NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 9, 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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Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 6–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 6–1 at MTL. Darren Raddysh (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.

•Darren Raddysh had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:26.
•Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.
•Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.

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New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at OTT. Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:13 together.

•Arseny Gritsyuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.
•Connor Brown had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:36.
•Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:15.

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New York Islanders edge Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Duclair, Horvat, Barzal, Schaefer and Shabanov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:19.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:49.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 24:30.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. Christian Dvorak (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for SJS: Gaudette–Kurashev–Dellandrea skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:01.
•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:26.
•New look for SJS: Gaudette–Kurashev–Dellandrea skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Anaheim Ducks edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO)

Anaheim Ducks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at PIT. Beckett Sennecke (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Mantha and Kindel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:33 together.

•Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:56.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 28:07.
•PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Mantha and Kindel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:33 together.

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:38 together.

•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:15.
•CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:38 together.
•Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) played 18:10, +4:18 up on his 13:52 season average over 62 games.

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Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Boston Bruins beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•David Pastrnak had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:36.
•Fraser Minten had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:51.
•Mark Kastelic had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:54.

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Dallas Stars edge Winnipeg Jets 4–3

Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 4–3 at WPG. Mikko Rantanen (DAL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 2 power-play goals on 8 attempts in 6:39 together.

•Mikko Rantanen had 3 assists (3 points) in 19:07.
•Mark Scheifele had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:47.
•Kyle Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:31.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 in overtime at EDM. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 2A. BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, McLeod, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 4:09 together.

•Tage Thompson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.
•Rasmus Dahlin had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:58.
•Connor McDavid had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 25:51.

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Nashville Predators edge Colorado Avalanche 4–3 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in a shootout at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:47 together.

•Martin Necas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:36.
•Nathan MacKinnon had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 28:22.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:47 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Bo Horvat for NYI vs VGK, 80.4 mph. Full game report →

Bo Horvat (NYI vs VGK): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 80.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Tage Thompson BUF	at EDM	1	2	3	4	0	0	19:11	—
Arseny Gritsyuk NJD	at OTT	1	2	3	3	0	0	14:33	—
Rasmus Dahlin BUF	at EDM	0	3	3	4	0	0	22:58	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at STL	0	3	3	3	0	1	15:36	—
Connor Brown NJD	at OTT	0	3	3	0	0	1	15:36	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	at WPG	0	3	3	0	0	0	19:07	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs BUF	2	0	2	6	0	1	25:51	—
Bo Horvat NYI	vs VGK	2	0	2	5	1	0	22:19	—
Josh Doan BUF	at EDM	2	0	2	5	1	0	15:07	—
Fraser Minten BOS	at STL	2	0	2	4	1	1	15:51	—
Mark Kastelic BOS	at STL	2	0	2	3	3	3	14:54	—
Darren Raddysh TBL	at MTL	2	0	2	3	3	1	24:26	—

Line changes

New look for SJS: Gaudette–Kurashev–Dellandrea skated 11:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Hathaway–Abols–Grundstrom skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Ville Husso ANA	at PIT	W	47	3	.936
Juuse Saros NSH	vs COL	W	42	3	.929
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at OTT	W	38	3	.921
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs VGK	W	37	4	.892
Casey DeSmith DAL	at WPG	W	33	3	.909
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs NJD	L	32	4	.875
Jet Greaves CBJ	at CAR	L	31	3	.903
Scott Wedgewood COL	at NSH	O	31	3	.903
Joel Hofer STL	vs BOS	L	30	4	.867
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at PHI	L	29	3	.897
Arturs Silovs PIT	vs ANA	O	28	3	.929
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs BUF	O	28	4	.857
Jonas Johansson TBL	at MTL	W	27	1	.963
Carter Hart VGK	at NYI	O	27	4	.852
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at STL	W	26	2	.923
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs CBJ	W	24	1	.958
Alex Lyon BUF	at EDM	W	24	3	.875
Eric Comrie WPG	vs DAL	L	19	4	.789
Dan Vladar PHI	vs SJS	W	18	1	.944
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs TBL	L	14	3	.786
Samuel Montembeault MTL	vs TBL	—	13	3	.769
Colten Ellis BUF	at EDM	—	6	0	.1000

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