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Today, we will be looking the 12 NHL games that were played on Nov. 20, 2025. Which includes a showdown between Alex Ovechkin and Ivan Demidov. As well as the Dallas Stars and the Vancouver Canucks in the late game.
All that and more in the Morning Recap.
Ovechkin Powers Capitals to 8-4 Rout of Canadiens with Hat Trick
Washington Capitals Goal Summary:
P1 1:00 – Alex Ovechkin (8) from Dylan Strome (13)
P2 2:00 – Ethen Frank (1) from Ovechkin (10), Strome (14)
P2 3:38 – Frank (2) from Aliaksei Protas (7), Hendrix Lapierre (3)
P2 14:26 – Jakob Chychrun (5) from John Carlson (14)
P2 17:25 – Sonny Milano (2) from Frank (4), Rasmus Sandin (5)
P3 16:03 – Ovechkin (9) from Strome (15)
P3 17:56 – Ovechkin (10) from Carlson (15)
P3 18:34 – Milano (3) from Frank (5)
Montreal Canadiens Goal Summary:
P1 15:47 – Brendan Gallagher (1) from Noah Dobson (12), Ivan Demidov (11)
P2 7:53 – Joe Veleno (1) from Mike Matheson (8), Gallagher (8)
P2 15:04 – Nick Suzuki (5) from Alexandre Carrier (6), Zack Bolduc (3)
P3 5:37 – Mike Matheson (4) from Cole Caufield (8), Lane Hutson (15)
Panthers Shut Out Devils in 1-0 Victory
Florida Panthers Goal Summary:
P1 12:58 – Sam Reinhart (11) from Gustav Forsling (10)
The New York Islanders celebrate a shorthanded goal scored by center Kyle Palmieri against the Dallas Stars (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)
New York Islanders Goal Summary:
P1 6:46 – Calum Ritchie (2) from Maxim Shabanov (3), Adam Boqvist (1)
P1 14:54 – Shabanov (2) from Casey Cizikas (3), Ritchie (1)
P2 3:19 – Mathew Barzal (6) unassisted
P2 5:04 – Bo Horvat (14) from Ryan Pulock (9), Emil Heineman (6)
P3 6:52 – Shabanov (3) from Cizikas (4)
Blue Jackets’ Fantilli & Greaves Return Home to Help Defeat Maple Leafs in Overtime
Columbus Blue Jackets Goal Summary:
P2 3:17 – Dmitri Voronkov (9) from Adam Fantilli (8), Zach Werenski (11)
P2 12:01 – Fantilli (7) from Voronkov (9), Werenski (12)
OT 4:21 – Fantilli (8) from Werenski (13)
Toronto Maple Leafs Goal Summary:
P2 14:12 – Dakota Mermis (1) from John Tavares (15)
P3 3:33 – Tavares (12) from Easton Cowan (4), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13)
Flyers Erase Another 2-Goal Blues Lead to Win in Overtime
St. Louis Blues Goal Summary:
P1 5:31 – Justin Faulk (5) from Oskar Sundqvist (9), Nathan Walker (4)
P1 12:08 – Faulk (6) from Jake Neighbours (2), Jordan Kyrou (6)
Philadelphia Flyers Goal Summary:
P2 17:57 – Rodrigo Abols (1) from Owen Tippett (6), Trevor Zegras (14)
P3 11:49 – Tyson Foerster (5) from Emil Andrae (3), Travis Konecny (10)
OT 3:51 – Travis Sanheim (2) from Travis Konecny (11), Sean Couturier (9)
Lightning Make Late Comeback to Down Oilers 2-1 in Overtime Thriller
Edmonton Oilers Goal Summary:
P1 1:32 – Trent Frederic (2) from Leon Draisaitl (13)
Tampa Bay Lightning Goal Summary:
P3 17:28 – Nick Paul (1) from J.J. Moser (5), Emil Lilleberg (2)
OT 1:43 – Jake Guentzel (12) from Darren Raddysh (6), Nikita Kucherov (10)
