NHL Results: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Give Jack Hughes a sliver of open ice in three-on-three overtime, and he will inevitably break your heart. That was Detroit's cruel lesson on Tuesday night, as the Devils superstar capped a brilliant three-point performance by burying the winner just 1:19 into the extra frame to edge the Red Wings 5-4. The contest turned into a rollicking track meet during a wild, five-goal second period. Devils captain Nico Hischier struck on the power play midway through the frame, but Alex DeBrincat answered the bell for Detroit. DeBrincat was relentless, striking again five minutes into the third period to knot the score at 4-4 and force the extra session. Despite Detroit outhitting New Jersey 25-13, Jake Allen held firm down the stretch before Jesper Bratt fed Hughes for the decisive rush past John Gibson. New Jersey claws back to an even .500 mark at 3-3-0 with the road victory, while the reeling Red Wings will look to snap a three-game skid before this early-season slide deepens.

Brady Tkachuk needed just eight minutes in the second period to completely dismantle Columbus, powering Florida to a wild 7-3 road victory. After Kent Johnson put the Blue Jackets ahead in the first, the Tkachuk brothers took over. Brady notched a blistering natural hat trick before the midway mark of the middle frame, with brother Matthew assisting on all three tallies. A five-minute slashing major and game misconduct to Columbus forward Mathieu Olivier only poured gasoline on the fire, opening the door for Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart to turn the night into a full-blown rout on the power play. Matthew finished with an astonishing five assists, while Seth Jones quietly chipped in four helpers of his own against his former club. Cam Talbot was left out to dry in the Blue Jackets net, surrendering six goals on 23 shots before Florida finally took their foot off the gas. If this lethal Panthers power play keeps clicking like this, the rest of the Atlantic Division is in serious trouble.

Lane Hutson continues to look like a cheat code on Montreal’s blue line. The dynamic young defenseman sparked the Canadiens with a power-play marker late in the first period and set up Josh Anderson with just 50 seconds remaining in the second to give Montreal a commanding 3-1 lead. Buffalo refused to roll over, however. In a dizzying 61-second blitz early in the third, Josh Norris and Olen Zellweger — netting his second of the night — beat Jacob Fowler to stun the Bell Centre and drag the contest to overtime. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stood tall under heavy siege all night, stopping 35 shots to keep the Sabres afloat through a frantic extra session. The shootout then belonged to Alexandre Texier, who patiently outwaited Luukkonen before sliding home the decisive dagger. Montreal edges ahead of Buffalo in the crowded Atlantic Division with the victory, while the Sabres will look to channel that third-period resilience when their road trip continues.

Andrei Svechnikov decided Carolina was not going to let a divisional rivalry game slip away. The Hurricanes winger produced a dominant three-point night to power Carolina to a 4-2 comeback victory over Washington, cementing their hold on first place in the Metropolitan Division. Washington struck first midway through the opening frame when Boone Jenner converted a feed from Ryan Leonard. While Justin Holl briefly restored the Capitals lead in the second period following Svechnikov’s initial equalizer, Carolina’s relentless forecheck eventually broke the dam. Eric Robinson knotted the score late in the second period, setting up a frantic final frame where Logan Thompson was forced to stand tall under heavy fire. With just over six minutes remaining in regulation, Svechnikov struck again, burying a power-play strike off a setup from Nikolaj Ehlers. Svechnikov then turned playmaker with under two minutes left, finding Mark Jankowski to seal the two points. Carolina rolls on at 6-1-1, looking every bit like the division juggernaut early this season.

Philadelphia's desperate search for a first victory of the season continues, but not without giving Seattle an almighty scare. Down 2-0 entering the third period, the winless Flyers suddenly erupted. Christian Dvorak sparked the rally six minutes in, and Trevor Zegras buried the equalizer just 73 seconds later to ignite the building. Seattle had largely controlled the early tempo. Bobby McMann opened the scoring on a first-period power play, and young blueliner Ville Ottavainen doubled the advantage midway through the second. When Philadelphia threw 31 bone-crushing hits to claw back into contention, Philipp Grubauer held the fort with 24 crucial saves to force extra time. The drama culminated in the shootout, where McMann capped his first-star performance with the decisive winner past Dan Vladar to secure the 3-2 triumph. Seattle marches on at an impressive 5-2-0 in the Pacific, while the Flyers fall to 0-5-3, with their agonizing wait for two points dragging on into another week.

