NHL Morning Recap – December 5, 2025

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the 10 NHL games that were played on Dec. 4, 2025. Which included the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Carolina Hurricanes in their last stop of a six game road trip. As well as the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Los Angeles Kings in the late game.

All that and more in the Morning Recap.

MAPLE LEAFS 5 at HURRICANES 1

Bobby McMann & Maple Leafs Defeat Hurricanes 5-1

Toronto Maple Leafs Goal Summary:

P1 0:53 – Bobby McMann (7) from Nicolas Roy (6), Jake McCabe (8)
P1 11:45 – Scott Laughton (2) from Philippe Myers (1), Simon Benoit (3)
P2 4:44 – Matthew Knies (7) from Max Domi (7), Morgan Rielly (17)
P2 10:39 – Auston Matthews (11) from Domi (8), Knies (21)
P3 18:16 – McMann (8) from Roy (7) – Empty Net

Carolina Hurricanes Goal Summary:

P1 15:45 – Seth Jarvis (16) from Shayne Gostisbehere (16), Sebastian Aho (17)

PREDATORS 2 at PANTHERS 1 – OT

Nashville Predators Goal Summary:

P3 13:41 – Ryan O’Reilly (9) from Michael Bunting (10), Nicolas Hague (6)
OT 4:03 – Steven Stamkos (8) from O’Reilly (12), Roman Josi (8)

Florida Panthers Goal Summary:

P1 16:26 – Carter Verhaeghe (5) from Sam Bennett (7), A.J. Greer (5)

AVALANCHE 3 at ISLANDERS 6

New York Islanders Goal Summary:

P1 5:56 – Kyle MacLean (1) from Ryan Pulock (12), Marc Gatcomb (1)
P1 18:20 – Anders Lee (6) from Mathew Barzal (12)
P2 6:58 – Bo Horvat (17) from Matthew Schaefer (12), Pulock (13)
P2 7:59 – Adam Pelech (1) from Barzal (13), Lee (9)
P2 18:46 – Barzal (8) from Maxim Shabanov (6), Horvat (12)
P3 18:45 – Casey Cizikas (2) unassisted – Empty Net

Colorado Avalanche Goal Summary:

P2 8:39 – Valeri Nichushkin (6) from Sam Malinski (12), Brock Nelson (9)
P2 10:04 – Martin Necas (14) from Victor Olofsson (11), Brent Burns (10)
P3 1:27 – Artturi Lehkonen (10) from Cale Makar (24), Necas (21)

RANGERS 4 at SENATORS 2

Rangers Outlast Senators in 4-2 Win

New York Rangers Goal Summary:

P1 3:19 – Mika Zibanejad (10) from J.T. Miller (8), Artemi Panarin (21)
P1 9:45 – Vladislav Gavrikov (6) from Braden Schneider (5), Miller (9)
P2 7:24 – Will Borgen (2) from Carson Soucy (3), Jonny Brodzinski (3)
P3 19:16 – Panarin (9) from Miller (10), Vincent Trocheck (8) – Empty Net

Ottawa Senators Goal Summary:

P1 18:30 – Dylan Cozens (9) from Batherson (14), Sanderson (16)
P3 13:08 – Drake Batherson (10) from Brady Tkachuk (6), Jake Sanderson (17)

BLUES 2 at BRUINS 5

Steeves, Geekie, and Zacha Lead Bruins to Victory Over Blues

St. Louis Blues Goal Summary:

P2 1:59 – Pavel Buchnevich (4) from Colton Parayko (8)
P3 9:07 – Pius Suter (7) from Dylan Holloway (7), Jordan Kyrou (8)

Boston Bruins Goal Summary:

P1 6:30 – Alex Steeves (6) from Morgan Geekie (9), Elias Lindholm (10)
P1 11:25 – Geekie (21) from Lindholm (11), Steeves (2)
P2 6:04 – Viktor Arvidsson (7) from Mason Lohrei (9)
P2 12:26 – Pavel Zacha (6) from Arvidsson (5), Lohrei (10)
P2 19:59 – Zacha (7) from Lindholm (12), Geekie (10)

PENGUINS 4 at LIGHTNING 3

Penguins Hold Off Lightning to Pick Up 4-3 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins Goal Summary:

