Hockey headlines for November 20, 2023

Monday, November 20, 2023

Nylander plays hometown hero as Leafs squeak past Wild for Sweden sweep (Toronto Sun)
Blues rebound from consecutive losses with solid performance, win over Ducks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic returns from injury, shuts out Golden Knights (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers continue to roll with 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins’ Milan Lucic charged with assault and battery (Boston Herald)
William Nylander’s star on the rise after high-flying swing through Sweden (Globe & Mail)
For Brian Burke, leading the women’s hockey union was the job he ‘always wanted’ (Globe & Mail)
Here is what Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz is worried about (The Tennessean)
Connor Bedard, Lukas Reichel united at last in Blackhawks’ loss to Sabres (Chicago Sun-Times)
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets scratched Patrik Laine for the first time in his NHL career (Columbus Dispatch)
Ivan Provorov has ‘mixed emotions’ on return; Bobby Brink back in Flyers lineup (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild will bring home memories, but not victories, from Sweden trip (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
A few wobbles aside, the Avalanche is a destructive force of nature in third periods this season (Denver Post)
Rangers’ reconfigured fourth line making impact (New York Newsday)
Anthony Cirelli practices after missing Saturday’s Lightning win (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin glad for return to winning ways after bounce-back effort (New York Post)
'Always giving 110%': How Penguins’ Noel Acciari developed his trademark physical game (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kraken hope defending rookie of the year Matty Beniers is revving up after slow start (Seattle Times)
Caps’ young defensemen survive ‘trial by fire’ in absence of key veterans (Washington Post)
Isles' Fasching making case for more playing time (New York Newsday)