NHL Morning Recap – January 6, 2026

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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the five NHL games that were played on Jan. 5, 2026. Which saw the Washington Capitals host the Anaheim Ducks. As well as the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings battle it out in the late game.

All that and more in the Morning Recap.

DUCKS 4 at CAPITALS 7

Anaheim Ducks Scoring Summary

P2 12:56 – Alex Killorn (3) from Ross Johnston (10)
P2 14:12 – Jacob Trouba (7) from Troy Terry (27)
P3 9:22 – Beckett Sennecke (14) from Cutter Gauthier (20), Jackson LaCombe (18)

Washington Capitals Scoring Summary

P1 6:33 – Chris Kreider (14) from Olen Zellweger (11)
P1 15:56 – Justin Sourdif (6) from Connor McMichael (17), Matt Roy (12)
P1 18:58 – Sourdif (7) from McMichael (18)
P2 5:54 – Ryan Leonard (9) from Sourdif (9), McMichael (19)
P2 7:30 – Sourdif (8) from Leonard (16), McMichael (20)
P2 8:52 – Alex Ovechkin (16) from Martin Fehervary (10), John Carlson (22)
P3 18:46 – Carlson (9) from Nic Dowd (8), Fehervary (11) – Empty Net
P3 19:18 – Ovechkin (17) from Sourdif (10) – Empty Net

MAMMOTH 3 at RANGERS 2 – OT

Mammoth Defeat Rangers With a Dramatic 3-2 OT Win

Utah Mammoth Scoring Summary

P2 12:38 – Dylan Guenther (21) from Ian Cole (11)
P3 6:15 – Michael Carcone (8) from John Marino (16)
OT 1:06 – Sean Durzi (2) from Nick Schmaltz (23), Lawson Crouse (10)

New York Rangers Scoring Summary

P2 8:29 – Alexis Lafreniere (9) from Mika Zibanejad (21), Artemi Panarin (29)
P2 16:36 – Vincent Trocheck (10) from Panarin (30), Zibanejad (22)

RED WINGS 5 at SENATORS 3

Detroit Red Wings Scoring Summary

P1 7:06 – Andrew Copp (6), unassisted
P1 13:51 – Dylan Larkin (22) from James van Riemsdyk (3), Alex DeBrincat (21)
P1 19:43 – van Riemsdyk (11) from Jacob Bernard-Docker (2), Albert Johansson (6)
P2 15:42 – Lucas Raymond (12) from J.T. Compher (10), van Riemsdyk (4)
P3 12:53 – Michael Rasmussen (6) from Simon Edvinsson (11)