Hockey headlines for December 2, 2019

Monday, December 2, 2019

Koivu ends big day with biggest goal in shootout win over Dallas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
David Backes powers Bruins past Habs in first game back (Boston Herald)
Gritty effort by shorthanded Edmonton Oilers in rematch with Vancouver Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Julius Honka will not play in the NHL this season after RFA signing deadline passes (Dallas Morning News)
Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon garner monthly NHL awards (Denver Post)
Blackhawks' Kane named NHL's third star of month (Chicago Daily Herald)
Artemi Panarin Has Been the Player the Rangers Wanted and Needed (New York Times)
Retired NHL player Sean Avery said former coach Marc Crawford kicked him when he played for Kings (USA Today)
Blackhawks brushed, but ultimately spared, by hockey’s November of reckoning (Chicago Sun-Times)
Geoff Ward's road to head coach of Flames was a long one (Calgary Herald)
Canadiens run losing streak to eight games after taking early lead against Bruins (Montreal Gazette)
No margin for error against the dynamic duo (Vancouver Province)
Mikko Koivu makes shootout all about him (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Zack Kassian, Kris Russell out for Edmonton Oilers in rematch against Vancouver Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Connor Clifton hits a milestone for Bruins (Boston Herald)
Arizona Coyotes' tumultuous November still featured plenty of positives (Arizona Republic)
David Quinn's line changes result in positive outcome for Rangers (New York Newsday)
The captain and the coach start fresh with common goal for Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Golden Knights ‘fully expect’ Fleury to return during road trip (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski out four weeks with injury (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins' Brian Dumoulin out at least eight weeks following ankle surgery (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Golden Knights center Cody Eakin week to week with upper-body injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Devils’ Jack Hughes out again on Monday vs. Sabres (NJ.com)
Panthers reserve goalie Chris Driedger has ‘surreal’ game with shutout of Predators (Miami Herald)
Max Pacioretty finds home on right side of Golden Knights power play (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin shows some frustration as losses continue to mount (Detroit Free Press)
Senators' centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau closes out November with another goal (Ottawa Sun)
Robby Fabbri glad to be with Red Wings and producing offensively (Detroit News)
More minutes mean more production for Blues' Barbashev (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Bruins left wing Anders Bjork establishing himself as NHL player (Boston Herald)
Leafs fans vandalizing Wikipedia keep editors hopping (Toronto Star)