NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 16, 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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Utah Mammoth

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Utah Mammoth 4–1

Boston Bruins beat Utah Mammoth 4–1 at home. Morgan Geekie (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:21 together.

•Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:32.
•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:40.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 4:21 together.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:24 together.

•Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:30.
•William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.
•TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Matthews and Knies) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 3:24 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at MTL. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Couturier–Grundstrom–Tippett skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.
•Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:18.
•New look for PHI: Couturier–Grundstrom–Tippett skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge New York Islanders 3–2

Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A. DET's first power-play unit (van Riemsdyk, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 1:31 together.

•Lucas Raymond had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:51.
•Alex DeBrincat had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:50.
•Moritz Seider had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:23.

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Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 3–0

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 3–0 at NYR. Conor Garland (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Liam Ohgren (VAN) played 7:15, −6:00 down on his 13:15 season average over 68 games.

•Liam Ohgren (VAN) played 7:15, −6:00 down on his 13:15 season average over 68 games.
•New look for NYR: Carrick–Rempe–Chmelar skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NYR: Sheary–Raddysh–Laba skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Final / OT

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Anaheim Ducks

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Anaheim Ducks 4–3 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Anaheim Ducks 4–3 in overtime at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Zach Werenski had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 29:31.
•Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:55.
•Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:16.

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Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4

Edmonton Oilers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 at PIT. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 2G 2A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 3 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 4:10 together.

•Connor McDavid had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 22:31.
•Leon Draisaitl had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:02.
•EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 3 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 4:10 together.

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Minnesota Wild rout Washington Capitals 5–0

Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals 5–0 at home. Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:56 together.

•Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:01.
•Danila Yurov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 15:02.
•MIN's first power-play unit (Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 13 attempts in 4:56 together.

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San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 6–3

San Jose Sharks beat Calgary Flames 6–3 at home. Macklin Celebrini (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for SJS: Celebrini–Graf–Chernyshov skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Macklin Celebrini had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 7 shots in 21:25.
•Barclay Goodrow had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 12:59.
•New look for SJS: Celebrini–Graf–Chernyshov skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 5–3

Colorado Avalanche beat Seattle Kraken 5–3 at SEA. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL's first power-play unit (Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 5:03 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 23:30.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:48.
•Martin Necas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:16.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Erik Karlsson for PIT vs EDM, 77.8 mph. Full game report →

Erik Karlsson (PIT vs EDM): Rebound, 1 pass, 77.8 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Macklin Celebrini SJS	vs CGY	2	2	4	7	1	0	21:25	—
Connor McDavid EDM	at PIT	2	2	4	6	0	1	22:31	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	at PIT	0	4	4	3	0	0	18:02	—
Nathan MacKinnon COL	at SEA	2	1	3	6	2	1	23:30	—
Zach Werenski CBJ	vs ANA	2	1	3	4	0	1	29:31	—
Vladimir Tarasenko MIN	vs WSH	2	1	3	4	0	0	16:01	—
Barclay Goodrow SJS	vs CGY	2	1	3	2	2	1	12:59	—
Danila Yurov MIN	vs WSH	1	2	3	1	0	1	15:02	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs NYI	0	3	3	1	2	2	19:51	—
Alex DeBrincat DET	vs NYI	2	0	2	6	1	0	16:50	—
Morgan Geekie BOS	vs UTA	2	0	2	3	0	0	18:32	—
Mikael Granlund ANA	at CBJ	1	1	2	3	2	1	21:16	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Nylander–Matthews–Knies skated 13:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Domi–Joshua–Roy skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (18.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Couturier–Grundstrom–Tippett skated 12:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PHI: Cates–Brink–Michkov skated 8:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DET: Copp–DeBrincat–Leonard skated 11:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Carrick–Rempe–Chmelar skated 5:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Sheary–Raddysh–Laba skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for MIN: Foligno–Hartman–Aube-Kubel skated 11:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Milano–Lapierre–Frank skated 8:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Celebrini–Graf–Chernyshov skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for SJS: Skinner–Dellandrea–Cardwell skated 7:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Philipp Grubauer SEA	vs COL	L	38	4	.895
Mackenzie Blackwood COL	at SEA	W	38	3	.921
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at MIN	L	32	5	.844
Tristan Jarry EDM	at PIT	W	30	4	.867
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	vs CGY	W	30	3	.900
Ville Husso ANA	at CBJ	O	28	4	.857
Spencer Knight CHI	at TOR	L	27	3	.889
Jet Greaves CBJ	vs ANA	W	27	3	.889
Joseph Woll TOR	vs CHI	W	25	2	.920
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs WSH	W	25	0	.1000
Dustin Wolf CGY	at SJS	L	25	5	.800
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at BOS	L	23	4	.826
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NYR	W	23	0	.1000
Dan Vladar PHI	at MTL	W	22	1	.955
Stuart Skinner PIT	vs EDM	L	22	5	.773
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs UTA	W	21	1	.952
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at DET	L	21	3	.857
Jacob Fowler MTL	vs PHI	L	20	3	.850
John Gibson DET	vs NYI	W	18	2	.889
Jonathan Quick NYR	vs VAN	L	16	2	.875

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