NHL Recaps: Sunday, Dec 14, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Vancouver Canucks

New Jersey Devils

Vancouver Canucks edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Vancouver Canucks beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Zeev Buium (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Rossi and Buium) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:32 together.

•Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:50.
•Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:59.
•VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Rossi and Buium) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:32 together.

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Utah Mammoth edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Utah Mammoth beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Ben Kindel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. JJ Peterka (UTA) played 21:55, +6:00 up on his 15:55 season average over 81 games.

•Ben Kindel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.
•Justin Brazeau had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:12.
•Michael Carcone had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:20.

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Carolina Hurricanes edge Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 (SO)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in a shootout at home. Trevor Zegras (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 14:31, −6:58 down on his 21:29 season average over 38 games.

•Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:39.
•Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 14:31, −6:58 down on his 21:29 season average over 38 games.
•Travis Sanheim (PHI) played 31:06, +6:58 up on his 24:08 season average over 80 games.

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Minnesota Wild rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Marcus Johansson (MIN) played 7:57, −7:34 down on his 15:31 season average over 74 games.

•Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:12.
•Ryan Hartman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:39.
•Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:41.

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Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:27 together.

•Juraj Slafkovský had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.
•Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:17.
•MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:27 together.

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Buffalo Sabres beat Seattle Kraken 3–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Seattle Kraken 3–1 at SEA. Alex Tuch (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Dunn, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:32 together.

•Alex Tuch had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:07.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Dunn, Tolvanen and Beniers) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:32 together.
•New look for SEA: Stephenson–Gaudreau–Kakko skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Ben Kindel for PIT vs UTA, 77.9 mph. Full game report →

Ben Kindel (PIT vs UTA): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 2 passes, 77.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kirill Kaprizov MIN	vs BOS	2	1	3	4	0	2	19:12	—
Ben Kindel PIT	vs UTA	1	2	3	2	0	0	16:23	—
Ryan Hartman MIN	vs BOS	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:39	—
Michael Carcone UTA	at PIT	2	0	2	5	0	0	12:20	—
Justin Brazeau PIT	vs UTA	2	0	2	2	1	0	14:12	—
Matt Boldy MIN	vs BOS	1	1	2	3	0	0	18:41	—
Zeev Buium VAN	at NJD	1	1	2	2	1	1	19:50	—
Trevor Zegras PHI	at CAR	1	1	2	2	1	0	22:39	—
Brock Faber MIN	vs BOS	0	2	2	3	0	3	23:55	—
Alex Tuch BUF	at SEA	0	2	2	3	3	0	17:07	—
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	vs EDM	0	2	2	3	1	1	16:28	—
Conor Garland VAN	at NJD	0	2	2	1	0	0	18:59	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Boeser–DeBrusk–Rossi skated 10:10 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Garland–Kampf–Hoglander skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Texier skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Stephenson–Gaudreau–Kakko skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for BUF: Tuch–Norris–Ostlund skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SEA: Kartye–Melanson–Meyers skated 5:18 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Sergei Murashov PIT	vs UTA	O	36	5	.861
Dan Vladar PHI	at CAR	O	32	2	.938
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs BOS	W	31	2	.935
Jeremy Swayman BOS	at MIN	L	31	6	.806
Jakub Dobes MTL	vs EDM	W	28	1	.964
Calvin Pickard EDM	at MTL	L	27	4	.852
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NJD	W	26	1	.962
Brandon Bussi CAR	vs PHI	W	26	2	.923
Alex Lyon BUF	at SEA	W	24	1	.958
Joey Daccord SEA	vs BUF	L	22	2	.909
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at PIT	W	16	4	.750
Jacob Markstrom NJD	vs VAN	L	15	2	.867

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