{"id":432410,"date":"2026-01-28T11:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/432410\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:48:13","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-january-28-2026-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/432410\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 January 28, 2026 &#8211; The Hockey Writers &#8211; NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/tag\/nhl-daily-recap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, we will be looking at the scores of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/scoreboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 NHL games\u00a0<\/a>that were played on Jan. 27, 2026. Which saw the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Buffalo Sabres. As well as\u00a0the Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken battle it out in the late game.<\/p>\n<p>All that and more in the Morning Recap.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 9:29 \u2013 Rasmus Dahlin (9) from Ryan McLeod (24), Mattias Samuelsson (21)<br \/>P1 13:16 \u2013 Josh Doan (16) from Dahlin (30)<br \/>P1 18:05 \u2013 Tage Thompson (28) unassisted<br \/>P2 18:17 \u2013 Dahlin (10) from Samuelsson (22), Peyton Krebs (16)<br \/>P3 0:16 \u2013 Alex Tuch (19) from Thompson (27), Samuelsson (23)<br \/>P3 11:33 \u2013 Jack Quinn (12) from Dahlin (31)<br \/>P3 19:16 \u2013 Dahlin (11) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 7:44 \u2013 Matthew Knies (13) from John Tavares (26), Matias Maccelli (14)<br \/>P1 10:49 \u2013 Auston Matthews (26) from Max Domi (19), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24)<br \/>P2 11:17 \u2013 Bobby McMann (17) from Matthews (18), Domi (20)<br \/>P3 14:59 \u2013 Domi (8) from Matthews (19), McMann (12)<\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 15:46 \u2013 Nick Schmaltz (19) unassisted<br \/>P2 3:46 \u2013 Sean Durzi (4) from Jack McBain (11), Michael Carcone (9)<br \/>P3 11:05 \u2013 Mikhail Sergachev (8) from Durzi (13)<br \/>P3 19:04 \u2013 Barrett Hayton (7) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 2:52 \u2013 Sandis Vilmanis (1) unassisted<br \/>P2 9:55 \u2013 Cole Schwindt (3) unassisted<br \/>P3 19:44 \u2013 Carter Verhaeghe (16) from Sam Bennett (22), Brad Marchand (25)<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 10:00 \u2013 Samuel Helenius (2) from Jeff Malott (4)<br \/>P3 6:46 \u2013 Andrei Kuzmenko (11) from Adrian Kempe (23), Kevin Fiala (19)<br \/>P3 18:47 \u2013 Corey Perry (11) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 17:45 \u2013 Alex DeBrincat (28) from Moritz Seider (29), Patrick Kane (23)<\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:38 \u2013 Pavel Dorofeyev (23) unassisted<br \/>P3 16:52 \u2013 Dorofeyev (24) from Ben Hutton (8), Braeden Bowman (12)<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 4:24 \u2013 Phillip Danault (2) from Zack Bolduc (10)<br \/>P2 8:55 \u2013 Cole Caufield (30) from Noah Dobson (23), Mike Matheson (21)<br \/>OT 3:58 \u2013 Jake Evans (6) from Alexandre Texier (11)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 1:33 \u2013 Mark Scheifele (26) from Kyle Connor (36), Gabriel Vilardi (26)<br \/>P2 3:23 \u2013 Vilardi (20) from Scheifele (37), Connor (37)<br \/>P2 7:51 \u2013 Cole Koepke (5) from Alex Iafallo (11), Morgan Barron (10)<br \/>P2 16:42 \u2013 Nino Niederreiter (8) from Vladislav Namestnikov (6), Adam Lowry (8)<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:02 \u2013 Lenni Hameenaho (2) from Arseny Gritsyuk (13)<br \/>P2 19:24 \u2013 Jesper Bratt (12) from Jack Hughes (23), Dougie Hamilton (14)<br \/>P3 18:14 \u2013 Nico Hischier (17) from Bratt (27), Hughes (24)<\/p>\n<p>Boston Bruins Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 13:16 \u2013 Hampus Lindholm (4) from Mason Lohrei (17), Fraser Minten (13)<br \/>P2 2:48 \u2013 Morgan Geekie (30) from David Pastrnak (47), Jonathan Aspirot (2)<br \/>OT 0:15 \u2013 Pastrnak (22) from Charlie McAvoy (31), Marat Khusnutdinov (12)<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Morgan-Geekie-Bruins-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Geekie Boston Bruins\" class=\"wp-image-1572006\"  \/>Morgan Geekie, Boston Bruins (Winslow Townson-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 19:25 \u2013 Roman Josi (9) from Ryan O\u2019Reilly (33), Steven Stamkos (13)<br \/>P3 13:17 \u2013 Nick Blankenburg (6) from Adam Wilsby (7), Luke Evangelista (31)<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Stars Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 3:20 \u2013 Matt Duchene (6) from Mikko Rantanen (45), Jason Robertson (31)<br \/>P2 4:00 \u2013 Duchene (7) from Sam Steel (13), Thomas Harley (17)<br \/>P2 18:06 \u2013 Roope Hintz (15) from Robertson (32), Miro Heiskanen (34)<br \/>P3 18:53 \u2013 Harley (3) from Wyatt Johnston (30)<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 3:15 \u2013 Robby Fabbri (1) from Justin Faulk (14), Tyler Tucker (8)<br \/>P3 6:22 \u2013 Brayden Schenn (11) from Jimmy Snuggerud (10), Dalibor Dvorsky (5)<br \/>P3 15:50 \u2013 Schenn (12) from Snuggerud (11)<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 1:19 \u2013 Teuvo Teravainen (10) from Connor Bedard (29), Louis Crevier (11)<br \/>P1 15:14 \u2013 Ryan Donato (11) unassisted<br \/>P2 5:54 \u2013 Ilya Mikheyev (10) from Alex Vlasic (11), Jason Dickinson (5)<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Wild Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 12:33 \u2013 Yakov Trenin (4) from Daemon Hunt (4)<br \/>P3 3:57 \u2013 Joel Eriksson Ek (13) from Marcus Johansson (22), Quinn Hughes (45)<br \/>P3 17:58 \u2013 Jared Spurgeon (5) from Eriksson Ek (22), Matt Boldy (26)<\/p>\n<p>Shootout Summary<\/p>\n<p>MIN: Kirill Kaprizov <\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 1:51 \u2013 Macklin Celebrini (27) from Will Smith (20), Sam Dickinson (6)<br \/>P1 4:43 \u2013 Adam Gaudette (11) from William Eklund (21), Celebrini (49)<br \/>P1 5:55 \u2013 Tyler Toffoli (15) from Alexander Wennberg (25), Dickinson (7)<br \/>P2 9:07 \u2013 Smith (15) from John Klingberg (9), Celebrini (50)<br \/>P3 0:28 \u2013 Klingberg (10) from Smith (21), Celebrini (51)<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Canucks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 1:15 \u2013 Tom Willander (3) from Elias Pettersson (19), Jake DeBrusk (13)<br \/>P3 9:15 \u2013 Filip Hronek (5) from Pettersson (20), DeBrusk (14)<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Kraken Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 1:15 \u2013 Jared McCann (13) from Jordan Eberle (17), Chandler Stephenson (18)<br \/>P2 10:09 \u2013 McCann (14) from Matty Beniers (23), Ryan Lindgren (7)<br \/>P2 17:54 \u2013 Eberle (19) from McCann (11), Adam Larsson (8)<br \/>P3 13:12 \u2013 Ryker Evans (5) from Frederick Gaudreau (10)<br \/>P3 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