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Today, we will be looking at the scores of the 10 NHL games that were played on Dec. 2, 2025. Which included an all-Canadian matchup between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens. As well as Alex Ovechkin and Anze Kopitar battling it out in the late game.
All that and more in the Morning Recap.
Senators Ride Dominant Second Period to 5-2 Victory over Canadiens
Ottawa Senators Goal Summary:
P1 4:01 Fabian Zetterlund (5) from Tyler Kleven (3), Jordan Spence (8)
P1 16:53 Artem Zub (3) from Brady Tkachuk (5), Zetterlund
P2 5:48 Jake Sanderson (6) from Michael Amadio (5)
P2 6:58 Drake Batherson (9) from Kleven, Spence
P3 12:43 Brady Tkachuk (1) from Tim Stutzle (13), David Perron (10)
Montreal Canadiens Goal Summary:
P1 3:37 Juraj Slafkovsky (8) from Cole Caufield (13), Nick Suzuki (22)
P2 8:50 Nick Suzuki (8) from Caufield (14), Lane Hutson (17)
Dallas Stars Goal Summary:
P1 9:04 – Kyle Capobianco (1) unassisted
P3 9:32 – Mikko Rantanen (11) from Wyatt Johnston (15)
New York Rangers Goal Summary:
P1 6:51 – Carson Soucy (3) from Noah Laba (4), Conor Sheary (6)
P3 17:47 – Will Cuylle (8) from Vincent Trocheck (7), Artemi Panarin (19)
OT 1:09 – Vladislav Gavrikov (5) from Panarin (20), Mika Zibanejad (11)
Tampa Bay Lightning Goal Summary:
P3 16:26 – Dominic James (2) from Emil Lilleberg (4), Nick Paul (3)
New York Islanders Goal Summary:
P2 0:55 – Bo Horvat (16) from Maxim Shabanov (5)
P3 5:30 – Anthony Duclair (4) from Calum Ritchie (2), Tony DeAngelo (9)
Boston Bruins Goal Summary:
P2 11:09 – Jonathan Aspirot (1) from Nikita Zadorov (8), Tanner Jeannot (8)
P2 15:38 – Alex Steeves (4) from Hampus Lindholm (7), Morgan Geekie (7)
P3 14:57 – Marat Khusnutdinov (4) from Lindholm (8), Geekie (8)
P3 19:48 – Steeves (5) from Pavel Zacha (13), Lindholm (9)
Detroit Red Wings Goal Summary:
P1 6:52 – James van Riemsdyk (4) from Albert Johansson (3), Moritz Seider (14)
P1 13:49 – Seider (4) from Patrick Kane (12), Alex DeBrincat (15)
P2 1:35 – DeBrincat (13) unassisted
P2 16:15 – Ben Chiarot (4) from Dylan Larkin (16), Lucas Raymond (20)
P3 3:55 – Raymond (9) from Seider (15), Kane (13)
Maple Leafs’ Depth Steps Up In 4-1 Win Against Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs Goal Summary:
P1 5:24 – Troy Stecher (1) from Bobby McMann (5), Dakota Joshua (4)
P1 7:54 – Joshua (4) from McMann (6), Stecher (3)
P3 12:18 – Scott Laughton (1) from Steven Lorentz (5)
P3 19:41 – John Tavares (13) from Auston Matthews (8), Max Domi (6)
Florida Panthers Goal Summary:
P2 14:43 – Sam Reinhart (14) from Anton Lundell (14)
Predators Use Dominant 3-Goal Second Period to Win 5-1 vs. Flames
Calgary Flames Goal Summary:
P3 13:39 – Morgan Frost (7) from Nazem Kadri (17), Jonathan Huberdeau (9)
Nashville Predators Goal Summary:
P1 6:24 – Reid Schaefer (1) from Fedor Svechkov (3), Nicolas Hague (4)
P2 5:04 – Steven Stamkos (7) from Luke Evangelista (14), Ryan O’Reilly (11)
P2 14:25 – Jonathan Marchessault (5) from Roman Josi (7), Hague (5)
P2 15:32 – Ozzy Wiesblatt (1) from Bunting (9), Spencer Stastney (7)
P3 2:59 – Michael Bunting (6) from Adam Wilsby (3), Tyson Jost (3)
2 Nathan MacKinnon Goals Lead to Avalanche’s 3-1 Win Over Canucks
Vancouver Canucks Goal Summary:
P1 2:55 – Linus Karlsson (5) from Arshdeep Bains (4), Aatu Raty (6)
Colorado Avalanche Goal Summary:
P1 19:23 – Nathan MacKinnon (21) from Devon Toews (8), Sam Malinski (11)
P2 13:52 – Brock Nelson (9) from Gabriel Landeskog (8), Ross Colton (9)
P2 19:26 – Nathan MacKinnon (22) from Landeskog (9), Josh Manson (3)
Wallstedt Was Spectacular in Wild’s 1-0 Win Over Oilers
Minnesota Wild Goal Summary:
P1 13:11 – Jonas Brodin (3) from Nico Sturm (1)
Chicago Blackhawks Goal Summary:
P1 1:23 – Oliver Moore (3) from Tyler Bertuzzi (9), Frank Nazar (13)
P2 11:22 – Tyler Bertuzzi (14) unassisted
P3 4:45 – Connor Bedard (17) from Andre Burakovsky (11), Ryan Greene (5)
Vegas Golden Knights Goal Summary:
P1 0:27 – Ivan Barbashev (9) from Braeden Bowman (4), Shea Theodore (12)
P2 17:19 – Ben Hutton (3) from Mark Stone (13)
P3 17:32 – Braeden Bowman (5) from Shea Theodore (13), Ivan Barbashev (13)
Shootout Summary:
VGK: Pavel Dorofeyev – Goal
CHI: Bedard – Goal
VGK: Theodore – Winner
Washington Capitals Goal Summary:
P1 14:50 – Tom Wilson (16) from Ryan Leonard (9), Alex Ovechkin (14)
P3 1:18 – Anthony Beauvillier (6) from Connor McMichael (11), Ovechkin (15)
P3 18:18 – Aliaksei Protas (8) from Martin Fehervary (7), John Carlson (17)
Los Angeles Kings Goal Summary:
P2 5:28 – Adrian Kempe (9) from Anze Kopitar (9), Trevor Moore (7)
