History was made in the NHL on December 10, 2025, when four teams scored tying goals in the last 15 seconds of regulation across 10 games played that night. This doubled the previous single-day record of two such goals from March 18, 2023. Only one of the teams, the Anaheim Ducks, went on to win their matchup.
The NHL regular season delivered a remarkable evening on Tuesday, December 10, 2025, as four games featured dramatic tying goals in the waning moments of regulation. This marked the most such instances on a single day in league history, surpassing the previous high of two set on March 18, 2023.
The action began in Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena, where Anaheim Ducks rookie forward Beckett Sennecke etched his name in the record books. With 0.1 seconds left and his team shorthanded, Sennecke stickhandled into the zone and shoveled the puck toward the net, where it was accidentally gloved in by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson, tying the score at 3-3. Sennecke became the first rookie to score a shorthanded tying goal in the final second of regulation. The Ducks completed the comeback with a 4-3 shootout victory. "I wasn't really keeping track of the time," Sennecke said. "I saw it go in, so I wasn't even thinking about the time. And then it was at, like, what, 0.1 or something like that? Perfect."
In Elmont, New York, at UBS Arena, Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game at 4-4 with 14 seconds remaining against the New York Islanders. Dorofeyev buried a rebound to earn a point, though Vegas lost 5-4 in the shootout. "We battled back in the third again, getting that late 6-on-5 goal there," said Vegas defenseman Noah Hanifin. "That was huge for us, just to pull away that point."
At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored with two seconds left to tie the Buffalo Sabres 3-3. Buffalo's Alex Tuch won it 4-3 just 33 seconds into overtime. "That was one [heck] of a win, and we fought through the elements," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.
Finally, in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar fired a tying goal with eight seconds remaining against the Predators, making it 3-3. Colorado fell 4-3 in the shootout. "Obviously good fight for us there," Makar said. "Just good to get a point and move on from this one."
Only the Ducks secured a win among the four teams, highlighting the unpredictability of late-game situations in the NHL.
