NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

10 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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Ottawa Senators

Montreal Canadiens

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. OTT won it by committee.

•Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.
•Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:20.
•Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Boston Bruins 5–4

Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at home. Moritz Seider (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Moritz Seider had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:55.
•Hampus Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:59.
•Alex Steeves had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:52.

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New York Islanders edge Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1

New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 26:35, +6:20 up on his 20:15 season average over 75 games.

•Nikita Kucherov (TBL) played 26:35, +6:20 up on his 20:15 season average over 75 games.
•Gage Goncalves (TBL) played 7:31, −5:39 down on his 13:10 season average over 73 games.
•Anthony Cirelli (TBL) played 22:17, +5:02 up on his 17:15 season average over 70 games.

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New York Rangers edge Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Dallas Stars 3–2 in overtime at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for DAL: Benn–Hintz–Robertson skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:35.
•New look for DAL: Benn–Hintz–Robertson skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Tyler Seguin (DAL) played 1:12, −16:03 down on his 17:15 season average over 26 games.

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Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 4–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 4–1 at FLA. Troy Stecher (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Bennett–Greer–Samoskevich skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:07.
•Troy Stecher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:26.
•Bobby McMann had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:34.

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Nashville Predators rout Calgary Flames 5–1

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 5–1 at home. Michael Bunting (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:59 together.

•Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:54.
•Nicolas Hague had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:44.
•CGY's first power-play unit (Kadri, Huberdeau, Andersson, Frost and Coronato) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:59 together.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for VAN: DeBrusk–O'Connor–Sasson skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:15.
•Gabriel Landeskog had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:47.
•New look for VAN: DeBrusk–O'Connor–Sasson skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Minnesota Wild edge Edmonton Oilers 1–0

Minnesota Wild beat Edmonton Oilers 1–0 at EDM. Jonas Brodin (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Hartman–Kaprizov skated 12:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (32.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Hartman–Kaprizov skated 12:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (32.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jonas Brodin (MIN) played 25:46, +5:34 up on his 20:12 season average over 61 games.
•Liam Ohgren (MIN) played 5:17, −8:00 down on his 13:17 season average over 68 games.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 (SO)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in a shootout at home. Braeden Bowman (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Sam Rinzel (CHI) played 9:30, −8:56 down on his 18:26 season average over 53 games.

•Braeden Bowman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:20.
•Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:53.
•Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:20.

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Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at LAK. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.
•WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:47 together.
•John Carlson (WSH) played 18:27, −4:47 down on his 23:14 season average over 70 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jonas Brodin for MIN @ EDM, 76.1 mph. Full game report →

Jonas Brodin (MIN @ EDM): Off the faceoff, 1 pass, 76.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Moritz Seider DET	vs BOS	1	2	3	1	0	4	22:55	—
Hampus Lindholm BOS	at DET	0	3	3	2	0	1	24:59	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs VAN	2	0	2	6	1	0	22:15	—
Alex Steeves BOS	at DET	2	0	2	2	3	0	16:52	—
Michael Bunting NSH	vs CGY	1	1	2	4	0	0	12:54	—
Nick Suzuki MTL	vs OTT	1	1	2	3	3	0	20:10	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	at MTL	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:31	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	2	0	15:26	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	1	0	18:57	—
Braeden Bowman VGK	vs CHI	1	1	2	3	0	1	15:20	—
Troy Stecher TOR	at FLA	1	1	2	2	0	4	24:26	—
Fabian Zetterlund OTT	at MTL	1	1	2	2	1	0	14:20	—

Line changes

New look for DAL: Benn–Hintz–Robertson skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Rantanen–Steel–Johnston skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Bennett–Greer–Samoskevich skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Bunting–Jost–Wiesblatt skated 5:36 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 NSH: Svechkov–Schaefer–Wood skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: DeBrusk–O'Connor–Sasson skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Kelly–Kiviranta–Bardakov skated 5:58 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Nichushkin–Olofsson–Drury skated 7:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Zuccarello–Hartman–Kaprizov skated 12:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (32.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Tarasenko–Trenin–Sturm skated 8:30 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Casey DeSmith DAL	at NYR	O	41	3	.927
John Gibson DET	vs BOS	W	38	4	.895
Jesper Wallstedt MIN	at EDM	W	33	0	.1000
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs TBL	W	31	1	.968
Kevin Lankinen VAN	at COL	L	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TOR	L	30	3	.900
Carter Hart VGK	vs CHI	W	30	3	.900
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs OTT	L	29	5	.828
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CGY	W	28	1	.964
Spencer Knight CHI	at VGK	O	28	3	.893
Joseph Woll TOR	at FLA	W	26	1	.962
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs DAL	W	26	2	.923
Logan Thompson WSH	at LAK	W	25	1	.960
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at NYI	L	24	2	.917
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs MIN	L	24	1	.958
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs WSH	L	24	2	.917
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at DET	L	23	5	.783
Linus Ullmark OTT	at MTL	W	22	2	.909
Devin Cooley CGY	at NSH	L	16	4	.750
Dustin Wolf CGY	at NSH	—	12	1	.917
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs VAN	—	11	1	.909
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs VAN	W	10	0	.1000
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at DET	—	9	0	.1000

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