NHL Morning Recap – December 22, 2025

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the nine NHL games that were played on Dec. 21, 2025. Which saw the Dallas Stars host the Toronto Maple Leafs. As well as the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights battling it out in the late game. 

All that and more in the Morning Recap.

CAPITALS 2 at RED WINGS 3 – OT

Washington Capitals Scoring Summary

P1 14:17 – Ethen Frank (5) from Dylan Strome (19)
P3 10:22 – Frank (6) from John Carlson (21), Strome (20)

Detroit Red Wings Scoring Summary

P2 8:37 – Lucas Raymond (11) from Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9)
P2 13:44 – John Leonard (2) from Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16)
OT 4:36 – Moritz Seider (6) from Copp (17), Finnie (10)

AVALANCHE 5 at WILD 1

Avalanche Storm Past Wild With Dominating 5-1 Win

Colorado Avalanche Scoring Summary

P1 18:28 – Martin Necas (16) from Cale Makar (31), Gabriel Landeskog (11)
P2 13:37 – Nathan MacKinnon (29) from Brock Nelson (10), Makar (32)
P2 18:33 – Makar (11) from Nelson (11), Landeskog (12)
P3 15:52 – Nelson (14) from Samuel Girard (6), Valeri Nichushkin (12)
P3 17:35 – MacKinnon (30) from Devon Toews (11), Nichushkin (13) – Empty Net

Minnesota Wild Scoring Summary

P3 5:15 – Ryan Hartman (9) from Jonas Brodin (7), Kirill Kaprizov (20)

SABRES 3 at DEVILS 1

Sabres Rally Past Devils for Sixth-Straight Win

Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary

P2 2:26 – Josh Norris (4) from Rasmus Dahlin (24), Owen Power (7)
P2 16:05 – Zach Benson (3) from Ryan McLeod (13), Jack Quinn (12)
P3 17:59 – Peyton Krebs (1) – Empty Net

New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary

P1 8:51 – Jack Hughes (11) from Dawson Mercer (13), Colton White (4)

CANADIENS 3 at PENGUINS 4 – SO

Sidney Crosby Becomes Penguins All-Time Points Leader in Shootout Win Over Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary

P1 7:31 – Oliver Kapanen (11) from Juraj Slafkovsky (12), Ivan Demidov (20)
P2 3:54 – Demidov (8) from Slafkovsky (13), Kapanen (8)
P3 4:04 – Noah Dobson (6) from Sammy Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)

Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Summary

P1 7:58 – Sidney Crosby (20) from Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)
P1 12:40 – Rakell (4) from Bryan Rust (17), Crosby (17)
P2 11:51 – Noel Acciari (2) from Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (2)

Shootout Summary:

PIT: Kevin Hayes – Goal
MTL: Cole Caufield – Goal
PIT: Rickard Rakell – Winner

RANGERS 1 at PREDATORS 2

Nashville Predators Scoring Summary

P2 10:44 – Filip Forsberg (16) from Ryan O’Reilly (19), Adam Wilsby (5)
P3 19:12 – Steven Stamkos (14) from Cole Smith (1), O’Reilly (20) – Empty Net