NBA and NHL and College football results for Tuesday, October 27, 2026: the day in numbers
Jayson Tatum scored 40 points on Tuesday, his most since May 12, 2025, and BOS needed every one of them to beat BKN 125-124. On a night when Vancouver and Portland also made news, Tatum's game was the one that went furthest back in our records. It was 16 points above the 24 he had been averaging, and it was BOS's third straight win.
NBA
Tatum shot 10-for-20 and added 5 rebounds and 8 assists. BOS is now 3-1. The 125-124 final added up to 249 points, almost 20 above the league's season average of 229.2. BKN fell to 0-4 with the loss. Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points and 12 rebounds for BKN. He had been averaging 5.3 rebounds, so he more than doubled that.
The highest-scoring game of the night was in LAL, where POR won 136-129 and stayed unbeaten at 3-0. The 265 combined points were 35.8 above the season average. Luka Doncic scored 41 with 9 assists and 6 threes, 6.7 points above his 34.3 average. Austin Reaves added 26 points and 7 assists. LAL's three-game winning streak ended, and the team is now 3-1.
The night's upset by records came from NY, who were 0-3 coming in and beat 3-0 DET 111-97. That ended NY's three-game losing streak and DET's three-game winning streak. Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds on 12-of-21 shooting. He had been averaging 12 rebounds, so he finished 8 above that. The game produced 208 combined points, 21.2 below the season average and the lowest total of the night.
SA beat SAC 130-103, and SAC is now 0-4. Julian Champagnie made 8 threes on his way to 26 points, shooting 9-for-14. He had been averaging 8.7 points and 2.3 threes, so this was 17 points above his average. Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks on 14-of-21 shooting. SA has won two straight and is 2-2. SAC's De'Andre Hunter scored 24 in the loss, 18 above his 5.7 average.
Over the last 10 seasons, NBA teams on the second night of a back-to-back have won 43% of 3,095 games against rested opponents. Tuesday's one such game went to the tired team.
NHL
VAN had lost 10 straight and won 6-5 at ANA. By records it was an upset: VAN came in with three wins and is now 3-10-1, while ANA is 5-6-1. Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored 2 goals and had 1 assist. Both were his highs for any game in our records, which go back to 2024. He came in averaging 0.7 points and 1.5 shots and finished with 3 points on 4 shots. Brock Boeser had 1 goal, 2 assists and 6 shots, five times his 1.2 shot average. For ANA, A.J. Greer scored twice and Jackson LaCombe had 3 assists. The 11 total goals were 4.7 more than the season average of 6.3.
In STL, Jacob Fowler stopped all 46 shots in MTL's 2-0 win. He had been facing 24.2 shots a game, so this was nearly double his usual workload. MTL has won three straight and is 7-3-2. BUF also won 2-0, at SJ, behind Colten Ellis's 23-save shutout, which ended BUF's three-game losing streak. At the other end, Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves on 39 shots for SJ.
FLA beat WPG 5-1, and WPG has now lost six straight. Matthew Tkachuk had 4 assists, Seth Jones had 3, Brady Tkachuk had 1 goal and 2 assists, and Carter Verhaeghe scored twice.
NJ won its fourth straight, 5-1 at DAL, which ended DAL's five-game winning streak. Nico Hischier scored twice for NJ.
CBJ won 4-3 at PHI, and Kent Johnson had 2 goals and 1 assist. It was his first two-goal game since February 22, 2025, and his most points since April 1, 2025. CBJ has won two straight and is back to 5-5-0. PHI has lost two straight and is 3-7-4.
In the low-scoring games, CAR beat BOS 2-1 and is 10-2-2. MIN won its third straight, 3-1 at UTA, and is 9-3-2. CHI beat LA 2-1, and VGK beat OTT 4-1. Both wins ended three-game losing streaks. NYI won 4-3 at NSH.
Over the last 10 seasons, NHL teams on the second night of a back-to-back have won 42% of 2,639 games against rested opponents. Tuesday's one such game went to the rested team.
College football
DEL won 35-21 at WKU. DEL has won two straight and is back to .500 at 4-4, while WKU is 3-5. MOST beat SHSU 24-3, and SHSU has now lost five straight and is 1-7. That game had 27 combined points, about half the season average of 53.5.
Numbers to know
Tatum's 40 points were his most since May 12, 2025.
VAN's 6-5 win ended a 10-game losing streak, and Lekkerimaki's 2 goals and 3 points were his most in any game in our records, which go back to 2024.
