NHL Recaps: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025

5 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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Los Angeles Kings

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Florida Panthers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at home. Brad Marchand (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for LAK: Fiala–Foegele–Byfield skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:26.
•New look for LAK: Fiala–Foegele–Byfield skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for FLA: Kunin–Gregor–Boqvist skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Utah Mammoth beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Utah Mammoth beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at DET. Clayton Keller (UTA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. James van Riemsdyk (DET) played 15:01, +3:19 up on his 11:42 season average over 71 games.

•Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:43.
•James van Riemsdyk (DET) played 15:01, +3:19 up on his 11:42 season average over 71 games.
•DET's PP1 (van Riemsdyk, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) went scoreless in 5:04 of 5v4 time with 11 attempts.

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St. Louis Blues edge Winnipeg Jets 1–0

St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets 1–0 at home. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for STL: Schenn–Neighbours–Stenberg skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for STL: Schenn–Neighbours–Stenberg skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Suter–Berggren–Dvorsky skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (86.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for STL: Buchnevich–Fabbri–Thomas skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 4–1 at NSH. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NSH: McCarron–Smith–Schaefer skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:20.
•Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:28.
•Andrei Svechnikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:31.

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New Jersey Devils edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 in a shootout at VGK. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jake Allen (NJD) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 27.9; the win.

•Jake Allen (NJD) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 27.9; the win.
•New look for VGK: Hertl–Barbashev–Dorofeyev skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) played 22:38, +5:05 up on his 17:33 season average over 81 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Justin Faulk for STL vs WPG, 71.9 mph. Full game report →

Justin Faulk (STL vs WPG): Dump and chase, dumped in, 1 pass, 71.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Sebastian Aho CAR	at NSH	2	1	3	4	0	1	20:20	—
Jackson Blake CAR	at NSH	1	1	2	4	0	0	16:28	—
Clayton Keller UTA	at DET	1	1	2	3	0	1	16:43	—
Brad Marchand FLA	vs LAK	0	2	2	3	1	1	18:26	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at NSH	0	2	2	3	2	0	17:31	—
Nick Blankenburg NSH	vs CAR	0	0	0	3	2	6	21:30	—

Line changes

New look for LAK: Fiala–Foegele–Byfield skated 8:56 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Kunin–Gregor–Boqvist skated 5:17 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Moore–Turcotte–Kuzmenko skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (92.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Schenn–Neighbours–Stenberg skated 9:26 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Suter–Berggren–Dvorsky skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (86.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Fabbri–Thomas skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Joseph–Toropchenko skated 4:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: McCarron–Smith–Schaefer skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Hertl–Barbashev–Dorofeyev skated 5:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Jake Allen NJD	at VGK	W	37	1	.973
Juuse Saros NSH	vs CAR	L	36	3	.917
Carter Hart VGK	vs NJD	O	33	1	.970
Anton Forsberg LAK	at FLA	L	29	3	.897
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs LAK	W	29	2	.931
Cam Talbot DET	vs UTA	L	28	4	.857
Karel Vejmelka UTA	at DET	W	28	1	.964
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at STL	L	26	1	.962
Pyotr Kochetkov CAR	at NSH	W	26	1	.962
Joel Hofer STL	vs WPG	W	24	0	.1000

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