{"id":355368,"date":"2025-12-19T11:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/355368\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:26:13","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-december-19-2025-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/355368\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 December 19, 2025 &#8211; The Hockey Writers &#8211; NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/tag\/nhl-daily-recap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, we will be looking at the scores of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/scoreboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 NHL games<\/a>\u00a0that were played\u00a0on Dec. 18, 2025. Which included the Boston Bruins taking on the Edmonton Oilers. As well as the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks battling it out in the late game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All that and more in the Morning Recap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/quinn-hutsons-first-nhl-goal-lifts-oilers-to-3-1-victory-over-bruins-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quinn Hutson\u2019s First NHL Goal Lifts Oilers to 3-1 Victory Over Bruins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 13:38 \u2013 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (8) from Connor McDavid (37), Leon Draisaitl (31)<br \/>P2 14:38 \u2013 Quinn Hutson (1) from Max Jones (1)<br \/>P3 1:41 \u2013 Connor McDavid (21) from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (19), Darnell Nurse (7)<\/p>\n<p>Boston Bruins Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 16:27 \u2013 Pavel Zacha (9) from Elias Lindholm (17), Charlie McAvoy (16)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/nhl-recap-blue-jackets-lose-wild-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Jackets Unable to Find Enough Offense in Loss to Wild<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Wild Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 13:30 \u2013 Ryan Hartman (7) from Kirill Kaprizov (18), Brock Faber (13)<br \/>P2 16:15 \u2013 Vladimir Tarasenko (6) from Yakov Trenin (7), Danila Yurov (8)<br \/>P3 11:50 \u2013 Joel Eriksson Ek (8) from Trenin (8), Matt Boldy (20)<br \/>P3 18:08 \u2013 Kaprizov (22) from Boldy (21), Eriksson Ek (18)<br \/>P3 18:46 \u2013 Boldy (20) from Kaprizov (19)<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Blue Jackets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 15:20 \u2013 Zach Werenski (12) from Charlie Coyle (16), Cole Sillinger (12)<br \/>P2 17:39 \u2013 Werenski (13) \u2013 Unassisted<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/kempe-scores-twice-kings-come-back-to-win-2-1-vs-lightning-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kempe Scores Twice, Kings Come Back to Win 2-1 vs. Lightning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 12:54 \u2013 Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) from Anthony Cirelli (10), Jake Guentzel (19)<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Kings Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 5:21 \u2013 Adrian Kempe (12) from Anze Kopitar (11), Corey Perry (8)<br \/>P2 15:58 \u2013 Kempe (13) \u2013 Unassisted<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/ullmark-tkachuk-lead-senators-to-4-0-win-over-penguins-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ullmark &amp; Tkachuk Lead Senators to 4-0 Win Over Penguins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 2:16 \u2013 Brady Tkachuk (3) from Drake Batherson (18), Tim Stutzle (19)<br \/>P2 1:34 \u2013 David Perron (5) from Jordan Spence (10), Batherson (19)<br \/>P2 4:50 \u2013 Claude Giroux (6) from Michael Amadio (8), Ridly Greig (8)<br \/>P3 13:55 \u2013 Tkachuk (4) from Nick Jensen (6), Nikolas Matinpalo (5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/nhl-recap-canadiens-win-blackhawks-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bolduc\u2019s Pair Lifts Canadiens Over Bedard-less Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 7:27 \u2013 Frank Nazar (6) from Matt Grzelcyk (6), Andre Burakovsky (14)<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 14:23 \u2013 Zack Bolduc (8) from Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (24)<br \/>P3 0:20 \u2013 Bolduc (9) from Hutson (25), Nick Suzuki (29)<br \/>P3 10:00 \u2013 Noah Dobson (5) from Ivan Demidov (19), Hutson (26)<br \/>P3 16:29 \u2013 Suzuki (10) \u2013 Unassisted<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/capitals-chychrun-scores-twice-in-4-0-win-over-maple-leafs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Capitals\u2019 Chychrun Scores Twice in 4-0 Win Over Maple Leafs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 13:53 \u2013 Aliaksei Protas (11) from Justin Sourdif (5), John Carlson (19)<br \/>P1 16:16 \u2013 Jakob Chychrun (13) from Ethen Frank (7), Connor McMichael (13)<br \/>P3 4:02 \u2013 Chychrun (14) from Carlson (20), Nic Dowd (5)<br \/>P3 8:57 \u2013 Carlson (7) from Sourdif (6), Tom Wilson (16)<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 7:40 \u2013 Jack Quinn (7) from Mattias Samuelsson (8), Zach Benson (12)<br \/>P2 16:54 \u2013 Tage Thompson (17) from Rasmus Dahlin (23)<br \/>P2 19:30 \u2013 Noah Ostlund (5) from Owen Power (6), Alex Tuch (18)<br \/>P3 10:20 \u2013 Josh Norris (3) from Benson (13)<br \/>P3 19:52 \u2013 Ryan McLeod (6) from Samuelsson (9)<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Morning_Recap-copy-1200x724.jpg\" alt=\"NHL Morning Recap\" class=\"wp-image-1572540\"  \/>NHL Morning Recap (The Hockey Writers)<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Flyers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:38 \u2013 Noah Cates (8) from Bobby Brink (7)<br \/>P2 11:01 \u2013 Cam York (2) from Trevor Zegras (20), Brink (8)<br \/>P3 14:28 \u2013 Travis Konecny (10) from Jamie Drysdale (12), Emil Andrae (8)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/millers-overtime-winner-propels-rangers-to-victory-over-blues-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miller\u2019s Overtime Winner Propels Rangers to Victory Over Blues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Louis Blues Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 18:58 \u2013 Jonatan Berggren (3) from Dalibor Dvorsky (2)<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 6:02 \u2013 Gabe Perreault (1) from Will Cuylle (10), Noah Laba (6)<br \/>OT 2:21 \u2013 J.T. Miller (10) from Vincent Trocheck (11), Vladislav Gavrikov (8)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/flames-solve-daccord-late-to-come-back-and-beat-kraken-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flames Solve Daccord Late to Come Back and Beat Kraken<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calgary Flames Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 10:20 \u2013 Mikael Backlund (6) from Rasmus Andersson (16), Joel Hanley (5)<br \/>P3 10:04 \u2013 Nazem Kadri (8) from Andersson (17), Morgan Frost (11)<br \/>P3 11:19 \u2013 Matt Coronato (11) from Andersson (18), Jonathan Huberdeau (12)<br \/>P3 19:52 \u2013 Backlund (7) from Kadri (23), Joel Farabee (9)<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Kraken Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 7:52 \u2013 Chandler Stephenson (8) from Eeli Tolvanen (13), Frederick Gaudreau (4)<br \/>P2 17:16 \u2013 Kaapo Kakko (2) from Ryker Evans (5), Jani Nyman (2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/johnston-scores-twice-stars-hold-off-sharks-5-3-12-18-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johnston Scores Twice, Stars Hold Off Sharks 5-3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Stars Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 12:25 \u2013 Roope Hintz (10) from Mikko Rantanen (31), Esa Lindell (9)<br \/>P1 17:38 \u2013 Wyatt Johnston (18) from Miro Heiskanen (23), Lindell (10)<br \/>P2 8:40 \u2013 Johnston (19) from Rantanen (32), Hintz (18)<br \/>P2 19:17 \u2013 Justin Hryckowian (4) \u2013 Unassisted<br \/>P3 18:42 \u2013 Jamie Benn (5) \u2013 Unassisted<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Sharks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 1:43 \u2013 Shakir Mukhamadullin (2) from Ty Dellandrea (9)<br \/>P2 16:44 \u2013 Collin Graf (7) from Macklin Celebrini (34)<br \/>P3 4:32 \u2013 Graf (8) from Igor Chernyshov (2), Celebrini (35)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.substack.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" 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