NHL Morning Recap – December 29, 2025

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the 5 NHL games that were played on Dec. 28, 2025. Which saw the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Detroit Red Wings. As well as the Philadelphia Flyers and the Seattle Kraken in the late game. 

All that and more in the Morning Recap.

ISLANDERS 2 at BLUE JACKETS 4

Blue Jackets Defeat Islanders With Late Third Period Rally

Columbus Blue Jackets Scoring Summary

P1 8:09 – Kirill Marchenko (12) from Mason Marchment (10), Denton Mateychuk (9)
P3 15:27 – Ivan Provorov (5) from Mateychuk (10), Sean Monahan (13)
P3 16:41 – Marchenko (13) from Adam Fantilli (12), Damon Severson (11)
P3 18:54 – Cole Sillinger (4) from Monahan (14) – Empty Net

New York Islanders Scoring Summary

P1 17:16 – Maxim Shabanov (4) from Jean-Gabriel Pageau (9), Anthony Duclair (9)
P2 13:24 – Bo Horvat (20) from Ryan Pulock (16)

CANADIENS 5 at LIGHTNING 4 – SO

Lightning Win 5-4 Shootout Classic vs. Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary

P2 2:28 – Nikita Kucherov (16) from Gage Goncalves (7)
P2 12:11 – Kucherov (17) from Brayden Point (15), Goncalves (8)
P2 14:49 – Nick Paul (4) from Oliver Bjorkstrand (11), Maxim Groshev (1)
P3 1:40 – Pontus Holmberg (6) from Bjorkstrand (12), Charle-Edouard D’Astous (9)

Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary

P3 1:06 – Ivan Demidov (10) from Juraj Slafkovsky (15), Noah Dobson (18)
P3 9:16 – Slafkovsky (12) from Oliver Kapanen (9)
P3 12:17 – Dobson (7) from Cole Caufield (19), Mike Matheson (14)
P3 19:56 – Slafkovsky (13) from Demidov (22), Lane Hutson (31)

Shootout Summary:

TBL: Goncalves – Goal
TBL: Point – Winner

MAPLE LEAFS 2 at RED WINGS 3 – OT

Red Wings Edge Maple Leafs in 3-2 Overtime Win

Toronto Maple Leafs Scoring Summary

P2 4:25 – Matthew Knies (10) from Auston Matthews (12), John Tavares (19)
P3 4:53 – Nicholas Robertson (8) from Tavares (20)

Detroit Red Wings Scoring Summary

P2 19:01 – Moritz Seider (7) from Lucas Raymond (31)
P3 5:16 – Mason Appleton (4) from Michael Rasmussen (7), Albert Johansson (5)
OT 1:46 – Simon Edvinsson (5), unassisted

PENGUINS 7 at BLACKHAWKS 3

Penguins Season-High 7 Goals Sinks Blackhawks in 7-3 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Summary

P1 1:38 – Anthony Mantha (12) from Jack St. Ivany (1), Ryan Shea (12)
P1 7:19 – Bryan Rust (14) from Sidney Crosby (19), Kris Letang (17)
P1 8:20 – Justin Brazeau (9) from Mantha (13), Tommy Novak (12)
P1 12:03 – Rust (15) from Shea (13), Blake Lizotte (3)
P2 12:20 – Brazeau (10) from Ben Kindel (7), Ville Koivunen (3)
P2 13:17 – Brazeau (11) from Connor Dewar (6), Shea (14)
P2 18:48 – Noel Acciari (3) from St. Ivany (2), Lizotte (4)

Chicago Blackhawks Scoring Summary

P2 10:50 – Nick Foligno (1) from Colton Dach (4), Sam Lafferty (1)
P2 13:30 – Wyatt Kaiser (4) from Ryan Greene (9), Connor Murphy (5)
P3 19:59 – Tyler Bertuzzi (19) from Jason Dickinson (4)

FLYERS 4 at KRAKEN 1

Tolvanen’s 3 Points Lead Kraken to 4-1 Win Over Flyers

Seattle Kraken Scoring Summary

P2 3:48 – Jordan Eberle (14) from Kaapo Kakko (6), Matty Beniers (17)
P3 5:49 – Chandler Stephenson (10) from Eeli Tolvanen (18)
P3 17:31 – Tolvanen (6) from Stephenson (14) – Empty Net
P3 18:24 – Tolvanen (7), unassisted – Empty Net

Philadelphia Flyers Scoring Summary

P3 18:03 – Carl Grundstrom (6) from Rodrigo Abols (4), Nikita Grebenkin (5)