{"id":448799,"date":"2026-02-06T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/448799\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:05:13","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-february-6-2026-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/448799\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 February 6, 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\">seven NHL games\u00a0<\/a>that were played on Feb. 5, 2026. Which saw the New Jersey Devils host the New York Islanders. As well as\u00a0the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights battle it out in the last game before the Olympic break.<\/p>\n<p>All that and more in the Morning Recap.<\/p>\n<p>New York Islanders Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P2 6:30 \u2013 Casey Cizikas (7) from Kyle MacLean (4), Marc Gatcomb (3)<br \/>P3 16:33 \u2013 Bo Horvat (24), unassisted<br \/>P3 19:36 \u2013 Mathew Barzal (17) from Bo Horvat (16) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P2 18:26 \u2013 Nico Hischier (19) from Jesper Bratt (28), Jake Allen (1)<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 9:18 \u2013 Avery Hayes (1) from Ilya Solovyov (5), Rutger McGroarty (3)<br \/>P1 18:47 \u2013 Avery Hayes (2) from Anthony Mantha (22), Parker Wotherspoon (16)<br \/>P2 7:44 \u2013 Ben Kindel (13), unassisted<br \/>P3 15:33 \u2013 Tommy Novak (11) from Egor Chinakhov (7), Evgeni Malkin (31)<br \/>P3 19:46 \u2013 Ben Kindel (14) from Connor Dewar (11) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 1:46 \u2013 Jason Zucker (15) from Ryan McLeod (30), Bowen Byram (18)<br \/>P3 1:55 \u2013 Tage Thompson (30) from Jack Quinn (25), Rasmus Dahlin (37)<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P2 9:55 \u2013 Nick Cousins (8) from Shane Pinto (14), Michael Amadio (14)<br \/>OT 0:47 \u2013 Tim St\u00fctzle (28) from Brady Tkachuk (23)<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Flyers Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P3 18:46 \u2013 Jamie Drysdale (5) from Bobby Brink (11), Trevor Zegras (29)<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P2 17:40 \u2013 Jonathan Marchessault (10) from Erik Haula (20), Adam Wilsby (10)<br \/>P3 1:17 \u2013 Michael McCarron (5) from Cole Smith (4), Adam Wilsby (11)<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jakob-Chychrun-Capitals-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Jakob Chychrun Washington Capitals\" class=\"wp-image-1589680\"  \/>Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun celebrates after scoring a goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 4:15 \u2013 Tom Wilson (23) from Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Jakob Chychrun (25)<br \/>P1 12:48 \u2013 Pierre-Luc Dubois (1) from Dylan Strome (30), John Carlson (36)<br \/>P2 8:42 \u2013 Jakob Chychrun (20), unassisted<br \/>P3 13:11 \u2013 Jakob Chychrun (21) from Dylan Strome (31), Alex Ovechkin (26)<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Hurricanes Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 6:26 \u2013 Andrei Svechnikov (21) from Mark Jankowski (8)<br \/>P3 19:06 \u2013 Jordan Staal (15) from Nikolaj Ehlers (29), Jackson Blake (17) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P3 9:50 \u2013 Mackie Samoskevich (6) from Jesper Boqvist (5), Anton Lundell (24)<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 2:08 \u2013 Brandon Hagel (27) from Victor Hedman (13)<br \/>P1 14:08 \u2013 Zemgus Girgensons (7) from Pontus Holmberg (8), Yanni Gourde (15)<br \/>P2 1:14 \u2013 Jake Guentzel (26) from Darren Raddysh (35), Nikita Kucherov (62)<br \/>P2 17:50 \u2013 Erik Cernak (1) from Ryan McDonagh (6), Dominic James (8)<br \/>P3 6:09 \u2013 Pontus Holmberg (9) from Gage Goncalves (11), Oliver Bjorkstrand (17)<br \/>P3 15:41 \u2013 Oliver Bjorkstrand (10), unassisted<\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:22 \u2013 Jack Eichel (21) from Mark Stone (38), Ivan Barbashev (24)<br \/>P1 11:49 \u2013 Mark Stone (21) from Ivan Barbashev (25), Jack Eichel (47)<br \/>P1 13:29 \u2013 Pavel Dorofeyev (26) from Mark Stone (39), Tomas Hertl (27)<br \/>P1 13:49 \u2013 Mitch Marner (16) from Pavel Dorofeyev (18)<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n<p>P1 15:03 \u2013 Trevor Moore (7) from Joel Armia (10), Anze Kopitar (16)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.substack.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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