{"id":359660,"date":"2025-12-21T11:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T11:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/359660\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T11:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T11:58:13","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-december-21-2025-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/359660\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 December 21, 2025 – The Hockey Writers – NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps<\/a><\/p>\n

Today, we will be looking at the scores of the\u00a013 NHL games<\/a>\u00a0that were played\u00a0on Dec. 20, 2025. Which saw the Nashville Predators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. As well as the Seattle Kraken and the San Jose Sharks battling it out in the late game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All that and more in the Morning Recap.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Flyers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 6:42 \u2013 Travis Sanheim (3) from Denver Barkey (1), Matvei Michkov (11)
P2 7:05 \u2013 Owen Tippett (10) from Barkey (2), Cam York (12)
P2 10:18 \u2013 Trevor Zegras (15) from Jamie Drysdale (13), Noah Cates (10)
P2 14:36 \u2013 Rodrigo Abols (2) from Sanheim (13)<\/p>\n

New York Rangers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 19:24 \u2013 Artemi Panarin (12) from Mika Zibanejad (15)?
P2 12:23 \u2013 Artemi Panarin (13) \u2013 Unassisted
P3 9:13 \u2013 Vincent Trocheck (6) from J.T. Miller (12), Gabe Perreault (2)
P3 17:26 \u2013 Mika Zibanejad (12) from Scott Morrow (2), Will Cuylle (11)<\/p>\n

Shoutout Summary:<\/p>\n

NYR: Panarin \u2013 Goal
NYR: Trocheck \u2013 Winner<\/p>\n

Detroit Red Wings Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 1:05 \u2013 John Leonard (1) from Simon Edvinsson (7), Andrew Copp (14)
P2 1:37 \u2013 James van Riemsdyk (8) from Moritz Seider (21), Copp (15)
P2 5:55 \u2013 Elmer Soderblom (2) from Marco Kasper (2), Albert Johansson (4)
P2 10:05 \u2013 Seider (5) \u2013 Unassisted
P3 17:10 \u2013 Dylan Larkin (18) from Edvinsson (8) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

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Washington Capitals Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n

P2 10:36 \u2013 Aliaksei Protas (12) from Tom Wilson (17), Rasmus Sandin (8)
P3 8:30 \u2013 Martin Fehervary (3) from Declan Chisholm (3), Dylan Strome (18)<\/p>\n

Wild Hang On, Defeat Oilers 5-2<\/a><\/p>\n

Edmonton Oilers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 13:35 \u2013 Andrew Mangiapane (5) from Evan Bouchard (27), Leon Draisaitl (32)
P1 18:44 \u2013 Connor McDavid (22) from Draisaitl (33), Zach Hyman (6)<\/p>\n

Minnesota Wild Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 3:42 \u2013 Matt Boldy (21) \u2013 Unassisted
P1 10:56 \u2013 Boldy (22) from Quinn Hughes (23), Mats Zuccarello (11)
P1 19:52 \u2013 Ryan Hartman (8) from Jake Middleton (7), Zuccarello (12)
P3 9:08 \u2013 Vladimir Tarasenko (7) from Yakov Trenin (9)
P3 18:35 \u2013 Nico Sturm (2) from Tarasenko (12), Marcus Johansson (16) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Chicago Blackhawks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 1:53 \u2013 Ilya Mikheyev (5) from Wyatt Kaiser (5), Ryan Greene (7)
P2 9:55 \u2013 Andre Burakovsky (9) from Greene (8), Artyom Levshunov (14)
P2 18:32 \u2013 Mikheyev (6) from Ryan Donato (6), Oliver Moore (6)
P3 7:17 \u2013 Nick Lardis (1) from Alex Vlasic (4)<\/p>\n

Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 6:36 \u2013 Brady Tkachuk (5) from Tyler Kleven (5), Tim Stutzle (20)
P2 8:02 \u2013 Tim Stutzle (16)
P2 14:07 \u2013 Brady Tkachuk (6) from Thomas Chabot (9)
P3 1:45 \u2013 David Perron (6) from Claude Giroux (15), Fabian Zetterlund (6)
P3 5:31 \u2013 Perron (7) from Stutzle (21), Olle Lycksell (1)
P3 16:10 \u2013 Fabian Zetterlund (7) from Ridly Greig (9), Giroux (16)<\/p>\n

