NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Dallas Stars

New Jersey Devils

Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 3–0

Dallas Stars beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at NJD. Miro Heiskanen (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jason Robertson (DAL) played 17:05, −3:13 down on his 20:18 season average over 81 games.

•Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:34.
•Esa Lindell had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:31.
•Jamie Benn had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:10.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (SO)

Montreal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in a shootout at home. Kyle Connor (WPG) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Texier–Kapanen–Demidov skated 15:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:07.
•Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:06.
•New look for MTL: Texier–Kapanen–Demidov skated 15:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2

Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 at home. Noah Cates (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:52.
•Noah Cates had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:43.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.

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Utah Mammoth rout Anaheim Ducks 7–0

Utah Mammoth beat Anaheim Ducks 7–0 at ANA. JJ Peterka (UTA) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•JJ Peterka had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 15:12.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:23.
•Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:04.

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Washington Capitals rout San Jose Sharks 7–1

Washington Capitals beat San Jose Sharks 7–1 at SJS. Ryan Leonard (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 2A.

•Ryan Leonard had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 13:39.
•Matt Roy had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:57.
•Alex Ovechkin had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:33.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Travis Konecny for PHI vs BUF, 63.8 mph. Full game report →

Travis Konecny (PHI vs BUF): Point shot, 2 passes, 63.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Ryan Leonard WSH	at SJS	2	2	4	6	2	0	13:39	—
JJ Peterka UTA	at ANA	2	2	4	6	0	0	15:12	—
Clayton Keller UTA	at ANA	1	2	3	3	0	2	16:23	—
Matt Roy WSH	at SJS	0	3	3	2	0	4	21:57	—
Alex Ovechkin WSH	at SJS	2	0	2	4	0	0	16:33	—
Noah Cates PHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	5	0	4	17:43	—
Dylan Guenther UTA	at ANA	1	1	2	5	0	2	15:04	—
Kyle Connor WPG	at MTL	1	1	2	4	0	1	21:07	—
Miro Heiskanen DAL	at NJD	1	1	2	3	0	1	24:34	—
Bobby Brink PHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	3	0	0	13:52	—
Brandon Duhaime WSH	at SJS	1	1	2	2	2	1	14:13	—
Travis Konecny PHI	vs BUF	1	1	2	2	2	0	16:35	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Texier–Kapanen–Demidov skated 15:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Suzuki–Caufield–Slafkovský skated 14:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Colten Ellis BUF	at PHI	L	35	5	.857
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs WPG	W	32	2	.938
Eric Comrie WPG	at MTL	O	31	2	.935
Jake Oettinger DAL	at NJD	W	30	0	.1000
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs BUF	W	29	2	.931
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs DAL	L	28	3	.893
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at ANA	W	27	0	.1000
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at SJS	W	24	1	.958
Ville Husso ANA	vs UTA	L	21	4	.810
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	vs WSH	—	19	3	.842
Vyacheslav Buteyets ANA	vs UTA	—	13	3	.769
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs WSH	L	12	4	.667

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