NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 8, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Gage Goncalves (TBL) played 5:25, −7:47 down on his 13:12 season average over 73 games.

•Gage Goncalves (TBL) played 5:25, −7:47 down on his 13:12 season average over 73 games.
•New look for TBL: Guentzel–Paul–Point skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Bobby McMann (TOR) played 9:17, −6:44 down on his 16:01 season average over 77 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Los Angeles Kings beat Utah Mammoth 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Utah Mammoth 4–2 at UTA. Joel Armia (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Peterka and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 4:28 together.

•Joel Armia had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:21.
•Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:37.
•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:24.

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Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4

Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 at home. Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Yegor Sharangovich had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:32.
•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 24:51.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Detroit Red Wings rout Vancouver Canucks 4–0

Detroit Red Wings beat Vancouver Canucks 4–0 at VAN. Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET) led the scoring with 0G 2A. John Gibson (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +13 against a season average of 25.6; the win.

•Axel Sandin-Pellikka had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:06.
•John Gibson (DET) faced 39 shots and stopped 39 (.1000), +13 against a season average of 25.6; the win.
•New look for VAN: Hoglander–O'Connor–Bains skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 4–1

Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken 4–1 at SEA. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:21 together.

•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 21:04.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, McCann, Dunn and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:21 together.
•Mats Zuccarello (MIN) played 5:32, −13:20 down on his 18:52 season average over 58 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Dylan Guenther for UTA vs LAK, 71.8 mph. Full game report →

Dylan Guenther (UTA vs LAK): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 71.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Yegor Sharangovich CGY	vs BUF	2	1	3	2	0	0	15:27	—
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN	at SEA	1	2	3	6	0	0	21:04	—
Nazem Kadri CGY	vs BUF	1	2	3	2	0	0	18:32	—
Joel Armia LAK	at UTA	2	0	2	4	0	1	16:21	—
Clayton Keller UTA	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	0	0	21:24	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at CGY	1	1	2	2	1	1	24:51	—
Yan Kuznetsov CGY	vs BUF	1	1	2	1	1	2	22:12	—
Adrian Kempe LAK	at UTA	1	1	2	1	0	0	16:37	—
Jason Zucker BUF	at CGY	0	2	2	2	1	0	17:05	—
Matt Coronato CGY	vs BUF	0	2	2	2	0	1	16:10	—
Josh Norris BUF	at CGY	0	2	2	2	0	0	17:57	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	at UTA	0	2	2	1	1	0	17:38	—

Line changes

New look for TBL: Guentzel–Paul–Point skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Hoglander–O'Connor–Bains skated 5:25 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: Trenin–Sturm–Ohgren skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Tarasenko–Kaprizov–Yurov skated 6:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
John Gibson DET	at VAN	W	39	0	.1000
Dennis Hildeby TOR	vs TBL	W	29	0	.1000
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs BUF	W	29	4	.862
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs MIN	L	27	2	.926
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs LAK	L	26	3	.885
Jonas Johansson TBL	at TOR	L	24	1	.958
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at SEA	W	24	1	.958
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF	at CGY	L	22	5	.773
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at UTA	W	21	2	.905
Kevin Lankinen VAN	vs DET	L	14	3	.786
Nikita Tolopilo VAN	vs DET	—	6	0	.1000
Alex Lyon BUF	at CGY	—	4	0	.1000

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