Hockey headlines for November 25, 2023

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Andrei Vasilevskiy wins his season debut as Lightning rout Hurricanes (Tampa Bay Times)
Vancouver digs deep to take a tired win (Vancouver Province)
Filip Forsberg, Luke Evangelista lead Predators to 8 goals, fourth win in a row (The Tennessean)
Jason Dickinson steps up, leads Blackhawks to much-needed victory over Maple Leafs (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets head coach Rick Bowness back behind bench after leave (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard enters players’ assistance program, cites mental health issues that led to alcohol abuse (Denver Post)
Wild's Fleury wears mask in warmups on Native American Heritage night after the NHL says not to (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kurtis MacDermid’s goal lifts Avalanche over Wild 3-2 (Denver Post)
Detroit Red Wings hand Boston Bruins 2nd regulation loss this season, 5-2 (Detroit Free Press)
Hellebuyck backstops Jets to 3-0 win over Panthers (Winnipeg Free Press)
Calgary Flames score four in the third, defeat Stars in Dallas (Calgary Sun)
Canadiens escape with a 3-2 shootout win over Sharks in San Jose (Montreal Gazette)
Big guns, power play come to life as Edmonton Oilers wallop Washington (Edmonton Sun)
Isles pull out win over Sens despite losing two defensemen early (New York Newsday)
Two goals for Mika as Rangers win again (New York Newsday)
Blues come home, get clobbered 8-3 by Nashville (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Canucks pull away in third period, send Kraken to defeat (Seattle Times)
San Jose Sharks can’t hold lead in shootout loss to Montreal Canadiens (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers’ slow start and stagnant power play contribute to 3-1 loss against the Rangers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
More positives, still no points for Wild in 3-2 loss to Colorado (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Capitals lose focus — and their winning streak — in a sloppy matinee (Washington Post)
Barkov returns, but Florida Panthers shut out by Winnipeg Jets. Takeaways from the loss (Miami Herald)
The only team to beat the Bruins in regulation time has now done it twice (Boston Globe)
Penguins stumble again on power play, blow 2-goal lead in loss to Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Crazy hops and surprising snipers. The Maple Leafs’ first post-Sweden date ends badly against Blackhawks (Toronto Star)
Punchless Devils embarrassed again in loss to Blue Jackets (NJ.com)
Lots of moving parts on the Ottawa Senators' roster as Joonas Korpisalo misses second straight (Ottawa Sun)
Corey Perry sits again as Chicago Blackhawks remain quiet about forward’s status (Chicago Inquirer)
Red Wings’ frustration fades following two complete games (MLive.com)
Flames showing resiliency with another bounce-back (Calgary Sun)
Wild’s Freddy Gaudreau blames himself for Ryan Reaves hit that cost him 10 games (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Stars’ Jake Oettinger rises to occasion in goalie battles with more veteran opponents (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens place defenceman Arber Xhekaj on injured-reserve list (Montreal Gazette)
Injuries lead to roster shuffle, two now on injured reserve (Vancouver Province)
Filip Chytil skating again in promising Rangers sign (New York Post)
Andre Burakovsky returns to Kraken, still has ‘ways to go yet’ (Seattle Times)
‘I wish I was still a kid’: The ‘Kadri and the Kids’ line has clicked for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Why keeping Zach Benson for a 10th game wasn't an 'easy decision' for Sabres (Buffalo News)
Defenseman Leo Lööf adjusting to North American hockey in first season in the AHL (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Maple Leafs star William Nylander converts TTC love into commercial fame (Toronto Star)