This NHL recap starts in Montreal, where Jacob Fowler’s 30-save shutout and Zachary Bolduc’s sixth-round shootout goal gave the Canadiens a 1-0 win over Detroit and ended a three-game losing streak. (NHL.com)
Saturday’s 14 regular-season games also brought five points from William Nylander, hat tricks for Kirill Kaprizov and Brandon Hagel, and a late Ottawa comeback. (NHL scores)
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Canadiens 1, Red Wings 0 (SO)
Montreal had to celebrate this one more than once: three apparent goals disappeared before Bolduc finally settled it through Daniil Tarasov’s pads in the sixth shootout round. Fowler then denied Nate Danielson, keeping Detroit scoreless on all six attempts and securing his second NHL shutout. (NHL.com)
Cole Caufield’s shot at 1:16 of the first period was ruled not to have fully crossed the line; Bolduc’s second-period finish was disallowed for Jake Evans’ goaltender interference. Alexandre Texier appeared to win it in overtime, only for an offside review involving Bolduc to erase that goal too. (ESPN)
Fowler’s breakaway stop on Andrew Copp at 3:35 of the third preserved the tie, and Tarasov matched his 30 saves in his first Detroit start. At 21, Fowler became the fifth Canadiens goalie to post multiple shutouts at age 21 or younger. (NHL.com)
Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský and Nick Suzuki combined for 14 shots, while Lane Hutson logged 26:30; the opportunities were there without a regulation finish. Kaiden Guhle returned for his season debut, recording four hits in 15:35, and young defenceman Adam Engström played 6:54 with two blocked shots. (NHL box score)
Guhle had missed camp and the opening games following summer surgery. (Canadiens recap)
The power play remained a concern at 0-for-4, leaving Montreal 1-for-17 this season. Fowler was making his second consecutive start after Wednesday’s recall from Laval, with Samuel Montembeault expected to miss 10 to 14 days because of a lower-body injury. (Sportsnet)
The win brought Montreal to 2-2-1 and five points, while Detroit moved to 1-3-1. (NHL.com)
Buffalo visits Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. ET. (Canadiens schedule)
More on the CH is on our Montreal Canadiens page.
Highlights: Red Wings vs. Canadiens | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
NHL recap: the rest of Saturday’s slate
Maple Leafs 6, Avalanche 3
William Nylander tied his career best with two goals and three assists, reaching 700 career points along the way; Auston Matthews added two goals and two assists. Nick Blankenburg scored in his Toronto debut, but Nathan MacKinnon’s two goals put Colorado ahead before Brock Nelson restored a 3-2 lead in the second. (NHL.com)
Nylander tied it at 16:47 and Easton Cowan put Toronto ahead 46 seconds later, the decisive swing in this NHL recap’s highest-scoring game. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 17, and Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev left with an upper-body injury. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Maple Leafs vs. Avalanche | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Oilers 3, Sharks 1
Edmonton stayed unbeaten in regulation at 4-0-1, winning its fourth straight behind 19 saves from Tristan Jarry. Mattias Ekholm opened the scoring on an Isaac Howard setup; Vasily Podkolzin and Alex Formenton scored 2:27 apart early in the third to build a 3-0 lead. (NHL.com)
Connor McDavid assisted on Podkolzin’s goal, extending both players’ season-opening point streaks to five games. Macklin Celebrini scored in his return from a two-game injury absence, and Yaroslav Askarov made 17 saves; Evan Bouchard’s assist gave him 12 points in five games. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Oilers vs. Sharks | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Senators 3, Predators 2 (SO)
Drake Batherson tipped Shane Pinto’s shot home with 1:23 remaining to pull Ottawa level after Ross Colton and Jonathan Marchessault had built Nashville a 2-0 lead. Tim Stützle started the comeback on a second-period power play and finished with a goal and an assist. (NHL.com)
Stützle and Pinto scored in the shootout, giving the Senators a 4-1-0 record. Linus Ullmark made 16 saves and Matt Murray stopped 18 in his Nashville debut; Vitali Pinchuk collected his first NHL point in his debut with an assist on Colton’s goal. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Predators vs. Senators | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Devils 4, Canucks 1
Vancouver’s penalty kill had another rough outing: New Jersey went 3-for-4 on the power play after Linus Karlsson gave the Canucks an early power-play lead. Nico Hischier scored twice, including his 200th NHL goal, and added an assist; Jesper Boqvist and Jesper Bratt also scored. (NHL.com)
Jake Allen stopped 20 shots in his 500th NHL game, while Amadeus Lombardi earned his first NHL point on Boqvist’s goal. Leevi Meriläinen made 31 saves but briefly left because of a detached skate blade; Kevin Lankinen allowed one goal on three shots during that stretch. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Canucks vs. Devils | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Ducks 4, Flames 2
Calgary remained 0-5-0 after Ryan Poehling broke a 2-2 tie with a short-handed goal at 5:35 of the third. He was helped off after crashing into the net, and Anaheim also lost Cutter Gauthier to an upper-body injury. (NHL.com)
Ville Husso made 27 saves and Dustin Wolf stopped 24; Jackson LaCombe, Frank Vatrano and Nikita Nesterenko also scored for Anaheim. (NHL.com)
Morgan Frost and Aydar Suniev scored for Calgary, Suniev’s goal his first in the NHL; Matt Coronato assisted on both. (NHL box score)
Highlights: Ducks vs. Flames | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
NHL recap: hat tricks and late drama
Wild 4, Panthers 1
