NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 1, 2025

5 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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Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 5–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 5–3 at NJD. Charlie Coyle (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Charlie Coyle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:27.
•Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
•Miles Wood had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at PHI. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Kindel) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:33 together.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:05.
•Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:13.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:13.

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Buffalo Sabres rout Winnipeg Jets 5–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 5–1 at home. Josh Norris (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin and Doan) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:40 together.

•Josh Norris had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:25.
•Josh Doan had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:43.
•Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:05.

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Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Pavel Mintyukov (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tyler Tucker (STL) played 3:22, −11:09 down on his 14:31 season average over 68 games.

•Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:39.
•Pavel Mintyukov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:42.
•Tyler Tucker (STL) played 3:22, −11:09 down on his 14:31 season average over 68 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Utah Mammoth 6–3

San Jose Sharks beat Utah Mammoth 6–3 at home. Tyler Toffoli (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 2A. JJ Peterka (UTA) played 21:25, +5:30 up on his 15:55 season average over 81 games.

•Tyler Toffoli had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 15:17.
•Will Smith had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:03.
•Macklin Celebrini had 3 assists (3 points) in 18:14.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tyler Toffoli for SJS vs UTA, 69.3 mph. Full game report →

Tyler Toffoli (SJS vs UTA): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 69.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tyler Toffoli SJS	vs UTA	2	2	4	5	1	0	15:17	—
Will Smith SJS	vs UTA	2	1	3	5	0	0	19:03	—
Josh Norris BUF	vs WPG	2	1	3	3	0	0	15:25	—
Bryan Rust PIT	at PHI	1	2	3	2	0	2	19:05	—
Charlie Coyle CBJ	at NJD	1	2	3	1	0	0	20:27	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs UTA	0	3	3	0	0	0	18:14	—
Sidney Crosby PIT	at PHI	2	0	2	5	1	0	18:13	—
Sean Monahan CBJ	at NJD	2	0	2	2	1	1	16:23	—
Lawson Crouse UTA	at SJS	2	0	2	2	0	2	15:01	—
Nico Hischier NJD	vs CBJ	1	1	2	4	1	0	23:51	—
Pavel Mintyukov ANA	at STL	1	1	2	3	0	2	20:42	—
Miles Wood CBJ	at NJD	1	1	2	2	4	1	19:30	—

Line changes

New look for BUF: Thompson–Norris–Benson skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Vatrano–Poehling skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs UTA	W	34	3	.912
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	at NJD	W	33	3	.909
Tristan Jarry PIT	at PHI	W	29	1	.966
Dan Vladar PHI	vs PIT	L	27	5	.815
Jake Allen NJD	vs CBJ	L	25	5	.800
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	vs WPG	W	24	1	.958
Ville Husso ANA	at STL	W	22	1	.955
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at SJS	L	21	3	.857
Joel Hofer STL	vs ANA	—	20	1	.950
Thomas Milic WPG	at BUF	—	17	2	.882
Eric Comrie WPG	at BUF	L	14	3	.786
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at SJS	—	9	3	.667
Jordan Binnington STL	vs ANA	L	5	2	.600

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