Alexis Lafrenière set the tone early at Madison Square Garden, striking just 62 seconds into the contest and doubling New York's lead before the first intermission. Fed twice by Tye Kartye, Lafrenière’s clinical finishing gave the Rangers immediate control. The building erupted minutes later when Matt Rempe dropped the gloves with Jeffrey Viel, sparking a physical, 37-hit performance from the Blueshirts. Zemgus Girgensons pulled one back for Tampa Bay late in the opening frame, but goaltender Dylan Garand slammed the door from there, stopping 25 of 26 shots to cleanly outduel Andrei Vasilevskiy. Will Cuylle restored the two-goal cushion late in the second period before Mika Zibanejad delivered the dagger, burying a shorthanded breakaway with under three minutes remaining. With Garand proving he can shut down elite firepower and Lafrenière finding his scoring stride, the 6-2-0 Rangers are building serious early-season momentum.

Ottawa entered Tuesday night as one of the East's hottest teams, but St. Louis turned their visit into an absolute demolition. The Blues silenced the building with ruthless opportunism, sparked by Pius Suter’s shorthanded strike late in the first period. Ottawa briefly clawed back when Claude Giroux halved the deficit late in the second, yet Mason McTavish answered just 33 seconds later to snatch the momentum right back. That counterpunch proved fatal. The third period turned into an avalanche: Suter, Jake Neighbours, and McTavish all potted their second goals of the night, with rookie Adam Jiricek capping a dizzying three-goal burst in under two minutes. A scrap between Dylan Peterson and Jorian Donovan punctuated Ottawa’s sheer frustration as Samuel Ersson endured a brutal night in net. For St. Louis, hanging seven on a five-win Senators club shows just how lethal their balanced attack can be when firing on all cylinders.

Kyle Palmieri delivered the dagger just when Vancouver thought they had turned the tide at UBS Arena. The Islanders veteran buried his second goal of the night five minutes into the third period, snapping a 2-2 deadlock and securing a hard-fought 3-2 victory for New York. The Islanders initially seized control late in the first frame with two goals in 53 seconds, courtesy of Palmieri and Matias Maccelli. Vancouver refused to fold quietly, though. Max Sasson halved the deficit midway through the second, before Brock Boeser hammered home a power-play marker with just over a minute remaining in the period to square things up. Despite Leevi Meriläinen turning aside 35 shots to keep the reeling Canucks in the fight, Palmieri pounced on Maccelli's feed early in the final stanza to restore order. Ilya Sorokin held firm down the stretch, making 24 saves to pull New York back to an even 3-3-0. Vancouver's rocky start deepens to 2-6-0, and they will need far more sustained offensive punch to climb out of the Pacific basement.

Teuvo Teravainen delivered the dagger when Chicago needed it most, breaking a late tie to spoil a vintage Sidney Crosby performance and push the Blackhawks to a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. Teravainen set the tone just 28 seconds into the contest, though Crosby quickly countered with a trademark finish off an Erik Karlsson setup. The night belonged to Chicago’s potent transition game, however. Rookie Roman Kantserov buried a power-play one-timer late in the first and added another midway through the second, fed by Patrick Kane. Pittsburgh refused to quietly fade; Nicholas Robertson chipped away before Crosby knotted the score 3-3 midway through the third period. Yet with just over four minutes remaining, Teravainen slipped into the slot and beat Sergei Murashov to reclaim the lead, capping a three-point night before Tyler Bertuzzi tucked in the empty-net insurance with ten seconds left. Spencer Knight stood tall with 24 saves, giving Chicago a vital spark to climb out of the Central cellar. They will look to carry that offensive swagger into Thursday’s clash.

Kirill Kaprizov did everything humanly possible to drag Minnesota through a hostile barn, but Winnipeg’s top guns simply had too much firepower. Kaprizov struck twice in a frantic opening frame, answering early tallies from Cole Perfetti and Mark Scheifele to send the Central Division rivals into the intermission locked at two. From there, the Jets completely commandeered the script. Late in the second period, Perfetti buried his second of the night on the power play, finishing off a crisp setup from Gabriel Vilardi and Scheifele to break the tie for good. Kyle Connor then broke away early in the third period to slide home an unassisted dagger, before Cole Koepke added late insurance behind Calvin Pickard. Stuart Skinner slammed the door after the chaotic first period, stopping 19 shots to leapfrog Winnipeg over Minnesota for second place in the division. With four wins in their first six games, this potent Jets offense looks ready to cause serious headaches across the West.

Nathan MacKinnon trading punches with Roope Hintz was not on anyone's Central Division bingo card, but that fiery clash midway through the second period set the tone for Colorado's gritty 3-2 victory in Dallas. While MacKinnon provided the physical spark—along with two primary assists—it was Martin Necas who stole the spotlight on the scoresheet. Necas snapped a 1-1 deadlock early in the middle frame, then buried a power-play one-timer with under four minutes left in the second for what stood as the game-winner. Dallas pushed back with intent, cutting the deficit to one early in the third when Hintz finished a slick setup from Tyler Seguin, but Mackenzie Blackwood held firm, turning aside 24 shots on the night. The loss drops the stumbling Stars to 2-3-1, while the Avalanche ride this statement road win into the weekend proving their stars are just as willing to brawl as they are to score.

