NHL Night Recap: Hurricanes Win 6th Straight, Blues Crush Senators, Jets and Golden Knights Roll
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| Carolina wins sixth straight |
It was a 10-game night across the NHL packed with comebacks, blowouts, and late drama. Carolina stormed back to win its sixth straight, St. Louis erupted for seven goals in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vegas kept rolling, Chicago upset Pittsburgh behind a pair of two-goal nights, and Utah survived a frantic final minute to edge Toronto 5-4.
Florida hit a season-high seven goals powered by a nine-point night from the Tkachuk brothers...
The fourth annual NHL Frozen Frenzy, featuring all 32 teams across a 16-game slate, delivered plenty of highlights throughout Tuesday's action.
Devils Edge Red Wings 5-4 in OT
Jack Hughes delivered the overtime winner on a breakaway and finished as one of three players with three points on the night, alongside Jesper Bratt and Alex DeBrincat. The goal was his second of the season.
DeBrincat scored twice for Detroit to lift his season total to four, including the game-tying goal at 4-4 in the third period to force overtime. Teammate John Gibson also topped 30 saves for the first time this season with 32.
The result moved New Jersey to 3-3, with two of those wins coming in overtime. Detroit dropped to 1-3-2.
Panthers Rout Blue Jackets 7-3 Behind Historic Night From Tkachuk Brothers
Florida hit a season-high seven goals powered by a nine-point night from the Tkachuk brothers. Brady Tkachuk recorded his first career natural hat trick and fourth overall, adding an assist, while Matthew Tkachuk tied the franchise single-game assist record with five, matching Aleksander Barkov in 2019 and Anton Lundell in 2022.
It marked the first natural hat trick in NHL history where all three goals were assisted by the scorer's brother.
Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart each added two goals for Florida. The seven-goal outburst topped their combined total from the previous three games (6) and more than doubled the total from their other two wins this season (3).
Florida improved to 3-2-2, while Columbus fell to 2-3.
Canadiens Outlast Sabres 4-3 in Shootout
Olen Zellweger scored twice for Buffalo, including a third-period equalizer to force overtime, but Alexandre Texier delivered the deciding goal in the shootout for Montreal.
Montreal dominated the shots 38-17 to improve to 3-2-1, winning back-to-back games in shootouts. Buffalo dropped to 3-3-1.
Hurricanes Rally Past Capitals 4-2 for Sixth Straight Win
Washington led 2-1 heading into the third period, but Carolina struck for three goals in the final frame to secure its sixth consecutive victory after dropping the first two games of the season. The Hurricanes improved to 6-2, while the Capitals fell to 3-3.
Andrei Svechnikov scored twice to push his season total to six as Carolina outshot Washington 35-22.
Kraken Hold Off Flyers 3-2 in Shootout
Seattle carried a 2-0 lead into the third period behind goals from Bobby McMann in the first, his third of the season, and Ville Ottavainen in the second, his first.
Philadelphia answered in the third with goals from Christian Dvorak, his second, and Trevor Zegras, his first, to force overtime. McMann then sealed it for Seattle with the shootout winner.
Philly stayed as the only winless team in the Eastern Conference, falling to 0-5-3 and extending the worst start in franchise history, while Seattle improved to 5-2.
Rangers Top Lightning 4-1 Behind Lafreniere's Early Brace
Alexis Lafreniere struck within the opening minute and added a second later in the first period to give New York a quick 2-0 advantage.
Goaltender Dylan Garand secured his third win of 2026-27 with a season-high 25 saves. The Rangers have won six of their last seven to improve to 6-2, while Tampa Bay saw its four-game winning streak snapped in falling to 4-2.
Blues Blow Out Senators 7-2
St. Louis has now scored 12 goals across its last two games, more than its total from the first five combined. Pius Suter, Jake Neighbours, and Mason McTavish each scored twice to reach three, three, and four goals on the season respectively, while Adam Jiricek added his first.
Ottawa, now 5-2, has allowed at least five goals in both of its losses this season, while failing to score more than four in any of its wins. The Blues improved to 3-2-1.
Islanders Edge Canucks 3-2
Vancouver failed to convert on a 4-on-4 to close out the game. Kyle Palmieri netted his first two goals of the season, including the go-ahead tally in the third, as the Islanders improved to 3-3.
New York has yet to put together a winning or losing streak this season. The Islanders' 38 shots on goal marked a season high.
Blackhawks Beat Penguins 5-3 Despite Being Outshot
Chicago was outshot 27-19 but got two goals apiece from Teuvo Teravainen and Roman Kantserov to earn its second win of the season. Teravainen now has two goals on the year and Kantserov has three.
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby scored his first two goals of the season in the loss as the Penguins fell to 3-3-1. The Blackhawks improved to 2-5.
Jets Rally Past Wild 5-2
Both teams traded two goals in the opening period, with Kirill Kaprizov accounting for both of Minnesota's tallies on the night.
Cole Perfetti broke the tie with his second goal of the game in the second period, before Kyle Connor, his seventh, and Cole Koepke, his first, sealed it in the third.
Winnipeg improved to 4-1-1 to start the season without Connor Hellebuyck, while Minnesota dropped to 4-2-1.
Avalanche Hold Off Stars 3-2
Colorado secured the tight win behind two second-period goals from Martin Necas, his fourth of the season, including one on the power play. Roope Hintz scored his second early in the third to pull Dallas closer, but the Stars were limited to just three shots in the final frame.
Colorado improved to 4-2, while Dallas fell to 2-3-1.
Golden Knights Top Predators 5-2
Five different players scored for Vegas in the victory as the Golden Knights improved to 6-2 and Nashville dropped to 2-2-2.
William Karlsson's second goal of the season broke the tie with under three minutes left in the second period, giving Vegas the lead for good before adding two more in the third to secure its sixth win of the season.
Mammoth Hold Off Late Maple Leafs Push 5-4
Toronto couldn't capitalize despite having a 6-on-4 advantage at one point and a 5-on-4 power play for the final minute, falling to 3-3-1 on the season.
Utah jumped out to a 4-1 lead before MacKenzie Weegar netted his second to make it 5-2 with 40 seconds left in the second period. John Tavares and rookie Gavin McKenna scored in the third to bring Toronto within one, but the Mammoth held on to improve to 5-2.
All five of Utah's wins this season have come when scoring four or more goals.
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