NHL Recaps: Thursday, Dec 11, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final / OT

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San Jose Sharks

Toronto Maple Leafs

San Jose Sharks edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (OT)

San Jose Sharks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in overtime at TOR. Alexander Wennberg (SJS) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:20 together.

•Alexander Wennberg had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:09.
•John Klingberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:38.
•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:57.

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Tampa Bay Lightning rout New Jersey Devils 8–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 8–4 at NJD. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

•Nikita Kucherov had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.
•Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 13:47.
•Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:22.

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New York Islanders beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2

New York Islanders beat Anaheim Ducks 5–2 at home. Anders Lee (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 2A. Bo Horvat (NYI) played 10:01, −10:54 down on his 20:55 season average over 67 games.

•Anders Lee had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
•Simon Holmstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:38.
•Troy Terry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:09.

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Vegas Golden Knights edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in overtime at PHI. Mark Stone (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:28 together.

•Mark Stone had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:57.
•Christian Dvorak had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:33.
•Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:23.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at PIT. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:40 together.

•Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:35.
•Juraj Slafkovský had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:06.
•Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:15.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Washington Capitals 3–2 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at WSH. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +12 against a season average of 27.4; the overtime loss.

•Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:27.
•Logan Stankoven had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:54.
•Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:54.

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Final

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Ottawa Senators

Columbus Blue Jackets

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at CBJ. Michael Amadio (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Drake Batherson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:27.
•Michael Amadio had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:35.
•Dylan Cozens had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.

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Nashville Predators rout St. Louis Blues 7–2

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 7–2 at home. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 4G 0A.

•Steven Stamkos had 4 goals (4 points) on 9 shots in 16:42.
•Luke Evangelista had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:32.
•Fedor Svechkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:46.

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Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars 5–2 at home. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

•Matt Boldy had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:24.
•Marcus Johansson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:53.
•Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:34.

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Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3

Boston Bruins beat Winnipeg Jets 6–3 at WPG. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 2A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:43 together.

•David Pastrnak had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 21:21.
•Morgan Geekie had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 16:24.
•Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:19.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 4A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:55 together.

•Zach Hyman had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 19:30.
•Connor McDavid had 4 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:08.
•Leon Draisaitl had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:00.

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Colorado Avalanche rout Florida Panthers 6–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Florida Panthers 6–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Gavin Brindley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.
•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:34.
•Sam Malinski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, McLeod, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:42 together.

•Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:51.
•Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:06.
•BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, McLeod, Dahlin, Doan and Benson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:42 together.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Noah Juulsen for PHI vs VGK, 90.3 mph. Full game report →

Noah Juulsen (PHI vs VGK): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 90.3 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Steven Stamkos NSH	vs STL	4	0	4	9	0	0	16:42	—
David Pastrnak BOS	at WPG	2	2	4	7	0	1	21:21	—
Anders Lee NYI	vs ANA	2	2	4	2	0	0	16:23	—
Connor McDavid EDM	vs DET	0	4	4	4	0	1	20:08	—
Nikita Kucherov TBL	at NJD	0	4	4	4	0	0	16:12	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs DET	3	0	3	7	0	0	19:30	—
Oliver Bjorkstrand TBL	at NJD	2	1	3	3	1	0	13:47	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs DAL	1	2	3	5	1	0	22:24	—
Michael Amadio OTT	at CBJ	1	2	3	3	3	2	19:35	—
Alexander Wennberg SJS	at TOR	1	2	3	3	2	2	22:09	—
Jake Guentzel TBL	at NJD	1	2	3	2	0	1	15:22	—
Simon Holmstrom NYI	vs ANA	1	2	3	2	0	1	16:38	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Nylander–Joshua–Roy skated 11:14 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Compher–Rasmussen–Berggren skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Thompson–Krebs–Doan skated 13:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Daniil Tarasov FLA	at COL	L	42	6	.857
Logan Thompson WSH	vs CAR	O	39	2	.949
Jacob Fowler MTL	at PIT	W	38	2	.947
Jonas Johansson TBL	at NJD	W	37	4	.892
Ville Husso ANA	at NYI	L	37	5	.865
David Rittich NYI	vs ANA	W	33	2	.939
Dennis Hildeby TOR	vs SJS	O	32	3	.906
Alex Lyon BUF	at VAN	W	32	2	.938
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at TOR	W	30	2	.933
Jake Oettinger DAL	at MIN	L	30	3	.900
Tristan Jarry PIT	vs MTL	L	29	4	.862
Joonas Korpisalo BOS	at WPG	W	29	3	.897
Jake Allen NJD	vs TBL	L	28	5	.821
Cam Talbot DET	at EDM	L	28	3	.893
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs DET	W	28	1	.964
Linus Ullmark OTT	at CBJ	W	27	3	.889
Juuse Saros NSH	vs STL	W	26	2	.923
Brandon Bussi CAR	at WSH	W	25	2	.920
Jordan Binnington STL	at NSH	L	25	6	.760
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	vs FLA	W	25	2	.920
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs OTT	L	23	2	.913
Eric Comrie WPG	vs BOS	L	23	5	.783
Dan Vladar PHI	vs VGK	O	22	3	.864
Akira Schmid VGK	at PHI	W	19	2	.895
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs DAL	W	18	2	.889
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs BUF	L	15	3	.800
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs TBL	—	7	3	.571
Joel Hofer STL	at NSH	—	7	1	.857
Elvis Merzlikins CBJ	vs OTT	—	5	3	.400

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