IHM NHL Match Day Recaps - 6 NHL games on 8 November 2026 - 9 November 2026 (European time)

NHL Match Day Recaps: All 6 Games, Goals and Results | 8 November 2026 - 9 November 2026

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NHL Match Day Recaps: all 6 completed regular-season games from the 2026-11-08 NHL schedule. This edition covers every final score, goal, credited assist, standout player and a separate IHM comment for each game.

Match index: Bruins vs Panthers · Sabres vs Golden Knights · Jets vs Lightning · Maple Leafs vs Devils · Flames vs Flyers · Ducks vs Penguins

1. Bruins 4-1 Panthers

Match date: 8 November 2026, 20:00. Home: Bruins. Away: Panthers.

Game recap: E. Lindholm opened the scoring for Bruins at 1st 04:50. After the first period, Bruins led 3-1 (home-away). At the second intermission, Bruins led 3-1 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Bruins led 4-1 (home-away). Bruins defeated Panthers 4-1.

Goals and scoring timeline

  1. 1st 04:50 - Bruins: E. Lindholm (assists: C. Mittelstadt, C. McAvoy); score after goal 1-0
  2. 1st 06:11 - Bruins: M. Eyssimont (assists: F. Minten); score after goal 2-0
  3. 1st 15:59 - Bruins: M. Geekie (assists: D. Pastrnak, P. Zacha); score after goal 3-0
  4. 1st 18:05 - Panthers: C. Verhaeghe (assists: B. Tkachuk, M. Tkachuk); score after goal 3-1
  5. 3rd 00:58 - Bruins: J. Peterka (assists: D. Pastrnak, P. Zacha); score after goal 4-1

Standout players: P. Zacha (0 G, 2 A); D. Pastrnak (0 G, 2 A); J. Swayman (40 saves); J. Markstrom (32 saves).

IHM Comment: Bruins established control in the first period through E. Lindholm, M. Eyssimont and M. Geekie, building a three-goal cushion before C. Verhaeghe answered for the Panthers. J. Peterka’s goal inside the first minute of the third then restored that three-goal separation, removing the chance for Florida to turn its late first-period marker into momentum.

2. Sabres 1-4 Golden Knights

Match date: 8 November 2026, 22:30. Home: Sabres. Away: Golden Knights.

Game recap: M. Marner opened the scoring for Golden Knights at 2nd 12:17. After the first period, the teams were level at 0-0. At the second intermission, Golden Knights led 0-2 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Golden Knights led 1-4 (home-away). Golden Knights defeated Sabres 4-1.

Goals and scoring timeline

  1. 2nd 12:17 - Golden Knights: M. Marner (unassisted or no assists credited); score after goal 0-1
  2. 2nd 13:43 - Golden Knights: J. Eichel (assists: I. Barbashev); score after goal 0-2
  3. 3rd 04:26 - Sabres: B. Malenstyn (assists: T. Kozak, M. Samuelsson); score after goal 1-2
  4. 3rd 05:43 - Golden Knights: T. Hertl (assists: M. Marner); score after goal 1-3
  5. 3rd 10:00 - Golden Knights: T. Hertl (assists: I. Barbashev, S. Theodore); score after goal 1-4

Standout players: T. Hertl (2 G, 0 A); M. Marner (1 G, 1 A); C. Ellis (22 saves); A. Hill (28 saves).

IHM Comment: Buffalo had narrowed the deficit to one when B. Malenstyn scored early in the third, but T. Hertl answered for the Golden Knights just over a minute later. That immediate restoration of a two-goal lead was the key turn, and Hertl’s second of the night later put the result beyond doubt.

3. Jets 4-3 Lightning

Match date: 9 November 2026, 01:00. Home: Jets. Away: Lightning.

Game recap: C. Perfetti opened the scoring for Jets at 2nd 01:53. After the first period, the teams were level at 0-0. At the second intermission, Jets led 2-0 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Jets led 4-3 (home-away). Jets defeated Lightning 4-3.

Goals and scoring timeline

  1. 2nd 01:53 - Jets: C. Perfetti (assists: M. Scheifele, H. Fleury); score after goal 1-0
  2. 2nd 12:38 - Jets: M. Barron (assists: N. Pionk, V. Björck); score after goal 2-0
  3. 3rd 08:10 - Jets: B. Yager (assists: V. Björck, A. Iafallo); score after goal 3-0
  4. 3rd 10:22 - Lightning: B. Hagel (assists: A. Cirelli); score after goal 3-1
  5. 3rd 14:01 - Lightning: P. Holmberg (assists: E. Cernak, Z. Girgensons); score after goal 3-2
  6. 3rd 14:27 - Lightning: P. Holmberg (assists: E. Cernak, I. Mikheyev); score after goal 3-3
  7. 3rd 19:58 - Jets: M. Scheifele (assists: C. Perfetti, G. Vilardi); score after goal 4-3

Standout players: P. Holmberg (2 G, 0 A); M. Scheifele (1 G, 1 A); S. Skinner (17 saves); A. Vasilevskiy (21 saves).

