Hockey headlines for November 26, 2018

Monday, November 26, 2018

Flames take sole possession of Pacific Division lead Calgary Herald)

Dustin Brown has hat trick in Kings' 5-2 win over Oilers (Los Angeles Times)
Big first period carries Lightning over Devils (Tampa Bay Times)
Watson’s hat trick leads Preds to 6th straight home win (The Tennessean)
Blackhawks trade Nick Schmaltz to Coyotes for forwards Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini (Chicago Tribune)
Road trip could cost millions (Winnipeg Free Press)
As Barry Trotz faces his former team, it’s mostly water under the bridge (Washington Post)
As Stars coach Jim Montgomery returns to old stomping grounds, he also revisits legacy left in Denver (Dallas Morning News)
Ilya Kovalchuk’s Return to the NHL Isn’t Going as Planned (New York Times)
Sidney Crosby and explaining how his ‘Matrix’ brain works (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Making room for Matthews (and maybe Nylander) tricky call for Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Ducks’ undisciplined play proves costly in loss to Predators (Orange County Register)
Arizona Coyotes blown out by Calgary Flames to cap disappointing homestand (Arizona Republic)
Devils, Cory Schneider shelled by Lightning (NJ.com)
Last place LA Kings hand Edmonton Oilers a dose of humility (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins in contention thanks to floundering division (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Golden Knights getting their groove back after 3 consecutive wins (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘We have to learn from this ... It’s unacceptable.’ Panthers search for answers after OT loss (Miami Herald)
Ineffective power play hurting Red Wings (Detroit News)
Blues finally get a break in jam-packed schedule (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
With Kyle Turris on IR, Predators continue to shake up lines (The Tennessean)
Kings’ Carl Hagelin week to week with MCL strain (Los Angeles Daily News)
Goalie Anthony Stolarz is a bright spot for the floundering Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘Normal’ off the ice, Wild goaltenders have been extraordinary on it (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Pierre Luc-Dubois is Jackets’ ‘best player this year’ (Columbus Dispatch)
David Backes happy to finally break through (Boston Herald)
Jake DeBrusk takes his aggression out on the scoresheet (Boston Herald)
Skjei seems to have benefited from sitting out a few games (New York Newsday)
Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe learning to be more aggressive (Buffalo News)
Ducks recall Andrej Sustr, Andy Welinski from minors, looking for more veteran presence on trip (Orange County Register)