Hockey headlines for December 5, 2023

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

‘He wants to be a Jet’: Niederreiter signs three-year extension in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
Arizona Coyotes score 5 goals in 1st period vs. Washington Capitals, win 5th straight game (Arizona Republic)
Vasilevskiy, Kucherov help Lightning shut out Stars, end 4-game skid (Tampa Bay Times)
Brossoit comes up big in 42-save victory over Hurricanes (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blues win in overtime in Vegas thanks to Jordan Binnington, Pavel Buchnevich (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
After first full practice in months, Patrick Kane eyes Red Wings debut this week (MLive.com)
Shanahan has seen better from Maple Leafs, but thinks brighter days ahead (Toronto Sun)
What’s wrong with the Kraken? As in Toronto, Montreal’s hockey-wild media wants to know (Seattle Times)
Sean Couturier scores winner in overtime to lead Flyers over Penguins, 2-1 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Josh Anderson finally scores one as Canadiens outlast Kraken (Montreal Gazette)
Kraken make late push but end road trip with another loss (Seattle Times)
Capitals are blown out by Coyotes; Evgeny Kuznetsov is healthy scratch (Washington Post)
Penguins fall to Flyers in overtime despite Sidney Crosby's milestone (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild’s secret sauce during winning streak? Players working ‘twice as hard’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Kings’ celebrations becoming more frequent and more fun (Los Angeles Daily News)
Nothing special about special teams, especially penalty kill, during tough slog (Vancouver Province)
Islanders finding their solution to bottom-six logjam (New York Post)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette applauds Will Cuylle for clutch bounce-back goal (New York Post)
Cale Makar’s status aside, Avalanche not concerned after winless road trip (Denver Post)
Banged-up San Jose Sharks add two more players to IR (San Jose Mercury News)
Jacob Markstrom leaves Flames practice with apparent hand injury (Calgary Sun)
Isles' Dobson and Nelson miss practice (New York Newsday)
Wild resurgence includes goalies Fleury and Gustavsson (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins forward Reilly Smith has no excuses for his scoring slump (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers leaning on Staal-Ristolainen pairing for leadership, to set an example for younger players (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'The muffin man': Despite MacKenzie Weegar’s scoring success, Flames teammates chirp on (Calgary Sun)
With Nils Lundkvist out of the Stars’ lineup again, where does his future in Dallas stand? (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens take Arber Xhekaj off injured-reserve and send him to Laval (Montreal Gazette)
Cutter Gauthier named to Team USA’s preliminary roster for the World Juniors (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blackhawks prospect Colton Dach bringing ‘fire,’ physicality and scoring in the AHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers give Paul Mara new role as AHL Wolf Pack assistant (New York Post)
Few have lived a hockey life like Joe Bertagna, who will receive the NHL’s Lester Patrick Award this week (Boston Globe)
Bruins assistant GM Jamie Langenbrunner hits a career peak as a US Hockey Hall of Famer (Boston Globe)