NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 4, 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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St. Louis Blues

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Morgan Geekie had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.
•Elias Lindholm had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:37.
•Pavel Zacha had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:44.

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New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 4–2

New York Rangers beat Ottawa Senators 4–2 at OTT. J.T. Miller (NYR) led the scoring with 0G 3A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 3:14 together.

•J.T. Miller had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:56.
•Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:21.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:05.

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Pittsburgh Penguins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at TBL. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.
•Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:09.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 25:28.

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Nashville Predators edge Florida Panthers 2–1 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 2–1 in overtime at FLA. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ozzy Wiesblatt (NSH) played 0:15, −10:11 down on his 10:26 season average over 39 games.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:27.
•Ozzy Wiesblatt (NSH) played 0:15, −10:11 down on his 10:26 season average over 39 games.
•New look for FLA: Kunin–Gregor–Studnicka skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 6–3

New York Islanders beat Colorado Avalanche 6–3 at home. Mathew Barzal (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Mathew Barzal had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:40.
•Anders Lee had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:29.

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Toronto Maple Leafs rout Carolina Hurricanes 5–1

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 at CAR. Bobby McMann (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Alexander Nikishin (CAR) played 25:21, +7:15 up on his 18:06 season average over 80 games.

•Bobby McMann had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.
•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:04.
•Max Domi had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:52.

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Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 6–5 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 6–5 in a shootout at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Sean Monahan had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:54.
•Zach Werenski had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 28:29.
•Adam Fantilli had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:38.

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Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 4–1

Calgary Flames beat Minnesota Wild 4–1 at home. Rasmus Andersson (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Hartman skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Coronato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:26.
•Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:31.
•New look for MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Hartman skated 5:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Seattle Kraken 9–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Seattle Kraken 9–4 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•Connor McDavid had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 17:20.
•Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:10.
•Evan Bouchard had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:36.

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Chicago Blackhawks edge Los Angeles Kings 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 at LAK. Frank Nazar (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CHI's first power-play unit (Burakovsky, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:48 together.

•Frank Nazar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:48.
•CHI's first power-play unit (Burakovsky, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Bedard and Levshunov) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:48 together.
•New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Laferriere skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Alex Steeves for BOS vs STL, 77.2 mph. Full game report →

Alex Steeves (BOS vs STL): Odd-man rush, passed in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 77.2 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs SEA	3	1	4	7	0	0	17:20	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs SEA	1	3	4	3	0	0	17:10	—
Evgeni Malkin PIT	at TBL	2	1	3	3	1	0	14:58	—
Mathew Barzal NYI	vs COL	1	2	3	4	2	0	20:40	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	vs STL	1	2	3	3	1	1	16:42	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs DET	0	3	3	3	1	1	28:29	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs SEA	0	3	3	1	0	2	20:36	—
J.T. Miller NYR	at OTT	0	3	3	1	1	0	20:56	—
Sean Monahan CBJ	vs DET	0	3	3	0	1	1	19:54	—
Elias Lindholm BOS	vs STL	0	3	3	0	0	1	15:37	—
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EDM	vs SEA	0	3	3	0	0	0	15:39	—
Brandon Hagel TBL	vs PIT	2	0	2	7	0	0	17:09	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Kunin–Gregor–Studnicka skated 5:06 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 MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Hartman skated 5:46 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 LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Laferriere skated 4:52 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Danault–Foegele–Moore skated 4:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at NYI	L	41	5	.878
Tristan Jarry PIT	at TBL	W	40	3	.925
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	vs STL	W	39	2	.949
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs COL	W	38	3	.921
Darcy Kuemper LAK	vs CHI	L	36	2	.944
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs DET	W	33	5	.848
Cam Talbot DET	at CBJ	O	32	5	.844
Calvin Pickard EDM	vs SEA	W	32	4	.875
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs PIT	L	31	4	.871
Juuse Saros NSH	at FLA	W	31	1	.968
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at CGY	L	30	3	.900
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs NSH	O	29	2	.931
Jordan Binnington STL	at BOS	L	27	5	.815
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at OTT	W	27	2	.926
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	vs NYR	L	27	3	.889
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs MIN	W	27	1	.963
Spencer Knight CHI	at LAK	W	27	1	.963
Joseph Woll TOR	at CAR	W	24	1	.958
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs TOR	L	23	4	.826
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at EDM	—	18	4	.778
Joey Daccord SEA	at EDM	L	14	5	.643
Dennis Hildeby TOR	at CAR	—	9	0	.1000

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