)
P2 14:10 – Ty Emberson (1) via Henrique (3), Ekholm (5)
P2 17:56 – Connor McDavid (2) via Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (7), Walman (4)
P3 17:34 – McDavid (3) from Bouchard (6) – Empty net
RELATED: JT Miller returns to Vancouver as Rangers and quick knockout Canucks
Summary of Rangers goals:
P1 17:28 – Mika Zibanejad (4) via Will Cuylle (2), Adam Fox (5)
P3 18:27 – Sam Carrick (1) EN via Alexis Lafreniere (3), Fox (6)
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Summary of Canadiens goals:
P1 10:25 – Cole Caufield (8) from Nick Suzuki (12), Noah Dobson (5)
P1 17:28 – Juraj Slafkovsky (5) PP from Caulfield (4), Suzuki (13)
P3 5:55 – Alex Newhook (4) PP from Kirby Dach (2), Dobson (6)
0:44 OT – Caulfield (9) from Suzuki (14), Ryan Hutson (9)
Summary of Kraken Goals:
P3 8:57 – Brandon Montour (1) PP via Berkly Catton (3), Mason Marchment (4)
P3 15:17 – Shane Wright (3) from Brandon Montour (5), Eeli Tolvanen (2)
P3 18:17 – Vince Dunn (4), Jaden Schwartz (5) on Montour (2)
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Kings goal summary:
P1 10:54 – Corey Perry (3) via Brandt Clarke (5), Alex Laferriere (2)
P2 3:21 – Jeff Marlott (2) from Perry (2), Joel Edmondson (4)
P2 6:43 – Drew Doughty (1) via Brian Dumoulin (1), Alex Turcotte (3)
P3 13:20 – Clark (2) from Adrian Kempe (9), Edmondson (5)
Shark Goal Summary:
P2 15:33 – Will Smith (3) via Macklin Celebrini (10), Tyler Toffoli (2)
P2 17:16 – Philipp Kurashev (2) from Alexander Wennberg (3), William Eklund (6)
P3 4:48 – Wennberg (2) via Philipp Kurashev (2), Jeff Skinner (2)