Ryan O'Reilly got Bridgestone Arena rocking inside four minutes, but Vegas proved far too deep to let Nashville dictate terms for long. Tomas Hertl answered quickly before Jack Eichel put the Golden Knights ahead midway through the first period. Even after Adam Edstrom breathed life into the building with a shorthanded equalizer halfway through the second, Vegas refused to flinch. William Karlsson snatched the momentum back with just over two minutes left in the frame, burying a feed from Mitch Marner to restore the lead. Early in the third, Trevor Connelly and Brett Howden struck 95 seconds apart to snuff out any hope of a Predators comeback. Adin Hill shut the door from there, finishing with 25 saves as Vegas comfortably improved to a Pacific-leading 6-2-0. Juuse Saros endured a rough evening with five goals allowed on 25 shots, leaving Nashville searching for consistency while the Golden Knights look every bit like early-season contenders.

Utah exploded for four goals in a chaotic second period and barely withstood a ferocious Toronto comeback to hold on for a 5-4 victory, cementing their spot atop the Central Division. Mikhail Sergachev ran the show for the hosts, striking shorthanded early in the middle frame before setting up Dylan Guenther ten minutes later. Mackenzie Weegar added what proved to be the winner with forty seconds left in the second to give Utah a 5-2 cushion, but the Leafs refused to fold quietly. John Tavares capitalized on a power play early in the third—aided by a rare assist from netminder Anthony Stolarz—before Gavin McKenna pulled Toronto within one midway through the period. Karel Vejmelka clamped down late, repelling a desperate six-on-five push in the final two minutes to preserve the win. Utah keeps rolling at 5-2-0, while the Leafs slip to 3-3-1 and face an urgent defensive gut-check as their road swing continues.

Desperation is a powerful motivator, and the Calgary Flames finally found life in Anaheim, snapping their miserable five-game losing streak to open the season with a gritty 4-2 comeback win. After falling behind 2-1 in the first period courtesy of Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson, Calgary leaned on its unheralded depth to flip the script. Ayman Suniev pulled the Flames level midway through the second, capitalizing on sustained pressure shortly before Adam Klapka dropped the gloves with Jeff Malott to inject some much-needed venom into the contest. With overtime looming and under five minutes left in regulation, Martin Pospisil pounced on a feed from Suniev to bury the game-winner past Lukas Dostal, who had stood tall against 35 Calgary shots. Yegor Sharangovich iced it with an insurance marker with under two minutes remaining. Dustin Wolf shut the door with 23 saves, handing the Flames their first two points of the campaign and perhaps the spark this sluggish group desperately needed.

Connor McDavid turned in a four-point masterclass in Los Angeles, but it was Devon Levi who truly broke the Kings' hearts in a 4-1 Edmonton rout. The Oilers struck with lethal efficiency in the opening frame, needing only seven shots all night against Darcy Kuemper. Leon Draisaitl opened the floodgates midway through the first period, followed exactly one minute later by a Vasily Podkolzin power-play marker. When McDavid danced through traffic to make it 3-0 late in the first, Edmonton was in cruise control. Los Angeles pushed back relentlessly, outshooting the Oilers heavily, but Levi stood tall with 39 saves. Brandt Clarke finally spoiled the shutout bid late in the second period, tucking one home off a Scott Laughton feed, but Podkolzin iced the contest with his second of the night with just over two minutes remaining. The Kings remain winless through five games, while Edmonton improves to 5-0-1 and heads home looking like an absolute juggernaut.

Fraser Minten gave Boston the offensive punch it needed, burying two goals to power the Bruins past San Jose in a high-octane 6-3 road victory. Whenever the young Sharks pushed, Boston had an immediate counter. San Jose clawed back twice on power-play tallies from Ivar Stenberg and Macklin Celebrini, but Pavel Zacha delivered a crushing blow with just three seconds left in the second period, restoring Boston’s two-goal cushion. The physical contest boiled over early in the third period when heavyweights Nikita Zadorov and Darnell Nurse dropped the gloves after a heated exchange. Minutes later, Minten notched his second of the night off a sharp feed from Marat Khusnutdinov to quash San Jose’s momentum for good. Jeremy Swayman was rock solid between the pipes, turning aside 35 shots to stifle a persistent Sharks attack. The win keeps Boston perched atop the Atlantic Division at 5-2-0, while San Jose must tighten its defensive structure before heading back out on the road.