NHL Recaps: Friday, Dec 19, 2025

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

Game recaps

Final / SO

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Carolina Hurricanes

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers edge Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 (SO)

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA won it by committee.

•Sebastian Aho had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:40.
•Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:46.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 23:24.

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Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 4–1

Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Kiefer Sherwood (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for VAN: Boeser–Garland–Rossi skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Kiefer Sherwood had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:13.
•Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:11.
•New look for VAN: Boeser–Garland–Rossi skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Winnipeg Jets 3–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 3–2 at home. Josh Manson (COL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Cole Perfetti (WPG) played 8:37, −7:07 down on his 15:44 season average over 67 games.

•Josh Manson had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:35.
•Cole Perfetti (WPG) played 8:37, −7:07 down on his 15:44 season average over 67 games.
•Martin Necas (COL) played 16:57, −4:36 down on his 21:33 season average over 77 games.

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New Jersey Devils edge Utah Mammoth 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat Utah Mammoth 2–1 at UTA. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Connor Brown (NJD) played 22:16, +4:47 up on his 17:29 season average over 74 games.

•Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:08.
•Connor Brown (NJD) played 22:16, +4:47 up on his 17:29 season average over 74 games.
•New look for UTA: Kerfoot–O'Brien–Stenlund skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Dallas Stars rout Anaheim Ducks 8–3

Dallas Stars beat Anaheim Ducks 8–3 at ANA. Jason Robertson (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:18.
•Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:18.
•Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:09.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Kiefer Sherwood for VAN @ NYI, 84.9 mph. Full game report →

Kiefer Sherwood (VAN @ NYI): Rush, loose puck, 0 passes, 84.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Kiefer Sherwood VAN	at NYI	3	0	3	3	2	0	15:13	—
Jason Robertson DAL	at ANA	2	1	3	4	0	1	15:18	—
Sebastian Aho CAR	at FLA	2	0	2	2	1	0	23:40	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs CAR	1	1	2	10	3	1	23:24	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs CAR	1	1	2	5	2	0	22:51	—
Brad Marchand FLA	vs CAR	1	1	2	4	1	0	23:46	—
Thomas Harley DAL	at ANA	1	1	2	3	0	3	21:09	—
Roope Hintz DAL	at ANA	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:18	—
Evan Rodrigues FLA	vs CAR	0	2	2	6	0	0	19:47	—
Nico Hischier NJD	at UTA	0	2	2	5	0	1	22:08	—
Seth Jarvis CAR	at FLA	0	2	2	4	1	1	20:59	—
Andrei Svechnikov CAR	at FLA	0	2	2	2	7	0	20:54	—

Line changes

New look for VAN: Boeser–Garland–Rossi skated 10:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: DeBrusk–Kampf–Hoglander skated 8:11 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 UTA: Kerfoot–O'Brien–Stenlund skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Brandon Bussi CAR	at FLA	O	41	3	.927
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at UTA	W	33	1	.970
Ilya Sorokin NYI	vs VAN	L	30	3	.900
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CAR	W	29	3	.897
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at COL	L	26	3	.885
Casey DeSmith DAL	at ANA	W	25	3	.880
Thatcher Demko VAN	at NYI	W	24	1	.958
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs WPG	W	22	2	.909
Karel Vejmelka UTA	vs NJD	L	22	2	.909
Petr Mrazek ANA	vs DAL	—	18	4	.778
Lukas Dostal ANA	vs DAL	L	7	4	.429

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