NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Dec 30, 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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New Jersey Devils

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs rout New Jersey Devils 4–0

Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils 4–0 at home. Bobby McMann (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TOR: Roy–Robertson–Cowan skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:16.
•Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.
•Nick Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:22.

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Montreal Canadiens edge Florida Panthers 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 3–2 in overtime at FLA. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ivan Demidov (MTL) played 18:31, +3:03 up on his 15:28 season average over 81 games.

•Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 22:33.
•Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:20.
•Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:29.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rout Carolina Hurricanes 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 at home. Anthony Mantha (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

•Anthony Mantha had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.
•Justin Brazeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:48.
•Tommy Novak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:39.

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New York Islanders edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (SO)

New York Islanders beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in a shootout at CHI. Oliver Moore (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NYI's first power-play unit (Drouin, Horvat, Barzal, Heineman and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:16 together.

•Oliver Moore had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:21.
•NYI's first power-play unit (Drouin, Horvat, Barzal, Heineman and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:16 together.
•New look for CHI: Teravainen–Lardis–Moore skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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Philadelphia Flyers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Philadelphia Flyers beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at VAN. Travis Konecny (PHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:09.
•David Kampf had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:22.
•Drew O'Connor had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:33.

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Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Tom Willander for VAN vs PHI, 74.0 mph. Full game report →

Tom Willander (VAN vs PHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 74.0 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nick Suzuki MTL	at FLA	2	0	2	7	1	0	22:33	—
Anthony Mantha PIT	vs CAR	2	0	2	3	0	0	14:23	—
Bobby McMann TOR	vs NJD	1	1	2	6	1	0	14:16	—
Cole Caufield MTL	at FLA	1	1	2	5	0	0	20:20	—
Travis Konecny PHI	at VAN	1	1	2	3	2	1	16:54	—
Justin Brazeau PIT	vs CAR	1	1	2	3	1	1	13:48	—
Nicolas Roy TOR	vs NJD	1	1	2	2	1	0	18:04	—
Tommy Novak PIT	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	0	1	14:39	—
Drew O'Connor VAN	vs PHI	1	1	2	2	0	0	13:33	—
Bobby Brink PHI	at VAN	1	1	2	1	3	0	12:09	—
David Kampf VAN	vs PHI	1	1	2	1	2	0	14:22	—
Noah Cates PHI	at VAN	1	1	2	1	0	2	13:07	—

Line changes

New look for TOR: Roy–Robertson–Cowan skated 10:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for TOR: Tavares–Domi–Knies skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (5.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CHI: Teravainen–Lardis–Moore skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYI: Horvat–Barzal–Heineman skated 15:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Dan Vladar PHI	at VAN	W	35	3	.914
Joseph Woll TOR	vs NJD	W	33	0	.1000
Thatcher Demko VAN	vs PHI	L	31	4	.871
Samuel Montembeault MTL	at FLA	W	30	2	.933
Jacob Markstrom NJD	at TOR	L	29	3	.897
Daniil Tarasov FLA	vs MTL	O	29	3	.897
Frederik Andersen CAR	at PIT	L	28	5	.821
Stuart Skinner PIT	vs CAR	W	28	1	.964
Spencer Knight CHI	vs NYI	O	21	2	.905
David Rittich NYI	at CHI	W	19	2	.895

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