Thursday, October 8, 2026

NHL regular season action on October 8

A full slate of NHL games saw Carolina light up Vancouver and Vegas win in a shootout.

Wednesday night saw big NHL storylines, led by an offensive outburst from the Carolina Hurricanes against the Vancouver Canucks. Logan Stankoven scored three times and Sean Walker notched four assists to power the Hurricanes to a 7-2 home win. Jake DeBrusk had both Vancouver goals, but Carolina piled on three power-play markers and a shorthanded tally.

In Boston, the Bruins handled the expansion Utah Mammoth 6-1 on the strength of a four-point night from David Pastrnak and 36 saves from Jeremy Swayman. Dallas cruised to a 4-0 shutout in Buffalo with Mikko Rantanen contributing four points and Jake Oettinger stopping all 26 Sabres shots.

Nashville rallied from two goals down in Montreal to defeat the Canadiens 5-2, getting key power-play production and a strong showing from Juuse Saros in goal. Ottawa topped Philadelphia 2-1 with Carter Yakemchuk breaking the deadlock on a third-period power play.

It was a close finish in Tampa, as the Lightning edged Minnesota 3-2 behind two goals from John Carlson and Dennis Hildeby's 34 saves. The Islanders defeated Chicago 4-1, led by Bo Horvat's two goals and Ilya Sorokin's solid work in net.

San Jose picked up a 3-2 overtime win in St. Louis courtesy of Darnell Nurse’s winner, and Colorado rolled past Calgary 7-3 thanks to big performances from Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. The night wrapped up in Vegas where the Golden Knights erased an early Toronto lead and prevailed 4-3 in a shootout, with Trevor Connelly scoring the deciding goal.

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NHL · Final · TD Garden, Boston

Utah Mammoth1

Boston Bruins6

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David Pastrnak scored twice and added two assists.
Jeremy Swayman made 36 saves on 37 shots.
First star: David Pastrnak. Second star: Jeremy Swayman. Third star: Morgan Geekie.

NHL · Final · KeyBank Center, Buffalo

Dallas Stars4

Buffalo Sabres0

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Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists.
Jake Oettinger turned aside all 26 shots for the shutout.
First star: Mikko Rantanen. Second star: Wyatt Johnston. Third star: Roope Hintz.

NHL · Final · Centre Bell, Montreal

Nashville Predators5

Montréal Canadiens2

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Juuse Saros stopped 32 of 34 shots.
Ryan O'Reilly scored the winning goal on the power play in the third.
First star: Juuse Saros. Second star: Ryan O'Reilly. Third star: Josh Anderson.

NHL · Final · Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Philadelphia Flyers1

Ottawa Senators2

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Carter Yakemchuk scored the game-winner on the power play in the third period.
Linus Ullmark made 28 saves for Ottawa.
First star: Thomas Chabot. Second star: Carter Yakemchuk. Third star: Linus Ullmark.

NHL · Final · Benchmark International Arena, Tampa