NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 12, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final

Full report

Chicago Blackhawks

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Andre Burakovsky (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Sundqvist–Luff–McGing skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:42.
•Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:46.
•Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:38.

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

Utah Mammoth beat Seattle Kraken 5–3

Utah Mammoth beat Seattle Kraken 5–3 at home. Nick Schmaltz (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Peterka and Guenther) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:26 together.

•Nick Schmaltz had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:55.
•Kevin Stenlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•Mason Marchment had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:37.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Logan Mailloux for STL vs CHI, 85.1 mph. Full game report →

Logan Mailloux (STL vs CHI): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 85.1 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Schmaltz UTA	vs SEA	1	2	3	2	0	1	19:55	—
Kevin Stenlund UTA	vs SEA	0	3	3	2	0	2	16:56	—
Mason Marchment SEA	at UTA	2	0	2	6	1	0	17:37	—
Andre Burakovsky CHI	at STL	1	1	2	1	0	0	17:42	—
Connor Bedard CHI	at STL	0	2	2	2	2	1	20:46	—
Robert Thomas STL	vs CHI	0	2	2	1	0	1	21:38	—

Line changes

New look for STL: Sundqvist–Luff–McGing skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Eberle–Tolvanen–Beniers skated 10:31 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs SEA	W	37	3	.919
Philipp Grubauer SEA	at UTA	L	31	3	.903
Joel Hofer STL	vs CHI	W	29	2	.931
Spencer Knight CHI	at STL	L	26	3	.885

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