New York Islanders Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 19:37 \u2013 Mathew Barzal (10) from Anders Lee (14), Simon Holmstrom (8)
P3 19:31 \u2013 Emil Heineman (12) from Barzal (19), Matthew Schaefer (15)<\/p>\n

Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 1:47 \u2013 Rasmus Dahlin (4) from Alex Lyon (1)
P2 8:55 \u2013 Tage Thompson (18) from Josh Doan (14), Peyton Krebs (10)<\/p>\n

Shootout Summary:<\/p>\n

NYI: Barzal \u2013 Goal
BUF: Jack Quinn \u2013 Goal
BUF: Josh Norris \u2013 Winner<\/p>\n

Jake Neighbours\u2019 2-Goal Game Helps Blues in 6-2 Victory Over the Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Louis Blues Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 9:59 \u2013 Jake Neighbours (9) from Cam Fowler (12), Otto Stenberg (1)
P2 1:55 \u2013 Jonatan Berggren (4) from Pavel Buchnevich (13), Robert Thomas (18)
P2 19:59 \u2013 Justin Faulk (9) from Berggren (5)
P3 12:02 \u2013 Neighbours (10) from Stenberg (2), Brayden Schenn (8)
P3 12:53 \u2013 Thomas (8) from Buchnevich (14), Berggren (6)
P3 16:28 \u2013 Thomas (9) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Florida Panthers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 7:35 \u2013 A.J. Greer (7) from Jesper Boqvist (4), Seth Jones (15)
P2 12:45 \u2013 Sam Reinhart (19) from Brad Marchand (20), Sam Bennett (13) <\/p>\n

Predators Score 2 Empty Net Goals to Beat the Maple Leafs 5-3<\/a><\/p>\n

Toronto Maple Leafs Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 1:32 \u2013 Nicolas Roy (3) from Bobby McMann (7), Nicholas Robertson (7)
P2 11:57 \u2013 John Tavares (14) from Matias Maccelli (6), Jake McCabe (12)
P3 19:06 \u2013 McMann (9) from Robertson (8), Easton Cowan (7)<\/p>\n

Nashville Predators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 4:56 \u2013 Erik Haula (5) from Roman Josi (13), Steven Stamkos (6)
P2 19:26 \u2013 Adam Wilsby (1) from Ryan O\u2019Reilly (18)
P3 9:18 \u2013 Luke Evangelista (5) from Brady Skjei (10)
P3 18:25 \u2013 Stamkos (13) from Filip Forsberg (12) \u2013 Empty Net
P3 19:51 \u2013 Cole Smith (4) from Skjei (11), Michael McCarron (5) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Lightning Rally to Take Down Hurricanes 6-4<\/a><\/p>\n

Carolina Hurricanes Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 2:42 \u2013 Eric Robinson (7) from Jordan Staal (5)
P1 4:00 \u2013 Jackson Blake (10) from Nikolaj Ehlers (16), Shayne Gostisbehere (23)
P1 12:27 \u2013 Bradly Nadeau (2) from Logan Stankoven (10)
P3 2:47 \u2013 Andrei Svechnikov (8) from Mark Jankowski (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Lightning Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 0:30 \u2013 Gage Goncalves (3) from Dominic James (4), Maxwell Crozier (5)
P2 1:20 \u2013 Brayden Point (6) from Charle-Edouard D\u2019Astous (7), Nikita Kucherov (30)
P2 16:36 \u2013 Jack Finley (2) from Dominic James (5), Yanni Gourde (7)
P3 3:13 \u2013 Ryan McDonagh (4) from Pontus Holmberg (6), D\u2019Astous (8)
P3 6:38 \u2013 Jake Guentzel (16) from J.J. Moser (9), Nick Paul (5)
P3 19:33 \u2013 Guentzel (17) from McDonagh (4) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Canadiens\u2019 Fowler Gets First Career Shutout as Habs Beat Penguins 4-0<\/a><\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 16:41 \u2013 Juraj Slafkovsky (10) from Cole Caufield (18), Nick Suzuki (30)
P1 18:49 \u2013 Owen Beck (1) from Brendan Gallagher (10), Lane Hutson (27)
P2 12:14 \u2013 Josh Anderson (7) from Oliver Kapanen (7)
P3 17:02 \u2013 Anderson (8) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n

