Tuesday, October 27, 2026
NHL roundup for October 27, 2026
A busy night in the NHL saw comeback wins, shutouts, and plenty of overtime action.
Monday night featured a packed NHL schedule with highlight-reel performances and dramatic finishes across the board. Overtime and shootouts headlined the evening, capped by wild swings and standout goaltending.
In Anaheim, the Vancouver Canucks stormed back from a multi-goal deficit to defeat the Ducks 6-5 in overtime. Jonathan Lekkerimäki notched two third-period goals and set up the tying and winning tallies, while Filip Hronek sealed it on the power play. Jackson LaCombe racked up three assists for Anaheim.
The Columbus Blue Jackets also found overtime magic, edging the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 thanks to Kent Johnson's winner and three-point night. Jacob Fowler delivered a stellar 46-save shutout for Montreal as the Canadiens blanked St. Louis 2-0. The New York Islanders prevailed in a shootout over Nashville, with Kyle Palmieri scoring the decisive goal.
Elsewhere, the Devils cruised to a 5-1 win in Dallas, led by a pair of Nico Hischier goals. The Panthers rolled into Winnipeg and left with a 5-1 victory, getting four assists from Matthew Tkachuk. Chicago earned a home win over the Kings, and Vegas closed out Ottawa with a 4-1 result in Paradise.
In San Jose, Colten Ellis stopped 23 shots in a shutout for Buffalo, and Minnesota pulled away in the third to top Utah 3-1 on the strength of Kirill Kaprizov's two-point effort.
- Kent Johnson scored twice including the overtime winner and added one assist.
- Adam Fantilli, Denton Mateychuk also scored for Columbus.
- Noah Cates, Trevor Zegras, Jamie Drysdale tallied for Philadelphia.
- Cam Talbot made 28 saves for the Blue Jackets.
- Dan Vladar stopped 11 of 15 for the Flyers.
- Three stars: 1) Kent Johnson, 2) Cam Talbot, 3) Jamie Drysdale.
- Jackson Blake and Sebastian Aho scored for Carolina.
- Pavel Zacha opened the scoring for Boston on the power play.
- Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves for the Hurricanes.
- Jeremy Swayman recorded 28 saves for the Bruins.
- Three stars: 1) Jackson Blake, 2) Sebastian Aho, 3) Nicolas Deslauriers.
- Samuel Helenius scored for the Kings.
- Roman Kantserov (PPG) and Wyatt Kaiser had Chicago's goals.
- Spencer Knight made 25 saves for the Blackhawks.
- Anton Forsberg stopped 25 of 27 for Los Angeles.
- Three stars: 1) Spencer Knight, 2) Wyatt Kaiser, 3) Roman Kantserov.
- Jacob Fowler stopped all 46 St. Louis shots for the shutout.
- Zachary Bolduc and Florian Xhekaj had the goals for Montreal.
- Mike Matheson contributed two assists.
- Jordan Binnington made 18 saves for the Blues.
- Three stars: 1) Jacob Fowler, 2) Mike Matheson, 3) Zachary Bolduc.
- Kyle Palmieri scored the shootout winner for New York.
- Anthony Duclair, Brayden Schenn, and Bo Horvat were regulation scorers for the Islanders.
- Filip Forsberg (PPG), Alexander Kerfoot, and Ryan O'Reilly had the Nashville goals.
- Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves; Juuse Saros had 25 stops.
- Three stars: 1) Kyle Palmieri, 2) Filip Forsberg, 3) Bo Horvat.
- Nico Hischier scored twice for New Jersey.
- Jesper Boqvist, Luke Hughes, and Jack Hughes added goals.
- Justin Hryckowian notched Dallas' lone goal.
- Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves for the Devils; Casey DeSmith had 22 for the Stars.
- Three stars: 1) Nico Hischier, 2) Luke Hughes, 3) Jack Hughes.
- Brady Tkachuk recorded a goal and two assists for Florida.
- Carter Verhaeghe scored twice; Niko Mikkola and Sam Reinhart also found the net.
- Adam Lowry had the lone Jets goal, shorthanded.
- Akira Schmid made 24 saves in net for the Panthers.
- Three stars: 1) Brady Tkachuk, 2) Carter Verhaeghe, 3) Matthew Tkachuk (4 assists).
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Wild vs. Mammoth | NHL Highlights | Oct 27, 2026
- Joel Eriksson Ek (PPG), Kirill Kaprizov (PPG), and Maxim Shabanov scored for Minnesota.
- Logan Cooley broke the shutout late for Utah.
- Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 27 for the Wild.
- Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves for Utah.
- Three stars: 1) Kirill Kaprizov, 2) Jesper Wallstedt, 3) Joel Eriksson Ek.
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Senators vs. Golden Knights | NHL Highlights | Oct 27, 2026
- Braeden Bowman (PPG), Raphael Lavoie, William Karlsson, and Jack Eichel scored for Vegas.
- Shane Pinto had the only Ottawa goal on the power play.
- Adin Hill turned aside 25 of 26 for the Golden Knights.
- Jonas Johansson made 25 saves for Ottawa.
- Three stars: 1) Adin Hill, 2) Raphael Lavoie, 3) Braeden Bowman.
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Canucks vs. Ducks | NHL Highlights | Oct 27, 2026
- Vancouver erased a 5-2 deficit in the third and won in overtime.
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki scored twice and set up the overtime winner.
- Filip Hronek scored the OT power-play winner.
- Jackson LaCombe assisted on three Anaheim goals.
- Leevi Meriläinen made 18 saves for the Canucks; Lukas Dostal had 27 for Anaheim.
- Three stars: 1) Jackson LaCombe, 2) Jonathan Lekkerimäki, 3) Tim Washe.
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Sabres vs. Sharks | NHL Highlights | Oct 27, 2026
- Colten Ellis made 23 saves for the shutout.
- Olen Zellweger and Zach Benson scored for Buffalo.
- Yaroslav Askarov stopped 38 shots for San Jose.
- Three stars: 1) Colten Ellis, 2) Yaroslav Askarov, 3) Olen Zellweger.
Sources: NHL scores