NHL Recaps: Sunday, Nov 30, 2025

4 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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Washington Capitals

New York Islanders

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 4–1

Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Tom Wilson (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:16 together.

•Tom Wilson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:29.
•Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:54.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:16 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 5–3

Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 5–3 at home. Connor Bedard (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Burakovsky, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:26 together.

•Connor Bedard had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:14.
•Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:33.
•Troy Terry had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:31.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Carolina Hurricanes edge Calgary Flames 1–0 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Calgary Flames 1–0 in overtime at home. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Hunt–Beecher–Klapka skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Hunt–Beecher–Klapka skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 22:30, +3:20 up on his 19:10 season average over 54 games.
•William Carrier (CAR) played 13:51, +3:08 up on his 10:43 season average over 69 games.

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Dallas Stars rout Ottawa Senators 6–1

Dallas Stars beat Ottawa Senators 6–1 at home. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 3G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Wyatt Johnston had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 17:56.
•Jason Robertson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.
•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:41.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Olen Zellweger for ANA @ CHI, 82.2 mph. Full game report →

Olen Zellweger (ANA @ CHI): Rebound, 0 passes, 82.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs OTT	3	1	4	4	0	0	17:56	—
Connor Bedard CHI	vs ANA	2	2	4	5	0	0	20:14	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at NYI	2	1	3	3	2	1	19:29	—
Jason Robertson DAL	vs OTT	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:20	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	vs OTT	0	3	3	3	0	0	17:41	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	at CHI	1	1	2	8	1	0	18:33	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at NYI	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:54	—
Troy Terry ANA	at CHI	0	2	2	2	0	1	21:31	—
Roope Hintz DAL	vs OTT	0	2	2	2	1	0	12:22	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Cizikas–MacLean–Tsyplakov skated 7:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Dickinson–Mikheyev skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Hunt–Beecher–Klapka skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Logan Thompson WSH	at NYI	W	31	1	.968
Spencer Knight CHI	vs ANA	W	26	3	.885
Linus Ullmark OTT	at DAL	L	26	6	.769
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs WSH	L	17	2	.882
Devin Cooley CGY	at CAR	O	17	1	.941
Petr Mrazek ANA	at CHI	—	16	3	.813
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs CGY	W	16	0	.1000
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs OTT	W	16	1	.938
Ville Husso ANA	at CHI	L	1	1	.000

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