Fowler made 46 saves in his shutout, almost twice the 24.2 shots he had been facing per game.
POR and LAL combined for 265 points, 35.8 above the NBA season average.
Champagnie made 8 threes after averaging 2.3 per game.
NBA final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| BKN @ BOS | 124-125 | BKN 0-4 (L4) · BOS 3-1 (W3) |
| DET @ NY | 97-111 | DET 3-1 (L1) · NY 1-3 (W1) |
| SAC @ SA | 103-130 | SAC 0-4 (L4) · SA 2-2 (W2) |
| POR @ LAL | 136-129 | POR 3-0 (W3) · LAL 3-1 (L1) |
NBA standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum BOS vs BKN | 40 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast (10-20 FG, 2 3PM) scoring leader, 16 points over his season average |
| Karl-Anthony Towns NY vs DET | 27 pts, 20 reb, 3 ast (12-21 FG, 1 3PM) scoring leader, 15+ rebounds |
| Julian Champagnie SA vs SAC | 26 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast (9-14 FG, 8 3PM) 7+ threes, 17 points over his season average |
| Luka Doncic LAL vs POR | 41 pts, 5 reb, 9 ast (12-22 FG, 6 3PM) scoring leader |
| Victor Wembanyama SA vs SAC | 29 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 5 blk (14-21 FG, 0 3PM) scoring leader |
| Michael Porter Jr. BKN vs BOS | 27 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast (8-16 FG, 6 3PM) scoring leader |
| Austin Reaves LAL vs POR | 26 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast (8-13 FG, 4 3PM) scoring leader |
| De'Andre Hunter SAC vs SA | 24 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast (8-13 FG, 5 3PM) 18 points over his season average |
NHL final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| CBJ @ PHI | 4-3 | CBJ 5-5-0 (W2) · PHI 3-7-4 (L2) |
| BOS @ CAR | 1-2 | BOS 9-3-1 (L1) · CAR 10-2-2 (W2) |
| LA @ CHI | 1-2 | LA 3-6-2 (L1) · CHI 4-8-0 (W1) |
| MTL @ STL | 2-0 | MTL 7-3-2 (W3) · STL 5-6-1 (L2) |
| NYI @ NSH | 4-3 | NYI 6-4-2 (W1) · NSH 4-3-5 (L1) |
| NJ @ DAL | 5-1 | NJ 8-4-0 (W4) · DAL 7-4-1 (L1) |
| FLA @ WPG | 5-1 | FLA 7-4-2 (W2) · WPG 4-5-3 (L6) |
| MIN @ UTA | 3-1 | MIN 9-3-2 (W3) · UTA 8-5-0 (L1) |
| OTT @ VGK | 1-4 | OTT 8-5-0 (L1) · VGK 9-4-1 (W1) |
| VAN @ ANA | 6-5 | VAN 3-10-1 (W1) · ANA 5-6-1 (L1) |
| BUF @ SJ | 2-0 | BUF 5-4-3 (W1) · SJ 6-6-1 (L2) |
NHL standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Kent Johnson CBJ vs PHI | 2 G, 1 A, 2 shots two goals, 3-point night |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki VAN vs ANA | 2 G, 1 A, 4 shots two goals, 3-point night |
| A.J. Greer ANA vs VAN | 2 G, 0 A, 2 shots two goals |
| Jackson LaCombe ANA vs VAN | 0 G, 3 A, 1 shots 3-point night |
| Colten Ellis BUF vs SJ | 23 saves on 23 shots, shutout shutout |
| Matthew Tkachuk FLA vs WPG | 0 G, 4 A, 1 shots 4-point night |
| Brady Tkachuk FLA vs WPG | 1 G, 2 A, 1 shots 3-point night |
| Carter Verhaeghe FLA vs WPG | 2 G, 0 A, 3 shots two goals |
| Seth Jones FLA vs WPG | 0 G, 3 A, 3 shots 3-point night |
| Jacob Fowler MTL vs STL | 46 saves on 46 shots, shutout shutout |
| Nico Hischier NJ vs DAL | 2 G, 0 A, 3 shots two goals |
| Yaroslav Askarov SJ vs BUF | 38 saves on 39 shots 38+ saves |
| Brock Boeser VAN vs ANA | 1 G, 2 A, 6 shots 3-point night |
College football final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| DEL @ WKU | 35-21 | DEL 4-4 (W2) · WKU 3-5 (L1) |
| SHSU @ MOST | 3-24 | SHSU 1-7 (L5) · MOST 3-5 (W1) |
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