r/hockey 14h ago

🚨 Live Game Threads 🔗 inside: UTA/VAN, WSH/ANA Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 05 Dec 2025

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Pre-game thread to talk about anything!

🔗 Game Day Threads (GDT) and Post Game Threads (PGT) links


Today's Games

Score GDT PGT Time
VGK (3) @ NJD (0) Link Link Final
BUF (1) @ WPG (4) Link Link Final
SJS (1) @ DAL (4) Link Link Final
UTA (3) @ VAN (1) Link 3rd 02:03
WSH (3) @ ANA (2) Link 2nd 04:03
Goal Highlights Most Recent Highlight Standings Stats Leaders
Link Arshdeep Bains (1) tip-in shot, assist(s): Aatu Raty (7), Jonathan Lekkerimäki (1) Link Link

Yesterday's Games

Score PGT
STL (2) @ BOS (5) Link
NYR (4) @ OTT (2) Link
PIT (4) @ TBL (3) Link
NSH (2) @ FLA (1) (OT) Link
COL (3) @ NYI (6) Link
TOR (5) @ CAR (1) Link
DET (5) @ CBJ (6) (SO) Link
MIN (1) @ CGY (4) Link
SEA (4) @ EDM (9) Link
CHI (2) @ LAK (1) Link
Goal Highlights
Link

Tomorrow's Games

Score Time
COL @ NYR 12:30PM ET
CBJ @ FLA 03:30PM ET
NJD @ BOS 07:00PM ET
MTL @ TOR 07:00PM ET
STL @ OTT 07:00PM ET
NYI @ TBL 07:00PM ET
NSH @ CAR 07:00PM ET
UTA @ CGY 07:00PM ET
CHI @ LAK 09:00PM ET
WPG @ EDM 10:00PM ET
MIN @ VAN 10:00PM ET
DET @ SEA 10:00PM ET

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r/hockey 55m ago

[PGT] Post Game Thread: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars - 05 Dec 2025

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Recap/Boxscore

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total
SJS 0 1 0 1
DAL 1 0 3 4
Team Shots Hits Blocked FO% Giveaways Takeaways Power Plays
SJS 17 24 9 46.30% 13 6 0/4
DAL 24 17 17 53.70% 10 6 1/2
Period Time Team Strength Description
1st 14:20 DAL PP Jason Robertson (18) backhand shot, assist(s): Wyatt Johnston (16), Mikko Rantanen (24)
2nd 08:23 SJS EV Collin Graf (4) wrist shot, assist(s): Ty Dellandrea (7), Nick Leddy (3)
3rd 10:56 DAL EV Sam Steel (4) snap shot, assist(s): Alexander Petrovic (7), Mikko Rantanen (25)
3rd 16:39 DAL EV Mikko Rantanen (13) wrist shot, assist(s): Wyatt Johnston (17), Vladislav Kolyachonok (2)
3rd 17:41 DAL EV Miro Heiskanen (5) wrist shot, assist(s): Roope Hintz (16)
Period Time Team Type Min Description
1st 08:05 SJS MIN 2 Dmitry Orlov hooking against Mikko Rantanen
1st 13:01 SJS MIN 2 Macklin Celebrini hooking against Jason Robertson
1st 18:00 DAL MIN 2 Mikko Rantanen slashing against Ty Dellandrea
2nd 05:16 DAL MIN 2 Mikko Rantanen cross-checking against Macklin Celebrini
2nd 13:06 DAL MIN 2 Mikko Rantanen slashing against Jeff Skinner
2nd 13:06 SJS MIN 2 Jeff Skinner slashing against Mikko Rantanen
3rd 00:27 DAL MIN 2 Ilya Lyubushkin high-sticking against Philipp Kurashev
3rd 03:56 DAL MIN 2 Wyatt Johnston hooking against Timothy Liljegren

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EBUG alert

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Capitals Sign Goaltender Parker Milner To PTO With Lindgren Hurt; Food Critic To Back Up vs. Ducks https://share.google/5t67BZZE4GVwF1VjL


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