Kirill Kaprizov scored three times and assisted on Matt Boldy’s opener, his seventh career hat trick giving Minnesota a win in Florida’s home opener. After Matthew Tkachuk cut it to 2-1, Kaprizov restored the cushion at 5:00 of the second and later completed the hat trick into an empty net. (NHL.com)
Jesper Wallstedt stopped 29 shots and Jacob Markstrom made 25; Florida went 0-for-5 on the power play. Aaron Ekblad became the Panthers’ games-played leader at 807, while Eetu Luostarinen left after taking a shot off the leg. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Wild vs. Panthers | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Lightning 5, Islanders 3
Brandon Hagel took over late, scoring the go-ahead goal with 1:44 left and an empty-netter 21 seconds later to complete his hat trick. He added an assist, and Jake Guentzel scored Tampa Bay’s other two goals. (NHL.com)
Tony DeAngelo, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brayden Schenn had pulled New York back from a 3-1 deficit to tie it. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves, Ilya Sorokin stopped 21, and Max Crozier had two assists as the Lightning won their fourth straight. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Lightning vs. Islanders | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Golden Knights 2, Kings 1 (OT)
Mitch Marner’s power-play goal at 2:40 of overtime gave Vegas its fourth straight win. Mark Stone set up both Golden Knights goals; Trevor Connelly scored the opener and added an assist for his first NHL multipoint game. (NHL.com)
Artemi Panarin tied it on a second-period power play, but Los Angeles remained winless at 0-2-2. Carter Hart made 26 saves and Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 in another tight finish in this NHL recap. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Kings vs. Golden Knights | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Penguins 2, Stars 1 (SO)
Tyler Seguin tipped Jason Robertson’s shot in with 30 seconds left to cancel Connor Dewar’s third-period opener, but Pittsburgh still ended a three-game skid. Rickard Rakell supplied the fourth-round shootout winner after Ben Kindel and Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins. (NHL.com)
Arturs Silovs made 24 saves and Jake Oettinger stopped 19. Dewar’s goal ended Oettinger’s shutout streak at 188:52 and Dallas’ franchise-record scoreless run at 206:08. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Stars vs. Penguins | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Blues 5, Blue Jackets 3
St. Louis erased a 2-0 deficit through Jake Neighbours and two Jimmy Snuggerud goals, with Dylan Holloway assisting on all three. Valeri Nichushkin and Kent Johnson had put Columbus ahead, and Cole Sillinger tied it 3-3 in the third. (NHL.com)
Jonatan Berggren scored during a delayed penalty at 9:33 to put the Blues back in front, and Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-netter. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves, Jet Greaves stopped 22, and Sean Monahan played his 900th NHL game. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Blue Jackets vs. Blues | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Bruins 5, Flyers 1
Fraser Minten had a goal and two assists as Boston kept Philadelphia winless at 0-4-2. Pavel Zacha, Mason Lohrei, Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt also scored, with Porter Martone answering on a third-period power play. (NHL.com)
Lohrei’s late second-period goal opened a 2-0 lead, and Khusnutdinov extended it early in the third. Jeremy Swayman made 14 saves and Dan Vladar stopped 27 in the NHL recap’s most lopsided score; JJ Peterka had two assists and reached 200 NHL points. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Flyers vs. Bruins | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Hurricanes 5, Blackhawks 2
Carolina scored three times in the first 6:05 of the second period, including Sebastian Aho’s short-handed goal, to take control. Mark Jankowski, Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall and Jordan Martinook also scored in the Hurricanes’ fourth straight win. (NHL.com)
Roman Kantserov got his first NHL goal and Oliver Moore added Chicago’s other tally. Brandon Bussi made 24 saves, Spencer Knight stopped 34, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi assisted on Jankowski’s opening goal. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Hurricanes vs. Blackhawks | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
Mammoth 4, Sabres 1
Utah answered Tage Thompson’s opening power-play goal with four straight, including second-period goals from Nick Schmaltz and Anders Lee 2:01 apart. Kailer Yamamoto and John Marino also scored; Yamamoto, Lee and Marino each had a goal and an assist, while Barrett Hayton had two assists. (NHL.com)
Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves and Colten Ellis stopped 26. Schmaltz has six goals in six games, and Buffalo heads toward Tuesday’s Montreal visit with one goal in its past two games. (NHL.com)
Highlights: Mammoth vs. Sabres | NHL Highlights | Oct 10, 2026
NHL recap: three stars of the night
Hockey Informers picks, with the Canadiens lead story getting the nod in a crowded field:
- 1. Jacob Fowler, Canadiens — 30 saves, a shutout and no goals allowed on six shootout attempts. (NHL.com)
- 2. William Nylander, Maple Leafs — two goals and three assists, matching his career high. (NHL.com)
- 3. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild — three goals and an assist in Florida. (NHL.com)
Up next
Sunday: Seattle at Washington (5 p.m. ET), Vancouver at the Rangers (6 p.m.) and Carolina at Philadelphia (7 p.m.); Montreal is off. (NHL schedule)
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Sources for this NHL recap
This NHL recap uses official scoring and box scores, cross-checked with NHL.com game reports; the Canadiens lead was also checked with ESPN and Sportsnet.
