NHL Morning Recap – January 7, 2026

Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary

P1 19:48 – Jake Guentzel (19) from Nikita Kucherov (40), Darren Raddysh (23)
P2 17:22 – Zemgus Girgensons (6) from Yanni Gourde (9), Pontus Holmberg (7)
P3 8:31 – Brandon Hagel (20) from Maxwell Crozier (9), Kucherov (41)
P3 18:35 – Anthony Cirelli (12) from Hagel (18), Raddysh (24) – Empty Net

STARS 3 at HURRICANES 6

Hurricanes Defeat Stars 6-3 to Split Regular Season Series

Dallas Stars Scoring Summary

P1 11:53 – Jason Robertson (25) – Unassisted
P3 0:36 – Mikko Rantanen (17) from Robertson (26)
P3 18:11 – Wyatt Johnston (23) from Rantanen (42), Robertson (27)

Carolina Hurricanes Scoring Summary

P1 7:19 – K’Andre Miller (3) from Andrei Svechnikov (20), Sebastian Aho (26)
P1 13:32 – Shayne Gostisbehere (5) from Seth Jarvis (11), Andrei Svechnikov (21)
P1 18:56 – Logan Stankoven (8) from Miller (15), Jalen Chatfield (8)
P2 5:17 – Miller (4) from Svechnikov (22), Ehlers (21)
P2 6:59 – Jarvis (20) from Svechnikov (23), Ehlers (22)
P3 8:18 – William Carrier (4) from Nikolaj Ehlers (23)

DEVILS 0 at ISLANDERS 9

Duclair’s Hat Trick Propels Islanders to 9-0 Victory Over Devils

New York Islanders Scoring Summary

P1 1:08 – Mathew Barzal (11) from Ryan Pulock (17), Matthew Schaefer (17)
P1 4:01 – Anthony Duclair (5) from Adam Pelech (4)
P1 13:31 – Duclair (6) from Casey Cizikas (6)
P2 3:29 – Duclair (7) from Barzal (23), Tony DeAngelo (14)
P2 11:12 – Simon Holmstrom (9) from Barzal (24), Pulock (18)
P3 1:34 – Casey Cizikas (4) – Unassisted
P3 11:28 – DeAngelo (2) from Duclair (10), Maxim Shabanov (11)
P3 18:36 – Calum Ritchie (7) from DeAngelo (15)
P3 19:02 – Cizikas (5) from Duclair (11), Scott Mayfield (5)

PANTHERS 1 at MAPLE LEAFS 4

Maple Leafs Extend Point Streak to 7 Games in 4-1 Win Over Panthers

Florida Panthers Scoring Summary

P3 11:38 – Carter Verhaeghe (12) – Unassisted

Toronto Maple Leafs Scoring Summary

P1 19:36 – Easton Cowan (5) from Nicholas Robertson (12), Nicolas Roy (12)
P2 0:42 – Matthew Knies (12) from Troy Stecher (6), John Tavares (23)
P2 4:01 – Auston Matthews (21) from Knies (26), Matias Maccelli (10)
P3 19:52 – Bobby McMann (13) from Nicolas Roy (13) – Empty Net

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4 at JETS 3 – OT

Golden Knights Conquer Jets 4-3 in Overtime

Vegas Golden Knights Scoring Summary

P3 8:13 – Brett Howden (8) from Noah Hanifin (14), Tomas Hertl (16)
P2 19:09 – Mark Stone (13) from Pavel Dorofeyev (14), Marner (32)
P3 15:55 – Reilly Smith (6) from Brandon Saad (5), Ben Hutton (6)
OT 4:47 – Tomas Hertl (16) from Mitch Marner (33), Jack Eichel (31)

Winnipeg Jets Scoring Summary

P1 5:16 – Cole Perfetti (3) from Jonathan Toews (10), Josh Morrissey (27)
P2 12:04 – Luke Schenn (1) from Gabriel Vilardi (19), Adam Lowry (6)
P3 14:56 – Kyle Connor (20) from Gabriel Vilardi (20)

PREDATORS 2 at OILERS 6

McDavid’s Hat Trick Leads Oilers to 6-2 Victory Over Predators

Nashville Predators Scoring Summary

P3 3:48 – Ryan O’Reilly (12) from Nicolas Hague (9), Luke Evangelista (25)
P3 4:03 – Nick Blankenburg (5) from Reid Schaefer (1), Michael Bunting (14)

Edmonton Oilers Scoring Summary

P1 8:53 – Connor McDavid (26) from Evan Bouchard (31), Leon Draisaitl (38)
P2 15:53 – McDavid (27) – Unassisted
P2 16:15 – Curtis Lazar (3) from Matt Savoie (7), Mattias Janmark (6)
P2 18:52 – Kasperi Kapanen (1) from Draisaitl (39), Vasily Podkolzin (8)
P3 13:46 – Draisaitl (21) from Kapanen (3), Podkolzin (9)
P3 19:03 – McDavid (28) from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (23), Mattias Ekholm (16)

BLUE JACKETS 2 at SHARKS 5

Blue Jackets Open Last Western Trip With Loss to Sharks

Columbus Blue Jackets Scoring Summary

P2 19:15 – Zach Werenski (16) from Dmitri Voronkov (13), Kirill Marchenko (19)
P3 16:05 – Sean Monahan (6) from Ivan Provorov (11)

San Jose Sharks Scoring Summary

P1 19:11 – Pavol Regenda (6) from Alexander Wennberg (20), Tyler Toffoli (17)
P2 4:14 – Wennberg (8) from William Eklund (17), Dmitry Orlov (20)
P3 15:16 – Zack Ostapchuk (2) – Unassisted
P3 17:46 – Mario Ferraro (3) from Wennberg (21) – Empty Net
P3 18:31 – Macklin Celebrini (23) from Collin Graf (11), Ferraro (8) – Empty Net

BRUINS 4 at KRAKEN 7

Boston Bruins Scoring Summary

P1 12:47 – David Pastrnak (18) from Nikita Zadorov (13), Marat Khusnutdinov (9)
P2 6:28 – Pastrnak (19) from Charlie McAvoy (21), Elias Lindholm (20)
P3 14:50 – Mason Lohrei (3) from Pavel Zacha (17), Viktor Arvidsson (11)
P3 17:38 – Arvidsson (8) from Casey Mittelstadt (8), Alex Steeves (5)

Seattle Kraken Scoring Summary

P1 8:50 – Jordan Eberle (15) from Matty Beniers (18), Vince Dunn (16)
P2 2:48 – Berkly Catton (1) from Jared McCann (6), Ryker Evans (7)
P2 18:23 – Ben Meyers (4) from Tye Kartye (5)
P2 19:59 – Jared McCann (8) from Vince Dunn (17), Matty Beniers (19)
P3 10:21 – Kaapo Kakko (3) from Frederick Gaudreau (6), Chandler Stephenson (16)
P3 14:20 – Catton (2) from Gaudreau (7), Kakko (10)
P3 19:48 – Kaapo Kakko (4) – Empty Net