Thursday, October 29, 2026
NHL spills over with dramatic finishes on October 29
The NHL featured overtime thrillers, high-scoring duels, and several multi-point performances across a packed Wednesday night.
It was a full slate in the NHL on Wednesday with games coming down to the wire, lead changes, and plenty of standout performances. Overtime was a common thread, while offenses took center stage in several contests.
In Tampa, the Lightning jumped out to a big lead and held off a late surge from the Winnipeg Jets for a 6-4 win. Pontus Holmberg led the way with a four-point night. Pittsburgh saw late drama as Logan Cooley capped his hat trick by scoring with a second left in regulation to force overtime. Mikhail Sergachev finished it to give Utah a 4-3 win over the Penguins.
Detroit’s Viktor Arvidsson recorded a hat trick as the Red Wings topped Chicago 4-1. Carolina protected home ice with a 3-2 victory over Columbus, powered by Seth Jarvis’s two assists and a strong outing from Pyotr Kochetkov. Montreal was efficient, scoring five times on 21 shots to take a 5-2 decision in Dallas with Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook each potting a pair.
St. Louis capitalized on the power play for a 4-1 triumph over Boston, highlighted by a three-point night from Robert Thomas. The Islanders edged the Wild 4-3 in overtime on Matthew Schaefer's second goal of the game, while Buffalo survived Anaheim’s late push for a 7-6 road win as Tage Thompson racked up a hat trick and five points.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings pulled out a 6-5 overtime win against Ottawa on Quinton Byfield’s deciding tally. The San Jose Sharks stormed back with three goals in the third period to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 at home, with Will Smith scoring twice and Mason Marchment adding a goal and an assist.
There were no PWHL games on the calendar.
- Brayden Point (TBL), Conor Geekie (TBL), Anthony Cirelli (TBL, power play), John Carlson (TBL), Brandon Hagel (TBL), Neal Pionk (WPG, 2), Dylan Samberg (WPG), Kyle Connor (WPG), Pontus Holmberg (TBL) scored.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) made 17 saves; Nico Daws (WPG) stopped 9 shots, Stuart Skinner (WPG) 16 saves on 21 shots.
- Three stars: 1) Pontus Holmberg, 2) Brandon Hagel, 3) Anthony Cirelli.
- Logan Cooley (UTA) had a hat trick including the tying goal at 19:59 and Mikhail Sergachev (UTA) scored the OT winner. Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell (shorthanded), and Ben Kindel scored for Pittsburgh.
- Sebastian Cossa (UTA) stopped 31 of 34; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 30 of 34.
- Three stars: 1) Logan Cooley, 2) Mikhail Sergachev, 3) Ben Kindel.
- Jordan Martinook, Logan Stankoven, and Mark Jankowski scored for Carolina. Denton Mateychuk and Kent Johnson (power play) replied for Columbus.
- Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) made 24 saves; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 24 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Pyotr Kochetkov, 2) Seth Jarvis, 3) Mark Jankowski.
- Viktor Arvidsson recorded a hat trick and Lucas Raymond scored on the power play for Detroit. Connor Bedard scored for Chicago.
- John Gibson (DET) made 18 saves; Spencer Knight (CHI) 27 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Viktor Arvidsson, 2) Lucas Raymond, 3) Alex DeBrincat.
- Philip Broberg, Robert Thomas, Jimmy Snuggerud (power play) and Jake Neighbours (power play) scored for St. Louis. James Hagens scored for Boston.
- Joel Hofer (STL) made 31 saves; Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 14 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Robert Thomas, 2) Joel Hofer, 3) Philip Broberg.
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Capitals vs. Predators | NHL Highlights | Oct 29, 2026
- Cole Hutson scored twice for Washington, Alex Tuch had the game-winner. Filip Forsberg scored two for Nashville.
- Charlie Lindgren (WSH) made 24 saves; Juuse Saros (NSH) 25 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Cole Hutson, 2) Filip Forsberg, 3) Alex Tuch.
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Canadiens vs. Stars | NHL Highlights | Oct 29, 2026
- Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook each scored twice for Montréal, Phillip Danault added an insurance goal. Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn scored for Dallas.
- Jakub Dobes (MTL) stopped 17 of 19; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 16 of 20.
- Three stars: 1) Cole Caufield, 2) Alex Newhook, 3) Noah Dobson.
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Islanders vs. Wild | NHL Highlights | Oct 29, 2026
- Matthew Schaefer scored twice, including the OT winner, for the Islanders. Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech added goals. Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes, and Matt Boldy scored for Minnesota.
- Ilya Sorokin (NYI) made 22 saves; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 22 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Matthew Schaefer, 2) Bo Horvat, 3) Quinn Hughes.
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Sabres vs. Ducks | NHL Highlights | Oct 29, 2026
- Tage Thompson scored three and added two assists for Buffalo. Cutter Gauthier scored twice for Anaheim. The teams combined for seven goals in the first period.
- Colten Ellis (BUF) made 29 saves; Ville Husso (ANA) 24 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Tage Thompson, 2) Cutter Gauthier, 3) Peyton Krebs.
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Senators vs. Kings | NHL Highlights | Oct 29, 2026
- Quinton Byfield scored the overtime winner for LA. Dylan Cozens had two goals for Ottawa.
- Darcy Kuemper (LAK) made 17 saves; Samuel Ersson (OTT) 20 saves, Jonas Johansson (OTT) 12 saves.
- Three stars: 1) Quinton Byfield, 2) Dylan Cozens, 3) Drew Doughty.
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Canucks vs. Sharks | NHL Highlights | Oct 29, 2026
- Vancouver led 2-0 before the Sharks scored three unanswered in the third, led by two goals from Will Smith and a tally from Mason Marchment.
- Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) stopped 23 of 25; Leevi Meriläinen (VAN) 21 of 24.
- Three stars: 1) Will Smith, 2) Mason Marchment, 3) Elias Pettersson.
Sources: NHL scores