Vancouver Canucks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 19:45 \u2013 Max Sasson (7) from Liam Ohgren (1), Linus Karlsson (7)
P2 4:22 \u2013 Karlsson (6) from Evander Kane (12), Filip Hronek (18)
P3 3:53 \u2013 Karlsson (7) from Marco Rossi (10)
P3 7:34 \u2013 Ohgren (2) from Marcus Pettersson (6), Jake DeBrusk (8)<\/p>\n

\"KieferVancouver Canucks left wing Kiefer Sherwood celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the New York Islanders (John Jones-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Boston Bruins Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 8:23 \u2013 Morgan Geekie (25) from Charlie McAvoy (17), Elias Lindholm (18)
P2 12:05 \u2013 Jeannot (4) from Kastelic (7), Minten (7)
P2 9:41 \u2013 Pavel Zacha (10) from Nikita Zadorov (12), Casey Mittelstadt (7)
P3 16:16 \u2013 Andrew Peeke (3) from Marat Khusnutdinov (6), Morgan Geekie (14)<\/p>\n

Shootout Summary:<\/p>\n

VAN: Ohgren \u2013 Winner<\/p>\n

Flames Snap Golden Knights\u2019 8-Game Point Streak With 6-3 Victory<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegas Golden Knights Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 10:03 \u2013 Reilly Smith (4) from Mark Stone (20), Zach Whitecloud (4)
P2 14:34 \u2013 Kaedan Korczak (3) from Mitch Marner (27), Tomas Hertl (11)
P3 16:03 \u2013 Stone (7) from Noah Hanifin (5), Marner (28) <\/p>\n

Calgary Flames Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 3:54 \u2013 Mikael Backlund (8) from Blake Coleman (6), Connor Zary (4)
P1 8:42 \u2013 Adam Klapka (3) from Yan Kuznetsov (4), MacKenzie Weegar (7)
P1 15:45 \u2013 Ryan Lomberg (2) from Zary (5), John Beecher (2)
P2 8:38 \u2013 Backlund (9) from Weegar (8), Zary (6)
P2 12:21 \u2013 Joel Farabee (9) from Weegar (9)
P3 19:15 \u2013 Jonathan Huberdeau (7) from Backlund (12), Coleman (7)<\/p>\n

Blue Jackets Open California Trip With Loss to Ducks<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus Blue Jackets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 5:54 \u2013 Dmitri Voronkov (13) from Charlie Coyle (17), Zach Werenski (26)
P2 3:39 \u2013 Mason Marchment (5) from Damon Severson (8), Ivan Provorov (9)
P3 12:44 \u2013 Zach Werenski (14) from Denton Mateychuk (7), Kent Johnson (8)<\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P1 2:14 \u2013 Mikael Granlund (6) from Olen Zellweger (10), Frank Vatrano (3)
P1 3:00 \u2013 Jacob Trouba (6) from Ryan Poehling (11), Alex Killorn (9)
P2 13:36 \u2013 Mason McTavish (8) from Ross Johnston (8)
P3 16:31 \u2013 Pavel Mintyukov (4) from Granlund (8), Radko Gudas (7)<\/p>\n

Kraken Score 3 in the 3rd Period to Beat Sharks 4-2<\/a><\/p>\n

Seattle Kraken Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 6:52 \u2013 Eeli Tolvanen (5) \u2013 Unassisted
P3 1:55 \u2013 Ryker Evans (3) \u2013 Unassisted
P3 4:27 \u2013 Ryan Lindgren (1) from Chandler Stephenson (12), Frederick Gaudreau (5)
P3 18:36 \u2013 Chandler Stephenson (9) from Tolvanen (14), Joey Daccord (2)<\/p>\n

San Jose Sharks Scoring Summary<\/p>\n

P2 11:22 \u2013 Adam Gaudette (8) from Igor Chernyshov (3), Macklin Celebrini (36)
P3 0:36 \u2013 Collin Graf (9) \u2013 Unassisted<\/p>\n

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