IHM Comment: Winnipeg had built a three-goal lead, only for P. Holmberg’s two goals to complete Tampa Bay’s rapid third-period recovery. M. Scheifele’s winner with two seconds left gave the Jets the final word. After surrendering the entire cushion, finding one last finish was a remarkable way to close it.

Read the detailed IHM game report

4. Maple Leafs 0-4 Devils

Match date: 9 November 2026, 02:00. Home: Maple Leafs. Away: Devils.

Game recap: T. Meier opened the scoring for Devils at 2nd 08:28. After the first period, the teams were level at 0-0. At the second intermission, Devils led 0-2 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Devils led 0-4 (home-away). Devils defeated Maple Leafs 4-0.

Goals and scoring timeline

  1. 2nd 08:28 - Devils: T. Meier (assists: D. Chisholm, N. Hischier); score after goal 0-1
  2. 2nd 12:44 - Devils: T. Meier (assists: J. Hughes, J. Bratt); score after goal 0-2
  3. 3rd 09:49 - Devils: N. Hischier (assists: J. Hughes, J. Bratt); score after goal 0-3
  4. 3rd 17:23 - Devils: C. Brown (assists: C. Glass); score after goal 0-4

Standout players: T. Meier (2 G, 0 A); N. Hischier (1 G, 1 A); A. Stolarz (25 saves); C. Hellebuyck (23 saves).

IHM Comment: T. Meier gave the Devils a strong platform, scoring twice in the second period to turn a scoreless game into a two-goal advantage. N. Hischier and C. Brown added third-period goals, but Meier’s repeat finishing was the decisive early separation in New Jersey’s shutout of the Maple Leafs.

5. Flames 4-3 Flyers (OT)

Match date: 9 November 2026, 02:00. Home: Flames. Away: Flyers.

Game recap: D. Barkey opened the scoring for Flyers at 1st 12:46. After the first period, the teams were level at 1-1. At the second intermission, Flyers led 2-3 (home-away). At the end of regulation, the teams were level at 3-3. M. Coronato provided the overtime winner for Flames at 04:08.

Goals and scoring timeline

  1. 1st 12:46 - Flyers: D. Barkey (assists: S. Couturier, J. Drysdale); score after goal 0-1
  2. 1st 15:26 - Flames: Z. Parekh (assists: Y. Kuznetsov, Y. Sharangovich); score after goal 1-1
  3. 2nd 02:16 - Flyers: N. Acciari (assists: N. Seeler, S. Couturier); score after goal 1-2
  4. 2nd 05:59 - Flames: Z. Whitecloud (assists: A. Suniev, Y. Sharangovich); score after goal 2-2
  5. 2nd 15:07 - Flyers: O. Tippett (assists: C. Dvorak, O. Bonk); score after goal 2-3
  6. 3rd 08:27 - Flames: J. Farabee (assists: M. Pospisil); score after goal 3-3
  7. OT 04:08 - Flames: M. Coronato (assists: M. Gridin, S. Nemec); score after goal 4-3

Standout players: Y. Sharangovich (0 G, 2 A); S. Couturier (0 G, 2 A); D. Cooley (31 saves); D. Vladar (22 saves).

IHM Comment: Neither side could hold a lead for long in Calgary, with the Flames answering each Flyers goal before J. Farabee’s third-period equaliser forced overtime. M. Coronato finally broke that pattern at four minutes and eight seconds of the extra period, earning Calgary a hard-fought win after three separate ties.

6. Ducks 5-2 Penguins

Match date: 9 November 2026, 03:00. Home: Ducks. Away: Penguins.

Game recap: M. Granlund opened the scoring for Ducks at 1st 08:26. After the first period, Ducks led 1-0 (home-away). At the second intermission, Ducks led 3-0 (home-away). At the end of regulation, Ducks led 5-2 (home-away). Ducks defeated Penguins 5-2.

Goals and scoring timeline

  1. 1st 08:26 - Ducks: M. Granlund (assists: C. Gauthier, J. LaCombe); score after goal 1-0
  2. 2nd 06:28 - Ducks: C. Gauthier (assists: M. Granlund, J. LaCombe); score after goal 2-0
  3. 2nd 09:11 - Ducks: C. Gauthier (assists: M. Granlund, B. Sennecke); score after goal 3-0
  4. 3rd 05:12 - Ducks: T. Luneau (assists: A. Killorn, R. McQueen); score after goal 4-0
  5. 3rd 08:05 - Penguins: K. Letang (assists: E. Malkin, E. Karlsson); score after goal 4-1
  6. 3rd 13:42 - Penguins: R. Rakell (assists: S. Crosby, E. Malkin); score after goal 4-2
  7. 3rd 19:26 - Ducks: C. Gauthier (assists: J. LaCombe, M. Granlund); score after goal 5-2

Standout players: C. Gauthier (3 G, 1 A); M. Granlund (1 G, 3 A); L. Brossoit (32 saves); A. Silovs (20 saves).

IHM Comment: C. Gauthier’s second-period double changed a one-goal Ducks lead into a three-goal advantage and gave Anaheim a substantial working margin. Pittsburgh did cut the gap in the third, yet Gauthier completed his three-goal night late on, a fitting final contribution to a convincing Ducks result.

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