Hockey headlines for December 8, 2018

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Edmonton Oilers take care of business in rout of Minnesota (Edmonton Journal)
In a season that makes little sense, Blues and Allen turn the tables on Winnipeg (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Disciplined Stars overcome sluggish start to edge Sharks for fourth straight win (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Flames' Mark Giordano suspended two games for hit on Wild's Mikko Koivu (Calgary Sun)
The free agent factor: What will Senators end up doing with Duchene, Stone and Dzingel? (Ottawa Citizen)
Sharks could look to trade market for fourth line help (San Jose Mercury News)
Nylander now in catch-up mode for Leafs, and Matthews can relate (Toronto Sun)
Ducks’ 5-game winning streak goes ker-plunk with a loss to Hurricanes (Orange County Register)
Sharks winning streak ends in Dallas (San Jose Mercury News)
Oilers burn struggling Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk in 7-2 rout (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets scoring machine sputters in 1-0 loss to smothering Blues (Winnipeg Free Press)
Bad to worse: Joel Quenneville’s Blackhawks vs. Jeremy Colliton’s Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Islanders trying to snap out of offensive funk (New York Newsday)
Red Wings keep secret of PK success under wraps (Detroit News)
Flyers' penalty kill trends upward against Columbus, but power play continues to struggle (Philadelphia Daily News)
Wild sends Mikko Koivu home because of lower-body injury after getting tripped (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Mats Zuccarello: Better to be safe than sorry (New York Post)
Matthews fine after taking hit from Kronwall, coach Babcock would like Maple Leafs to be 'physical on offence' (Toronto Sun)
Golden Knights’ Malcolm Subban awaits next chance in net (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A certain tweak has changed everything for Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Detroit Red Wings' Gustav Nyquist on scoring surge with Anthony Mantha out (Detroit Free Press)
Kevin Hayes moves to right wing for Rangers (New York Newsday)
Slumping Rangers turn to Ryan Strome in desperation (New York Post)
Overtime Czech: For Jakub Vrana, extra work is paying off (Washington Post)
For Lightning’s Mathieu Joseph, life in the fast lane finds another gear (Tampa Bay Times)
Why Predators forward Miikka Salomaki is willing to pay painful price to play in NHL (The Tennessean)
Even with injured defense corps, Julius Honka is 'going to have to wait for that opportunity' to re-enter Stars lineup (Dallas Morning News)
Nikita Scherbak will finally make his Kings debut on Saturday against Golden Knights (Los Angeles Times)
Canes recall goalie Alex Nedeljkovic from Checkers (Raleigh News & Observer)
With injuries to forwards mounting, Penguins call up Jean-Sebastien Dea (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
A new part of Stars prospect Denis Gurianov's development? Understanding how to properly use his speed (Dallas Morning News)
Stars prospect Adam Mascherin feeling confident after slow start in first AHL season (Dallas Morning News)
Leafs’ Nylander and Kapanen unhurt in minor car accident (Toronto Star)