NHL Morning Recap – February 6, 2026

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the seven NHL games that were played on Feb. 5, 2026. Which saw the New Jersey Devils host the New York Islanders. As well as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights battle it out in the last game before the Olympic break.

All that and more in the Morning Recap.

ISLANDERS 3 at DEVILS 1

New York Islanders Scoring Summary:

P2 6:30 – Casey Cizikas (7) from Kyle MacLean (4), Marc Gatcomb (3)
P3 16:33 – Bo Horvat (24), unassisted
P3 19:36 – Mathew Barzal (17) from Bo Horvat (16) – Empty Net

New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary:

P2 18:26 – Nico Hischier (19) from Jesper Bratt (28), Jake Allen (1)

PENGUINS 5 at SABRES 2

Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Summary:

P1 9:18 – Avery Hayes (1) from Ilya Solovyov (5), Rutger McGroarty (3)
P1 18:47 – Avery Hayes (2) from Anthony Mantha (22), Parker Wotherspoon (16)
P2 7:44 – Ben Kindel (13), unassisted
P3 15:33 – Tommy Novak (11) from Egor Chinakhov (7), Evgeni Malkin (31)
P3 19:46 – Ben Kindel (14) from Connor Dewar (11) – Empty Net

Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary:

P1 1:46 – Jason Zucker (15) from Ryan McLeod (30), Bowen Byram (18)
P3 1:55 – Tage Thompson (30) from Jack Quinn (25), Rasmus Dahlin (37)

SENATORS 2 at FLYERS 1 – OT

Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary:

P2 9:55 – Nick Cousins (8) from Shane Pinto (14), Michael Amadio (14)
OT 0:47 – Tim Stützle (28) from Brady Tkachuk (23)

Philadelphia Flyers Scoring Summary:

P3 18:46 – Jamie Drysdale (5) from Bobby Brink (11), Trevor Zegras (29)

PREDATORS 2 at CAPITALS 4

Nashville Predators Scoring Summary:

P2 17:40 – Jonathan Marchessault (10) from Erik Haula (20), Adam Wilsby (10)
P3 1:17 – Michael McCarron (5) from Cole Smith (4), Adam Wilsby (11)

Jakob Chychrun Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun celebrates after scoring a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

Washington Capitals Scoring Summary:

P1 4:15 – Tom Wilson (23) from Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Jakob Chychrun (25)
P1 12:48 – Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) from Dylan Strome (30), John Carlson (36)
P2 8:42 – Jakob Chychrun (20), unassisted
P3 13:11 – Jakob Chychrun (21) from Dylan Strome (31), Alex Ovechkin (26)

HURRICANES 2 at RANGERS 0

Carolina Hurricanes Scoring Summary:

P1 6:26 – Andrei Svechnikov (21) from Mark Jankowski (8)
P3 19:06 – Jordan Staal (15) from Nikolaj Ehlers (29), Jackson Blake (17) – Empty Net

PANTHERS 1 at LIGHTNING 6

Florida Panthers Scoring Summary:

P3 9:50 – Mackie Samoskevich (6) from Jesper Boqvist (5), Anton Lundell (24)

Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary:

P1 2:08 – Brandon Hagel (27) from Victor Hedman (13)
P1 14:08 – Zemgus Girgensons (7) from Pontus Holmberg (8), Yanni Gourde (15)
P2 1:14 – Jake Guentzel (26) from Darren Raddysh (35), Nikita Kucherov (62)
P2 17:50 – Erik Cernak (1) from Ryan McDonagh (6), Dominic James (8)
P3 6:09 – Pontus Holmberg (9) from Gage Goncalves (11), Oliver Bjorkstrand (17)
P3 15:41 – Oliver Bjorkstrand (10), unassisted

KINGS 1 at GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4

Vegas Golden Knights Scoring Summary:

P1 8:22 – Jack Eichel (21) from Mark Stone (38), Ivan Barbashev (24)
P1 11:49 – Mark Stone (21) from Ivan Barbashev (25), Jack Eichel (47)
P1 13:29 – Pavel Dorofeyev (26) from Mark Stone (39), Tomas Hertl (27)
P1 13:49 – Mitch Marner (16) from Pavel Dorofeyev (18)

Los Angeles Kings Scoring Summary:

P1 15:03 – Trevor Moore (7) from Joel Armia (10), Anze Kopitar (16)

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