NHL roundup: Senators get late equalizer, top Jets in OT

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Tue 16th December, 01:32 2025
NHL: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, toppicDec 15, 2025; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle (18) is congratulated by Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk (7) on his goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the overtime period at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-Imagn Images

After Jake Sanderson tied it with a goal late in regulation, Brady Tkachuk scored 2:11 into overtime as the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 3-2 victory over the host Winnipeg Jets on Monday night.

Tim Stutzle contributed with three assists, including a helper on a 2-on-1 break that set up Tkachuk for the game-winner. Sanderson added an overtime assist, and Nick Cousins also scored for Ottawa.

Linus Ullmark stood tall with 23 saves to help the Senators finish their road trip 2-1-0.

Neal Pionk and Logan Stanley each tallied a goal for the Jets, who have lost four of their last five games. Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves.

Predators 5, Blues 2

Filip Forsberg scored a hat trick to lead visiting Nashville past St. Louis.

Michael Bunting and Reid Schaefer also scored for the Predators, who won for the seventh time in 10 games -- and for the second time against the Blues in five days. Roman Josi and Ryan O'Reilly earned two assists apiece for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made 20 saves.

Dalibor Dvorsky scored twice for the Blues, who lost for the third time in their past four games. Joel Hofer allowed four goals on 25 shots.

Panthers 5, Lightning 2

Sam Reinhart scored short-handed and on the power play and visiting Florida concluded a 3-1-0 road trip with a win over rival Tampa Bay.


Carter Verhaeghe notched a goal and an assist while Anton Lundell and Brad Marchand each tallied a marker to round out the scoring for the Panthers. Aaron Ekblad and Uvis Balinskis posted two assists each, while Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves to help Florida improve to 5-1-1 in its past seven games.

Max Crozier netted his first NHL goal for the Lightning, and J.J. Moser also scored. Brayden Point had two assists and backup Jonas Johansson stopped 19 shots against his former team.

Stars 4, Kings 1

Casey DeSmith made 27 saves as Dallas beat visiting Los Angeles.

Mikko Rantanen, Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who had lost their previous two games by a combined score of 9-2. The Stars have earned at least a point in eight consecutive home games against the Kings (7-0-1).

Andrei Kuzmenko scored for Los Angeles, which has lost three straight games (0-1-2) while scoring four goals.

Ducks 4, Rangers 1

Cutter Gauthier scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play 5:51 into the third period as part of a two-goal performance, and visiting Anaheim beat New York.

The game marked the return of Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba after both players were dealt to Anaheim since the start of last season. Jackson LaCombe and Pavel Mintyukov also scored for the Ducks, and Lukas Dostal made 26 saves for the win.

Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 shots as the Rangers lost for the fourth time in five games (1-2-2). Matthew Robertson produced New York's lone goal.

--Field Level Media

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