NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 23, 2025

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

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 2A. New look for TOR: Domi–Matthews–McMann skated 14:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•William Nylander had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:21.
•Max Domi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.
•New look for TOR: Domi–Matthews–McMann skated 14:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Detroit Red Wings edge Dallas Stars 4–3 (OT)

Detroit Red Wings beat Dallas Stars 4–3 in overtime at home. Lucas Raymond (DET) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Lucas Raymond had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:42.
•Dylan Larkin had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:47.
•James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:12.

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New York Rangers rout Washington Capitals 7–3

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 7–3 at WSH. Taylor Raddysh (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A.

•Taylor Raddysh had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:24.
•Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:54.
•Will Cuylle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:56.

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Montreal Canadiens rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at BOS. Lane Hutson (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

•Lane Hutson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:44.
•Noah Dobson had 3 assists (3 points) in 24:04.
•Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.

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Buffalo Sabres edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at OTT. Bowen Byram (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:12 together.

•Bowen Byram had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:18.
•OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:12 together.
•Josh Dunne (BUF) played 13:13, +3:51 up on his 9:22 season average over 33 games.

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New York Islanders edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at home. Simon Holmstrom (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 14:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Simon Holmstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.
•New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 14:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for NJD: Brown–Glass–Gritsyuk skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at CAR. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for CAR: Staal–Svechnikov–Blake skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sam Reinhart had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:24.
•Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:11.
•Eetu Luostarinen had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:30.

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Nashville Predators edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime at MIN. Steven Stamkos (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:01 together.

•Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:45.
•Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:24.
•NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 2 power-play goals on 15 attempts in 5:01 together.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Philadelphia Flyers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at CHI. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PHI's first power-play unit (Konecny, Cates, Zegras, Brink and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:31 together.

•Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:18.
•Sean Couturier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:44.
•PHI's first power-play unit (Konecny, Cates, Zegras, Brink and Drysdale) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:31 together.

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Colorado Avalanche edge Utah Mammoth 1–0

Colorado Avalanche beat Utah Mammoth 1–0 at home. Samuel Girard (COL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Gabriel Landeskog (COL) played 20:16, +3:55 up on his 16:21 season average over 59 games.

•Gabriel Landeskog (COL) played 20:16, +3:55 up on his 16:21 season average over 59 games.
•Victor Olofsson (COL) played 9:40, −3:57 down on his 13:37 season average over 77 games.
•Lawson Crouse (UTA) played 20:11, +3:38 up on his 16:33 season average over 80 games.

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Edmonton Oilers rout Calgary Flames 5–1

Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–1 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 0G 5A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 3 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 4:11 together.

•Connor McDavid had 5 assists (5 points) on 6 shots in 20:37.
•Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:49.
•Zach Hyman had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:11.

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Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at home. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:53.
•Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:48.
•Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:56.

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Seattle Kraken edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2

Seattle Kraken beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 at LAK. Eeli Tolvanen (SEA) led the scoring with 0G 2A. SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Tolvanen, Beniers and Evans) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:43 together.

•Eeli Tolvanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:33.
•SEA's first power-play unit (Eberle, Stephenson, Tolvanen, Beniers and Evans) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:43 together.
•New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Byfield skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% 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: Brock Faber for MIN vs NSH, 75.5 mph. Full game report →

Brock Faber (MIN vs NSH): Odd-man rush, passed in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 1 pass, 75.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Connor McDavid EDM	vs CGY	0	5	5	6	0	0	20:37	—
William Nylander TOR	vs PIT	2	2	4	3	0	0	18:21	—
Leon Draisaitl EDM	vs CGY	3	0	3	4	0	0	18:49	—
Taylor Raddysh NYR	at WSH	2	1	3	3	0	3	15:24	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	at WSH	2	1	3	2	0	1	19:54	—
Bowen Byram BUF	at OTT	2	1	3	2	0	1	24:18	—
Zach Hyman EDM	vs CGY	1	2	3	6	0	0	17:11	—
Will Cuylle NYR	at WSH	1	2	3	1	4	0	18:56	—
Lucas Raymond DET	vs DAL	0	3	3	3	1	0	17:42	—
Lane Hutson MTL	at BOS	0	3	3	2	0	0	22:44	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	at CAR	0	3	3	1	2	2	18:24	—
Noah Dobson MTL	at BOS	0	3	3	0	0	2	24:04	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Domi–Matthews–McMann skated 14:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (63% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Roy–Robertson–Knies skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Meier–Hischier–Mercer skated 14:44 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Brown–Glass–Gritsyuk skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NJD: Palat–Bratt–Hughes skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Drouin–Heineman–Ritchie skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Staal–Svechnikov–Blake skated 5:13 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for FLA: Verhaeghe–Rodrigues–Boqvist skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Dickinson–Bertuzzi–Mikheyev skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (93.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Burakovsky–Donato skated 8:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Byfield skated 10:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for LAK: Fiala–Turcotte–Kuzmenko skated 7:44 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%
Dustin Wolf CGY	at EDM	L	39	5	.872
Joey Daccord SEA	at LAK	W	37	2	.946
Joseph Woll TOR	vs PIT	W	32	3	.906
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at WSH	W	32	3	.906
David Rittich NYI	vs NJD	W	32	1	.969
Juuse Saros NSH	at MIN	W	32	2	.938
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs UTA	W	32	0	.1000
Stuart Skinner PIT	at TOR	L	29	4	.862
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs MTL	L	29	6	.793
Filip Gustavsson MIN	vs NSH	O	29	3	.897
Jacob Fowler MTL	at BOS	W	28	2	.929
Pheonix Copley LAK	vs SEA	L	28	3	.893
Alex Lyon BUF	at OTT	W	26	2	.923
Vitek Vanecek UTA	at COL	L	26	1	.962
Linus Ullmark OTT	vs BUF	O	25	3	.880
Casey DeSmith DAL	at DET	O	25	4	.840
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at NYI	L	25	2	.920
Spencer Knight CHI	vs PHI	L	25	2	.920
Carter Hart VGK	vs SJS	W	23	2	.913
John Gibson DET	vs DAL	W	22	3	.864
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs FLA	L	22	5	.773
Samuel Ersson PHI	at CHI	W	21	1	.952
Logan Thompson WSH	vs NYR	L	20	6	.700
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	at CAR	W	19	2	.895
Connor Ingram EDM	vs CGY	W	19	1	.947
Yaroslav Askarov SJS	at VGK	L	16	4	.750
Alex Nedeljkovic SJS	at VGK	—	10	3	.700

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