NHL Match Day Recaps: all 3 completed regular-season games from the 2026-11-06 NHL schedule. This edition covers every final score, goal, credited assist, standout player and a separate IHM comment for each game.
Match index: Sabres vs Blue Jackets · Wild vs Sharks · Flames vs Ducks
1. Sabres 5-2 Blue Jackets
Match date: 7 November 2026, 02:00. Home: Sabres. Away: Blue Jackets.
Game recap: J. Quinn opened the scoring for Sabres at 1st 06:50. After the first period, Sabres led 2-1 (home-away). At the second intermission, Sabres led 5-1 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Sabres led 5-2 (home-away). Sabres defeated Blue Jackets 5-2.
Goals and scoring timeline
- 1st 06:50 - Sabres: J. Quinn (assists: O. Power, C. Timmins); score after goal 1-0
- 1st 16:00 - Blue Jackets: K. Johnson (assists: S. Monahan, D. Mateychuk); score after goal 1-1
- 1st 18:10 - Sabres: J. Norris (assists: O. Power); score after goal 2-1
- 2nd 04:30 - Sabres: R. Dahlin (assists: P. Krebs, O. Power); score after goal 3-1
- 2nd 09:46 - Sabres: J. Norris (assists: Z. Benson, T. Thompson); score after goal 4-1
- 2nd 10:53 - Sabres: J. Doan (assists: N. Ostlund, J. Quinn); score after goal 5-1
- 3rd 18:21 - Blue Jackets: Z. Werenski (assists: M. Knies, K. Johnson); score after goal 5-2
Standout players: O. Power (0 G, 3 A); J. Norris (2 G, 0 A); U. Luukkonen (24 saves); J. Greaves (32 saves).
IHM Comment: Buffalo’s separation came in a brisk second-period spell. R. Dahlin restored the two-goal cushion, J. Norris followed with his second of the night, and J. Doan made it five to one just over six minutes later. Once that response to K. Johnson’s equaliser had gathered pace, the Sabres had put the result under firm control.
2. Wild 4-1 Sharks
Match date: 7 November 2026, 03:00. Home: Wild. Away: Sharks.
Game recap: K. Kaprizov opened the scoring for Wild at 1st 07:55. After the first period, Wild led 1-0 (home-away). At the second intermission, Wild led 2-1 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Wild led 4-1 (home-away). Wild defeated Sharks 4-1.
Goals and scoring timeline
- 1st 07:55 - Wild: K. Kaprizov (assists: Q. Hughes, M. Boldy); score after goal 1-0
- 2nd 12:11 - Sharks: M. Celebrini (assists: D. Orlov, W. Smith); score after goal 1-1
- 2nd 14:15 - Wild: M. Shabanov (assists: K. Kaprizov, Q. Hughes); score after goal 2-1
- 3rd 06:54 - Wild: Q. Hughes (assists: K. Kaprizov, J. Brodin); score after goal 3-1
- 3rd 13:58 - Wild: Z. Bogosian (assists: J. Eriksson Ek, K. Kaprizov); score after goal 4-1
Standout players: K. Kaprizov (1 G, 3 A); Q. Hughes (1 G, 2 A); J. Wallstedt (23 saves); Y. Askarov (25 saves).
IHM Comment: M. Celebrini gave San Jose an equaliser midway through the second, but the Wild answered through M. Shabanov barely two minutes later. That immediate restoration of the lead changed the demand on the Sharks, and Minnesota added Q. Hughes and Z. Bogosian goals in the third to turn a close contest into a clear home win.
3. Flames 3-5 Ducks
Match date: 7 November 2026, 03:00. Home: Flames. Away: Ducks.
Game recap: W. Stromgren opened the scoring for Flames at 1st 02:23. After the first period, Flames led 3-1 (home-away). At the second intermission, Flames led 3-2 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Ducks led 3-5 (home-away). Ducks defeated Flames 5-3.
Goals and scoring timeline
- 1st 02:23 - Flames: W. Stromgren (assists: Z. Parekh, Y. Kuznetsov); score after goal 1-0
- 1st 02:50 - Ducks: J. Malott (unassisted or no assists credited); score after goal 1-1
- 1st 16:29 - Flames: J. Hanley (assists: M. Frost, S. Nemec); score after goal 2-1
- 1st 19:02 - Flames: J. Farabee (assists: Z. Parekh, M. Frost); score after goal 3-1
- 2nd 12:02 - Ducks: T. Luneau (assists: J. LaCombe, L. Carlsson); score after goal 3-2
- 3rd 00:55 - Ducks: L. Carlsson (assists: B. Sennecke, M. Granlund); score after goal 3-3
- 3rd 18:26 - Ducks: C. Gauthier (assists: M. Granlund, B. Sennecke); score after goal 3-4
- 3rd 19:48 - Ducks: N. Nesterenko (unassisted or no assists credited); score after goal 3-5
Standout players: L. Carlsson (1 G, 1 A); M. Frost (0 G, 2 A); D. Wolf (24 saves); L. Dostal (8 saves); V. Husso (10 saves).
IHM Comment: Anaheim’s comeback had one final, ruthless turn. L. Carlsson levelled at three only fifty-five seconds into the third, yet the Ducks still needed C. Gauthier’s goal with one minute and thirty-four seconds remaining to take the lead. N. Nesterenko then added another late goal, completing a striking reversal after Calgary led three to one.