NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 7, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Colorado Avalanche

Philadelphia Flyers

Colorado Avalanche edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 at PHI. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Emil Andrae (PHI) played 21:59, +6:45 up on his 15:14 season average over 60 games.

•Emil Andrae (PHI) played 21:59, +6:45 up on his 15:14 season average over 60 games.
•Noah Juulsen (PHI) played 10:11, −3:42 down on his 13:53 season average over 51 games.
•Victor Olofsson (COL) played 10:21, −3:15 down on his 13:36 season average over 77 games.

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Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 4–1

Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for FLA: Gregor–Boqvist–Studnicka skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.
•New look for FLA: Gregor–Boqvist–Studnicka skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 17:21, −3:21 down on his 20:42 season average over 80 games.

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San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

San Jose Sharks beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at CAR. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SJS's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Eklund and Celebrini) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:26 together.

•Macklin Celebrini had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.
•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:36.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:43.

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Dallas Stars edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Novak skated 12:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Novak skated 12:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for PIT: Hayes–Mantha–Brazeau skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for DAL: Duchene–Blackwell–Faksa skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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St. Louis Blues edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at MTL. Brayden Schenn (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for STL: Bjugstad–Suter–Dvorsky skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brayden Schenn had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.
•Dylan Holloway had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:16.
•Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:56.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at NYR. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VGK won it by committee.

•Alexis Lafrenière had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.
•Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.
•Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:00.

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Final

Full report

Columbus Blue Jackets

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0 at home. Jakob Chychrun (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–McMichael skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–McMichael skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +12 against a season average of 27.4; the win.
•Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 28.0; the loss.

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Anaheim Ducks rout Chicago Blackhawks 7–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–1 at home. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Leo Carlsson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:58.
•Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:39.
•Chris Kreider had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jacob Trouba for ANA vs CHI, 77.0 mph. Full game report →

Jacob Trouba (ANA vs CHI): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 77.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brayden Schenn STL	at MTL	2	1	3	3	5	0	14:54	—
Dylan Holloway STL	at MTL	1	2	3	4	3	3	19:16	—
Macklin Celebrini SJS	at CAR	1	2	3	3	1	1	18:12	—
Leo Carlsson ANA	vs CHI	2	0	2	4	0	0	18:58	—
Beckett Sennecke ANA	vs CHI	1	1	2	5	2	0	15:39	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs VGK	1	1	2	4	4	1	18:51	—
Noah Dobson MTL	vs STL	1	1	2	4	0	0	22:56	—
John Klingberg SJS	at CAR	1	1	2	2	1	3	18:43	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs VGK	1	1	2	2	1	2	15:22	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs NYI	1	1	2	2	0	1	20:01	—
Jack Eichel VGK	at NYR	1	1	2	2	0	0	23:00	—
Alexander Wennberg SJS	at CAR	1	1	2	1	0	3	18:36	—

Line changes

New look for FLA: Gregor–Boqvist–Studnicka skated 7:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Smith–Celebrini–Graf skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Crosby–Rust–Novak skated 12:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Hayes–Mantha–Brazeau skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Duchene–Blackwell–Faksa skated 4:23 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (11.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Acciari–Dewar–Lizotte skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Bjugstad–Suter–Dvorsky skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Luff–Kaskimaki skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Ovechkin–Strome–McMichael skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Arvid Soderblom CHI	at ANA	L	53	7	.868
Logan Thompson WSH	vs CBJ	W	39	0	.1000
Jet Greaves CBJ	at WSH	L	37	1	.973
David Rittich NYI	at FLA	L	29	3	.897
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at CAR	W	29	1	.966
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs PIT	W	29	2	.931
Samuel Ersson PHI	vs COL	L	28	3	.893
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs VGK	O	28	3	.893
Jordan Binnington STL	at MTL	W	26	3	.885
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at PHI	W	25	2	.920
Carter Hart VGK	at NYR	W	24	2	.917
Tristan Jarry PIT	at DAL	O	23	2	.913
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	vs SJS	L	22	3	.864
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs NYI	W	21	1	.952
Ville Husso ANA	vs CHI	W	20	1	.950
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs STL	L	18	4	.778

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