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Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap. All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps Today, we will be looking at the eight games that were played on Oct. 26, 2025. Which includes Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils taking on Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche. We also saw the Utah Mammoth continue their winning streak. All that and more in latest edition of the NHL Morning Recap.

Dubois left the game late in the first period, going down after a faceoff with Islanders centerman Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Pageau appeared to drive Dubois to the ice with his stick, buckling his knees. The 27-year-old forward needed assistance to get off the ice and did not return for the rest of the 3-1 loss. "He'll be re-evaluated tomorrow," head coach Spencer Carbery said postgame.

Over the last two games, a blowout win over the Detroit Red Wings and an OT loss yesterday to the Philadelphia Flyers, the opposition made sure they were physical with Schaefer early and often. At the conclusion of Thursday's game, Mason Appleton of the Red Wings got into it with Schaefer in the dying moments of the game, resulting in the Islanders' cavalry rushing to his side.

The New York Islanders finally offered a full-length glimpse of what they look like when all layers of their lineup fire at once - and the result was emphatic. New York overwhelmed the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 on Thursday night at UBS Arena, a fourth straight win that looked nothing like the team that opened the season 0-3. The offense came from everywhere.

Laughton has had rotten luck since being acquired by the Leafs from the Philadelphia Flyers at last season's trade deadline. The 31-year-old forward was not able to adjust to coming back to his hometown and just before training camp a couple months ago, he had to explain why his time in Toronto has gone so poorly so far. With hope that he could turn it around and really be a stabilizing force down in the Leafs' bottom six, there was general optimism heading into the season.

The New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators clashed in an afternoon game, with the Islanders coming out on top 5-4. Islanders Goal Summary: P2 6:50 - Emil Heineman (2) from Jonathan Drouin (3) & Scott Mayfield (2) P2 9:57 - Bo Horvat (4) from Ryan Pulock (2) & Andres Lee (1) P2 17:45 - Lee (1) from Maxim Shabanov (1) & Matthew Schaefer (4) P3 6:00 - Kyle Palmieri (2) from Mathew Barzal (3) & Adam Pelech (1) P3 18:57 - Lee (2) from Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2) Senators Goal Summary: P1 17:01 - David Perron (2) from Thomas Chabot (2) & Arthur Kaliyev (1) P2 5:32 - Shane Pinto (7) from Drake Batherson (2) & Chabot (3) P2 16:46 - Tim Stutzle (2) from Nick Jensen (1) & Batherson (3) P2 18:47 - Dylan Cozens (3) from Stutzle (2)

"I didn't grow up deeply immersed in hockey, even though my brothers loved the sport. It wasn't until I met Connor that I truly began to understand the game. The skill, the strategy, the passion that drives it."

The Toronto Maple Leafs are having a somewhat normal start to their season. A couple disappointing performances against the Detroit Red Wings, but then a dominating win over the lowly Nashville Predators. Balance before the season truly gets going. But of course, some drama had to happen just before the fifth game of their campaign. At Thursday's morning skate before the Leafs lace up to take on the visiting New York Rangers, there was no sign of William Nylander. Every single beat reporter, seemingly at the same time, realized that the top Toronto winger was absent from the typical practice ahead of that night's game.

He's just being Tom.

BOSTON (AP) - Pontus Holmberg put Tampa Bay up by three goals late in the second period and the Lightning held on to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday. Holmberg scored with a wrist shot 3:37 into the second to give the Lightning a 4-1 lead. Max Crozier and Oliver Bjorkstrand each got an assist. Anthony Cirelli scored twice and Yanni Gourde added another for the Lightning.