NHL Morning Recap – January 5, 2026

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the five NHL games that were played on Jan. 4, 2026. Which saw the Dallas Stars host the Montreal Canadiens. As well as the Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks battle it out in the late game.

All that and more in the Morning Recap.

CANADIENS 4 at STARS 3 – OT

Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary

P1 8:42 – Brendan Gallagher (3) from Phillip Danault (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)
P2 11:59 – Oliver Kapanen (13) from Ivan Demidov (26), Juraj Slafkovsky (17)
P2 18:39 – Slafkovsky (15) from Nick Suzuki (32), Lane Hutson (35)
OT 3:40 – Hutson (7) from Danault (7)

Dallas Stars Scoring Summary

P1 13:53 – Mavrik Bourque (7) from Jason Robertson (25), Roope Hintz (20)
P2 10:14 – Wyatt Johnston (21) from Mikko Rantanen (41), Thomas Harley (13)
P3 11:07 – Johnston (22) from Miro Heiskanen (29), Matt Duchene (5)

PENGUINS 5 at BLUE JACKETS 4 – OT

Blue Jackets Unable to Hold 4-1 Lead, Lose in Overtime to Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Summary

P1 1:50 – Ville Koivunen (2) from Ben Kindel (9), Jack St. Ivany (3)
P2 16:51 – Noel Acciari (4) from Connor Dewar (7)
P3 3:28 – Tommy Novak (8) from Kindel (10)
P3 19:46 – Rickard Rakell (6) from Anthony Mantha (15), Sidney Crosby (23)
OT 2:22 – Crosby (24) from Erik Karlsson (28), Yegor Chinakhov (4)

Columbus Blue Jackets Scoring Summary

P1 8:21 – Dmitri Voronkov (15) from Denton Mateychuk (12)
P1 8:48 – Mason Marchment (9) from Adam Fantilli (14), Kirill Marchenko (18)
P1 18:38 – Marchenko (15) from Zach Werenski (29), Mateychuk (13)
P2 0:47 – Werenski (15) from Boone Jenner (13), Mathieu Olivier (7)

PANTHERS 2 at AVALANCHE 1

Florida Panthers Scoring Summary

P1 6:27 – Sam Bennett (14), unassisted
P2 18:12 – Aaron Ekblad (3), unassisted