{"id":361566,"date":"2025-12-22T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/361566\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:23:09","slug":"nhl-morning-recap-december-22-2025-the-hockey-writers-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/361566\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Morning Recap \u2013 December 22, 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\">nine NHL games<\/a>\u00a0that were played\u00a0on Dec. 21, 2025. Which saw the Dallas Stars host the Toronto Maple Leafs. As well as the Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights battling it out in the late game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All that and more in the Morning Recap.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 14:17 \u2013 Ethen Frank (5) from Dylan Strome (19)<br \/>P3 10:22 \u2013 Frank (6) from John Carlson (21), Strome (20)<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 8:37 \u2013 Lucas Raymond (11) from Axel Sandin-Pellikka (10), Emmitt Finnie (9)<br \/>P2 13:44 \u2013 John Leonard (2) from Alex DeBrincat (20), Andrew Copp (16)<br \/>OT 4:36 \u2013 Moritz Seider (6) from Copp (17), Finnie (10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/avalanche-storm-past-wild-with-dominating-5-1-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avalanche Storm Past Wild With Dominating 5-1 Win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Avalanche Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 18:28 \u2013 Martin Necas (16) from Cale Makar (31), Gabriel Landeskog (11)<br \/>P2 13:37 \u2013 Nathan MacKinnon (29) from Brock Nelson (10), Makar (32)<br \/>P2 18:33 \u2013 Makar (11) from Nelson (11), Landeskog (12)<br \/>P3 15:52 \u2013 Nelson (14) from Samuel Girard (6), Valeri Nichushkin (12)<br \/>P3 17:35 \u2013 MacKinnon (30) from Devon Toews (11), Nichushkin (13) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Wild Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 5:15 \u2013 Ryan Hartman (9) from Jonas Brodin (7), Kirill Kaprizov (20)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/sabres-rally-past-devils-for-sixth-straight-win-12-21-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabres Rally Past Devils for Sixth-Straight Win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 2:26 \u2013 Josh Norris (4) from Rasmus Dahlin (24), Owen Power (7)<br \/>P2 16:05 \u2013 Zach Benson (3) from Ryan McLeod (13), Jack Quinn (12)<br \/>P3 17:59 \u2013 Peyton Krebs (1) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 8:51 \u2013 Jack Hughes (11) from Dawson Mercer (13), Colton White (4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/sidney-crosby-becomes-penguins-all-time-points-leader-in-shootout-win-over-canadiens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sidney Crosby Becomes Penguins All-Time Points Leader in Shootout Win Over Canadiens<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Montreal Canadiens Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 7:31 \u2013 Oliver Kapanen (11) from Juraj Slafkovsky (12), Ivan Demidov (20)<br \/>P2 3:54 \u2013 Demidov (8) from Slafkovsky (13), Kapanen (8)<br \/>P3 4:04 \u2013 Noah Dobson (6) from Sammy Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 7:58 \u2013 Sidney Crosby (20) from Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)<br \/>P1 12:40 \u2013 Rakell (4) from Bryan Rust (17), Crosby (17)<br \/>P2 11:51 \u2013 Noel Acciari (2) from Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (2)<\/p>\n<p>Shootout Summary: <\/p>\n<p>PIT: Kevin Hayes \u2013 Goal <br \/>MTL: Cole Caufield \u2013 Goal <br \/>PIT: Rickard Rakell \u2013 Winner<\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 10:44 \u2013 Filip Forsberg (16) from Ryan O\u2019Reilly (19), Adam Wilsby (5)<br \/>P3 19:12 \u2013 Steven Stamkos (14) from Cole Smith (1), O\u2019Reilly (20) \u2013 Empty Net<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Steven-Stamkos-Predators-2-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Stamkos Nashville Predators\" class=\"wp-image-1443682\"  \/>Steven Stamkos, Nashville Predators (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jmstarr_\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jess Starr<\/a>\/The Hockey Writers)<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 19:23 \u2013 Jonny Brodzinski (3) from Taylor Raddysh (3)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/senators-dominate-bruins-earn-6-2-victory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senators Dominate Bruins, Earn 6-2 Victory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 1:30 \u2013 Drake Batherson (14) from Nick Jensen (7), Dylan Cozens (15)<br \/>P1 13:44 \u2013 Claude Giroux (7) from Batherson (20), Cozens (16)<br \/>P1 16:47 \u2013 Fabian Zetterlund (8) from Thomas Chabot (10), David Perron (12)<br \/>P2 6:44 \u2013 Tim Stutzle (17) from Brady Tkachuk (10), Zetterlund (7)<br \/>P2 7:03 \u2013 Cozens (11) from Batherson (21), Perron (13)<br \/>P2 17:26 \u2013 Zetterlund (9) from Stephen Halliday (3), Giroux (17)<\/p>\n<p>Boston Bruins Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 19:07 \u2013 David Pastrnak (14) from Pavel Zacha (16), Charlie McAvoy (18)<br \/>P2 14:36 \u2013 McAvoy (1) from Marat Khusnutdinov (7)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/oettinger-shines-bright-in-stars-5-1-win-over-maple-leafs-12-21-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oettinger Shines Bright in Stars\u2019 5-1 Win Over Maple Leafs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Stars Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 18:30 \u2013 Jason Robertson (23) from Oskar Back (4), Radek Faksa (14)<br \/>P3 5:03 \u2013 Sam Steel (6) from Ilya Lyubushkin (6), Mikko Rantanen (35)<br \/>P3 12:10 \u2013 Jamie Benn (6) from Miro Heiskanen (26), Esa Lindell (12)<br \/>P3 17:55 \u2013 Mavrik Bourque (5) from Lindell (13), Jake Oettinger (1) \u2013 Empty Net<br \/>P3 19:43 \u2013 Justin Hryckowian (5) from Benn (7), Thomas Harley (12)<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P3 8:39 \u2013 Scott Laughton (4) from Morgan Rielly (19)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/mammoth-survive-late-defensive-collapse-beat-jets-4-3-in-ot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mammoth Survive Late Defensive Collapse, Beat Jets 4-3 in OT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utah Mammoth Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 5:20 \u2013 Lawson Crouse (9) from Dylan Guenther (13), Barrett Hayton (4)<br \/>P1 9:31 \u2013 JJ Peterka (14) from Clayton Keller (20), Nick Schmaltz (20)<br \/>P2 3:01 \u2013 Alexander Kerfoot (1) from Sean Durzi (7), Mikhail Sergachev (20)<br \/>OT 0:13 \u2013 Keller (12) from Guenther (14), Sergachev (21)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P2 11:18 \u2013 Kyle Connor (16) from Mark Scheifele (25), Gabriel Vilardi (15)<br \/>P3 15:23 \u2013 Connor (17) from Josh Morrissey (24), Scheifele (26)<br \/>P3 15:48 \u2013 Morgan Barron (7) from Tanner Pearson (2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/oilers-avoid-collapse-and-hold-on-for-4-3-victory-over-golden-knights-12-21-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oilers Avoid Collapse and Hold On for 4-3 Victory Over Golden Knights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Oilers Scoring Summary<\/p>\n<p>P1 9:11 \u2013 Connor McDavid (23) from Leon Draisaitl (34), Alec Regula (3)<br \/>P1 14:37 \u2013 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (9) from Draisaitl (35), McDavid (38)<br 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