Kraken’s Three-Goal Period Leads To 3-2 Win Over Blackhawks
Seattle Kraken Goal Summary:
P3 5:09 – Tye Kartye (2) from Oscar Fisker Molgaard (1), Brandon Montour (7)
P3 7:13 – Wright (5) from Ryker Evans (2), Berkly Catton (4)
P3 17:42 – Jaden Schwartz (8) from Montour (8), Mason Marchment (8)
Chicago Blackhawks Goal Summary:
P2 0:43 – Tyler Bertuzzi (10) from Teuvo Teravainen (10), Frank Nazar (9)
P2 10:07 – Teravainen (5) from Bertuzzi (7), Artyom Levshunov (11)
Jack Eichel Leads Offense in Golden Knights’ Win Over the Mammoth
Vegas Golden Knights Goal Summary:
P2 3:09 – Jack Eichel (9) from Pavel Dorofeyev (5), Shea Theodore (8)
P2 16:51 – Eichel (10) from Braeden Bowman (1), Theodore (9)
P3 0:45 – Bowman (3) from Eichel (17), Theodore (10)
Utah Mammoth Goal Summary:
P2 3:28 – Ben Hutton (2) from Cole Reinhardt (2)
P2 6:38 – Nate Schmidt (1) from Ian Cole (7), Clayton Keller (12)
Avalanche Win 7th Straight Game in 6-3 Victory Over Rangers
New York Rangers Goal Summary:
P1 2:26 – J.T. Miller (5) from Mika Zibanejad (6), Adam Fox (14)
P2 3:58 – Adam Edstrom (1) from Sam Carrick (5), Braden Schneider (4)
P3 10:18 – Miller (6) from Fox (15), Zibanejad (7)
Colorado Avalanche Goal Summary:
P1 19:33 – Nathan MacKinnon (15) from Martin Necas (13), Samuel Girard (2)
P2 17:15 – Cale Makar (7) from Necas (14), MacKinnon (20)
P3 2:36 – Brock Nelson (6) from Sam Malinski (10), Scott Wedgewood (1)
P3 10:48 – MacKinnon (16) from Makar (20), Necas (15)
P3 18:35 – Makar (8) from Jack Drury (5)
P3 19:47 – Ross Colton (4) from Nelson (5)
Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)
Los Angeles Kings Goal Summary:
P1 16:04 – Joel Armia (4) unassisted
P2 1:47 – Anze Kopitar (4) from Trevor Moore (3), Cody Ceci (5)
P3 19:01 – Adrian Kempe (7) from Kevin Fiala (7), Kopitar (8)
San Jose Sharks Goal Summary:
P1 2:33 – Adam Gaudette (5) from Ty Dellandrea (6), Collin Graf (6)
P1 19:50 – Dellandrea (2) from Graf (7), Dmitry Orlov (12)
P2 17:04 – Philipp Kurashev (6) from Will Smith (13), Macklin Celebrini (18)
Shootout Summary:
SJS – Kurashev
Senators Take a 3-2 Road Win Over the Ducks
Ottawa Senators Goal Summary:
P1 16:39 – Nick Cousins (4) from Nick Jensen (4), Dylan Cozens (8)
P2 19:02 – Shane Pinto (10) from Stephen Halliday (1), David Perron (8)
P3 18:02 – Drake Batherson (7) from Jake Sanderson (11), Jordan Spence (7)
Anaheim Ducks Goal Summary:
P2 13:08 – Beckett Sennecke (7) from Cutter Gauthier (12), Leo Carlsson (17)
P2 14:34 – Mason McTavish (4) from Chris Kreider (5), Troy Terry (17)
Oettinger Stops 34 in Stars’ 4-2 Win Over Canucks
Dallas Stars Goal Summary:
P1 0:55 – Mavrik Bourque (3) from Justin Hryckowian (3)
P1 7:44 – Jason Robertson (12) unassisted
P3 10:47 – Colin Blackwell (2) from Radek Faksa (7)
P3 18:29 – Mikko Rantanen (10) from Jamie Benn (1)
Vancouver Canucks Goal Summary:
P1 3:06 – Linus Karlsson (3) unassisted
P1 14:25 – Elias Pettersson (7) from Jake DeBrusk (3), Kiefer Sherwood (4)
