NHL Morning Recap – December 8, 2025

New York Islanders Goal Summary

P2 9:03 – Mathew Barzal (9) from Matthew Schaefer (13), Ryan Pulock (14)

Florida Panthers Goal Summary

P1 12:14 – Uvis Balinskis (1) from Mackie Samoskevich (11), A.J. Greer (6)
P2 7:05 – Carter Verhaeghe (8) from Jeff Petry (6)
P3 13:57 – Seth Jones (5) from Anton Lundell (15), Sam Reinhart (12)
P3 17:06 – Reinhart (15) from Gustav Forsling (13) – Empty Net

SHARKS 4 at HURRICANES 1

Sharks Snap 2-Game Losing Streak in 4-1 Win Over Hurricanes

San Jose Sharks Goal Summary

P1 0:33 – Collin Graf (5) from Macklin Celebrini (27), Will Smith (16)
P2 7:54 – John Klingberg (4) from Celebrini (28), Philipp Kurashev (9)
P2 15:14 – Alexander Wennberg (6) from William Eklund (11), Klingberg (5)
P3 18:40 – Celebrini (15) from Wennberg (9) – Empty Net

Carolina Hurricanes Goal Summary

P1 13:18 – Jordan Staal (8) from Shayne Gostisbehere (18), Andrei Svechnikov (8)

PENGUINS 2 at STARS 3 – SO

Stars Spoil Jarry’s Incredible Night in 3-2 Shootout Win Over Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins Goal Summary

P1 18:18 – Connor Dewar (6) from Blake Lizotte (2), Noel Acciari (4)
P2 5:56 – Tommy Novak (4) from Kris Letang (11), Sidney Crosby (12)

Dallas Stars Goal Summary

P2 1:27 – Jamie Benn (4) from Roope Hintz (17), Jason Robertson (20)
P3 18:11 – Miro Heiskanen (6) from Wyatt Johnston (18), Mikko Rantanen (26)

Shootout Summary:

COL: Rantanen – Winner

BLUES 4 at CANADIENS 3

Schenn Leads Blues to 4-3 Road Win over Canadiens

St. Louis Blues Goal Summary

P1 8:57 – Brayden Schenn (5) from Cam Fowler (11), Dylan Holloway (8)
P2 0:26 – Holloway (8) from Schenn (7), Colton Parayko (9)
P2 1:05 – Pavel Buchnevich (5) from Robert Thomas (14), Justin Faulk (8)
P3 10:24 – Schenn (6) from Holloway (9), Mathieu Joseph (6)

Montreal Canadiens Goal Summary

P1 12:20 – Lane Hutson (5) from Zack Bolduc (7), Jared Davidson (1)
P1 19:03 – Cole Caufield (16) from Nick Suzuki (24), Noah Dobson (14)
P3 16:15 – Dobson (4) from Mike Matheson (12), Ivan Demidov (16)

BLUE JACKETS 0 at CAPITALS 2

Blue Jackets Unable to Solve Logan Thompson in Loss to Capitals

Washington Capitals Goal Summary

P2 0:50 – Jakob Chychrun (11) from Tom Wilson (15), Anthony Beauvillier (5)
P3 18:34 – Aliaksei Protas (10) from Martin Fehervary (8) – Empty Net

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3 at RANGERS 2 – OT

Vegas Golden Knights Goal Summary

P1 0:36 – Brett Howden (5) from Mitch Marner (22), Mark Stone (15)
P3 19:08 – Tomas Hertl (13) from Stone (16), Jack Eichel (24)
OT 4:52 – Eichel (12) from Shea Theodore (14), Howden (4)

New York Rangers Goal Summary

P2 9:08 – Mika Zibanejad (11) from Alexis Lafreniere (10), Matthew Robertson (2)
P2 13:01 – Lafreniere (7) from Zibanejad (13), Artemi Panarin (22)

BLACKHAWKS 1 at DUCKS 7

Ducks 53-Shot Effort Leads to 7-1 Win Over Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks Goal Summary

P3 1:40 – Tyler Bertuzzi (15) from Connor Bedard (22), Artyom Levshunov (13)

Anaheim Ducks Goal Summary

P1 10:16 – Jacob Trouba (5) unassisted
P2 6:40 – Mason McTavish (7) from Beckett Sennecke (15), Cutter Gauthier (16)
P2 9:26 – Sennecke (9) from Gauthier (17), Radko Gudas (5)
P2 16:09 – Alex Killorn (2) from Ryan Strome (3), Pavel Mintyukov (5)
P2 17:23 – Leo Carlsson (15) from Chris Kreider (7), Troy Terry (23)
P3 0:15 – Carlsson (16) from Kreider (8), Jackson LaCombe (13)
P3 18:08 – Frank Vatrano (3) from Olen Zellweger (7), Strome (4)