NHL Recaps: Monday, Dec 15, 2025

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

Game recaps

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Florida Panthers

Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:19.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:06.

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Anaheim Ducks beat New York Rangers 4–1

Anaheim Ducks beat New York Rangers 4–1 at NYR. Cutter Gauthier (ANA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for ANA: Kreider–McTavish–Sennecke skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Cutter Gauthier had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:34.
•Ryan Poehling had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:37.
•New look for ANA: Kreider–McTavish–Sennecke skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Ottawa Senators edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 in overtime at WPG. Tim Stützle (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Jake Sanderson (OTT) played 29:14, +4:28 up on his 24:46 season average over 66 games.

•Tim Stützle had 3 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:46.
•Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 29:14.
•Jake Sanderson (OTT) played 29:14, +4:28 up on his 24:46 season average over 66 games.

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Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:47 together.

•Filip Forsberg had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.
•Dalibor Dvorsky had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:07.
•Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:41.

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Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 4–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:13.
•Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:34.
•Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:59.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Brady Tkachuk for OTT @ WPG, 77.6 mph. Full game report →

Brady Tkachuk (OTT @ WPG): Odd-man rush, carried in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 0 passes, 77.6 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Filip Forsberg NSH	at STL	3	0	3	4	1	0	16:20	—
Tim Stützle OTT	at WPG	0	3	3	6	3	0	23:46	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at TBL	2	0	2	6	0	0	22:19	—
Cutter Gauthier ANA	at NYR	2	0	2	5	2	0	17:34	—
Dalibor Dvorsky STL	vs NSH	2	0	2	3	3	1	17:07	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	at TBL	1	1	2	3	2	1	14:57	—
Mikko Rantanen DAL	vs LAK	1	1	2	3	1	0	19:34	—
Matt Duchene DAL	vs LAK	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:13	—
Jake Sanderson OTT	at WPG	1	1	2	1	0	1	29:14	—
Wyatt Johnston DAL	vs LAK	1	1	2	1	0	0	16:59	—
Roman Josi NSH	at STL	0	2	2	2	1	0	23:41	—
Brayden Point TBL	vs FLA	0	2	2	2	0	0	20:41	—

Line changes

New look for ANA: Kreider–McTavish–Sennecke skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Trocheck–Panarin–Lafrenière skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Gauthier–Carlsson skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Armia–Foegele–Laferriere skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs OTT	O	31	3	.903
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at TBL	W	28	2	.929
Casey DeSmith DAL	vs LAK	W	28	1	.964
Lukas Dostal ANA	at NYR	W	27	1	.963
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs ANA	L	25	3	.880
Linus Ullmark OTT	at WPG	W	25	2	.920
Joel Hofer STL	vs NSH	L	25	4	.840
Jonas Johansson TBL	vs FLA	L	24	5	.792
Juuse Saros NSH	at STL	W	22	2	.909
Anton Forsberg LAK	at DAL	L	20	3	.850
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at DAL	—	5	0	.1000

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