OPINION
- JARED CLINTON: McDavid, MacKinnon, Ovechkin and Pastrnak are All-Star captains, who joins them in St. Louis? (The Hockey News)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Quinn Hughes showing he isn’t intimidated by anyone (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Carey Price, red-hot power play help Canadiens ground Jets (Sportsnet)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Marner, Matthews send Maple Leafs into Christmas break on a high note (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: How tragedy forged special bond between Dougie Hamilton and a grieving family (Sportsnet)
- TIM BENZ: At Christmas break, a look at Penguins’ coaching, goaltending, health (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins in need of some tough love (Boston Globe)
- STU COWAN: 'I think the guys did a great job' (Montreal Gazette)
- DAMIEN COX: Damien Cox: For many Canadians, the world juniors stand alone on the depleted international hockey scene (Toronto Star)
- MATT PORTER: Bruins defensemen Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk banged up by Capitals (Boston Globe)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Ottawa Sun)
- STU COWAN: Max Domi's favourite Christmas present was gift of music (Montreal Gazette)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: The Marner-Matthews combination unlocks Leafs’ offensive potential in Next Gen goalfest (Toronto Star)
- BEN KUZMA: Canuck Virtanen's improved game now features blast from the past (Vancouver Province)