P1 6:12 – Ville Koivunen (1) from Kris Letang (10), Tommy Novak (8)
P2 7:53 – Evgeni Malkin (7) unassisted
P2 9:49 – Ben Kindel (7) from Erik Karlsson (17), Malkin (21)
P3 17:17 – Malkin (8) from Novak (9), Anthony Mantha (8)

Tampa Bay Lightning Goal Summary:

P2 18:46 – Nikita Kucherov (12) from Darren Raddysh (14), Jake Guentzel (14)
P3 1:17 – Brandon Hagel (16) from Kucherov (22), Raddysh (15)
P3 11:44 – Hagel (17) from Nick Paul (4), Gage Goncalves (5)

RED WINGS 5 at BLUE JACKETS 6 – SO

Blue Jackets Rally Late to Defeat Red Wings in Shootout

Columbus Blue Jackets Goal Summary:

P2 5:18 – Kirill Marchenko (9) from Zach Werenski (18), Sean Monahan (9)
P2 7:11 – Kent Johnson (3) from Cole Sillinger (9), Denton Mateychuk (5)
P2 9:08 – Lucas Raymond (10) from Axel Sandin Pellikka (5), Patrick Kane (14)
P2 13:50 – Adam Fantilli (10) from Werenski (19), Monahan (10)
P3 18:29 – Fantilli (11) from Werenski (20), Monahan (11)

Detroit Red Wings Goal Summary:

P1 17:55 – Ivan Provorov (4) from Brendan Gaunce (2)
P2 1:09 – Dylan Larkin (15) from Moritz Seider (16), Raymond (21)
P2 10:20 – James van Riemsdyk (5) from Andrew Copp (9), Emmitt Finnie (8)
P3 9:35 – Patrick Kane (4) from Seider (17), Copp (10)
P3 11:38 – Alex DeBrincat (14) unassisted

Shootout Summary:

CBJ: Johnson – Goal
CBJ: Marchenko – Winner

KRAKEN 4 at OILERS 9 

McDavid’s Hat Trick Leads Oilers to Commanding 9-4 Victory Over Kraken

Seattle Kraken Goal Summary:

P1 16:07 – Eeli Tolvanen (4) from Brandon Montour (9), Kaapo Kakko (1)
P1 19:33 – Frederick Gaudreau (1) unassisted
P2 9:30 – Jared McCann (4) from Jordan Eberle (7), Matty Beniers (12)
P3 19:55 – Jani Nyman (4) from Shane Wright (7), Kakko (2)

Edmonton Oilers Goal Summary:

P1 7:17 – Connor McDavid (12) from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (13)
P1 7:34 – Vasily Podkolzin (5) from Leon Draisaitl (17), Evan Bouchard (19)
P1 11:27 – Draisaitl (16) from McDavid (26), Nugent-Hopkins (14)
P2 2:28 – Matt Savoie (4) from Bouchard (20), Adam Henrique (6)
P2 6:14 – McDavid (13) from Bouchard (21), Draisaitl (18)
P2 8:53 – Zach Hyman (2) from Mattias Ekholm (10)
P3 2:03 – Mattias Janmark (1) from Andrew Mangiapane (6)
P3 6:59 – McDavid (14) from Nugent-Hopkins (15), Draisaitl (19)
P3 8:58 – Savoie (5) from Henrique (7), Ekholm (11)

WILD 1 at FLAMES 4

3 Unanswered Goals Lead Flames to 4-1 Win Over the Wild

Minnesota Wild Goal Summary:

P2 16:51 – Yakov Trenin (2) from Zach Bogosian (1), Zeev Buium (10)

Calgary Flames Goal Summary:

P2 4:21 – Jonathan Huberdeau (5) from Rasmus Andersson (14), Matt Coronato (7)
P3 3:33 – Coronato (9) from Morgan Frost (9), Joel Hanley (4)
P3 6:18 – Connor Zary (3) from Blake Coleman (4), Mikael Backlund (11)
P3 19:00 – Andersson (6) unassisted

BLACKHAWKS 2 at KINGS 1

Chicago Blackhawks Goal Summary:

P2 6:17 – Connor Bedard (18) from Tyler Bertuzzi (10), Frank Nazar (14)
P2 19:54 – Wyatt Kaiser (1) from Nazar (15), Oliver Moore (5)

Los Angeles Kings Goal Summary:

P3 10:38 – Trevor Moore (4) from Warren Foegele (1)