{"id":357525,"date":"2025-12-20T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/357525\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T11:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:44:09","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-december-20-2025-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/357525\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 December 20, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/scoreboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5 NHL games<\/a>\u00a0that were played\u00a0on Dec. 19, 2025. Which saw the Florida Panthers host the Carolina Hurricanes. As well as the Dallas Stars and the Anaheim Ducks 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\/panthers-win-4-3-in-a-shootout-over-hurricanes-12-19-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Panthers Win 4-3 in a Shootout Over Hurricanes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carolina Hurricanes Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 11:53 \u2013 Jordan Staal (10) from Eric Robinson (3), Shayne Gostisbehere (22)<br \/>P3 1:27 \u2013 Sebastian Aho (12) from Andrei Svechnikov (14), Seth Jarvis (9)<br \/>P3 7:34 \u2013 Aho (13) from Svechnikov (15), Jarvis (10)<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 10:16 \u2013 Brad Marchand (20) from Sam Bennett (12), Carter Verhaeghe (17)<br \/>P3 17:35 \u2013 Bennett (12) from Evan Rodrigues (9), Sam Reinhart (16)<br \/>P3 19:18 \u2013 Reinhart (18) from Marchand (19), Rodrigues (10)<\/p>\n<p>Shootout Summary:<\/p>\n<p>FLA: Reinhart \u2013 Goal <br \/>CAR: Jackson Blake \u2013 Goal <br \/>FLA: Rodrigues \u2013 Winner<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/kiefer-sherwood-hat-trick-powers-canucks-past-islanders-12-19-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kiefer Sherwood\u2019s Hat Trick Powers Canucks Past Islanders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Canucks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:57 \u2013 David Kampf (1) from Jake DeBrusk (7)<br \/>P1 10:35 \u2013 Kiefer Sherwood (14) from Evander Kane (11), Marcus Pettersson (5)<br \/>P1 15:47 \u2013 Sherwood (15) from Filip Hronek (16), Tom Willander (8)<br \/>P3 18:39 \u2013 Sherwood (16) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>New York Islanders Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 14:55 \u2013 Anders Lee (9) from Calum Ritchie (4), Mathew Barzal (18)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/devils-win-with-jacob-markstrom-holding-mammoth-to-1-goal-12-19-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devils Win With Jacob Markstrom Holding Mammoth to 1 Goal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 9:35 \u2013 Daniil But (1) from Sean Durzi (6)<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 11:21 \u2013 Connor Brown (9) from Nico Hischier (17)<br \/>P3 4:20 \u2013 Stefan Noesen (3) from Hischier (18), Luke Hughes (16)<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Avalanche Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 9:45 \u2013 Brent Burns (5) from Josh Manson (9), Joel Kiviranta (2)<br \/>P1 15:05 \u2013 Martin Necas (15) from Nathan MacKinnon (31), Artturi Lehkonen (16)<br \/>P3 1:58 \u2013 Parker Kelly (7) from Manson (10), Valeri Nichushkin (11)<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nathan-MacKinnon-Avalanche-4-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche\" class=\"wp-image-1593161\"  \/>Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 19:22 \u2013 Morgan Barron (6) from Alex Iafallo (7)<br \/>P3 3:38 \u2013 Mark Scheifele (17) from Gustav Nyquist (7)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/stars-score-4-in-the-1st-en-route-to-8-3-win-over-ducks-12-19-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stars Score 4 in the 1st en Route to 8-3 Win Over Ducks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Stars Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 2:37 \u2013 Oskar Back (3) from Radek Faksa (12)<br \/>P1 4:42 \u2013 Roope Hintz (11) from Jason Robertson (21), Mavrik Bourque (7)<br \/>P1 12:41 \u2013 Sam Steel (5) from Jamie Benn (6), Miro Heiskanen (24)<br \/>P1 14:19 \u2013 Thomas Harley (2) from Mikko Rantanen (33)<br \/>P2 11:10 \u2013 Robertson (21) from Rantanen (34), Heiskanen (25)<br \/>P2 15:10 \u2013 Robertson (22) from Hintz (19)<br \/>P2 18:30 \u2013 Adam Erne (3) from Faksa (13), Harley (11)<br \/>P3 1:42 \u2013 Ilya Lyubushkin (1) from 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