Sunday, October 11, 2026

NHL Sunday Night Recap

The NHL featured three games Sunday, highlighted by the New York Rangers' offensive showing and a strong Seattle finish in Washington.

Three games wrapped up the NHL schedule on Sunday night. At Madison Square Garden, the New York Rangers powered past the Vancouver Canucks 6-2, delivering a big performance on home ice. Tye Kartye scored twice for the Rangers, while Alexis Lafrenière and Gabe Perreault each recorded a goal and an assist. The Canucks found the net with goals from Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson, but couldn't match New York’s pace. Dylan Garand made 19 saves to earn the win for the Rangers.

In Washington, the Seattle Kraken put together a strong third period to pull away from the Capitals in a 5-3 victory. Jared McCann netted the eventual game-winner midway through the third, and Ryan Winterton added insurance less than three minutes later. Kaapo Kakko, Jordan Eberle, and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for Seattle. Joey Daccord stopped 33 of 36 shots, picking up first star honors. Boone Jenner, Alex Ovechkin, and Jordan Kyrou supplied the goals for Washington.

Closing out the night, the Carolina Hurricanes controlled play in Philadelphia with a 4-1 win over the Flyers. Andrei Svechnikov led the Hurricanes with a goal and an assist. Shayne Gostisbehere, Sebastian Aho, and Mark Jankowski also scored for Carolina, while Christian Dvorak tallied the lone Flyers marker. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves for the win as the Hurricanes limited the Flyers to just 19 shots.

No PWHL games were played on Sunday.

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