Hockey headlines for December 8, 2019

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Avs lose Philipp Grubauer and Cale Makar to injuries but defeat Bruins, 4-1, for sixth consecutive victory (Denver Post)
Wild's 11-game point streak comes to an end with 6-2 loss at Carolina (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
NJ Devils fall victim to own 'immaturities' in 6-4 loss to Predators (NorthJersey.com)
Sergei Bobrovsky shines vs former team as Florida Panthers beat Columbus Blue Jackets (Miami Herald)
Flames edge Kings in heated game at Saddledome (Calgary Sun)
Marc-Andre Fleury says return to ice offers respite after loss of father (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Some NHL defensemen bristle at being called ‘offensive,’ but what does it even mean? (Washington Post)
Devils’ Jack Hughes, Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko adapting slowly to NHL (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As the Kings’ Drew Doughty turns 30, he’s eager to start a new chapter (Los Angeles Times)
Ivan Provorov lifts Flyers to 4-3 overtime win in Montreal to complete magical November (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins pile on the Red Wings in 5-3 win in Detroit (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Matthews ends drought as Leafs beat Blues (Toronto Sun)
Carter Verhaeghe scores first NHL goal as Lightning blow out Sharks (Tampa Bay Times)
Miller ends offensive thriller, preserving win after hosts blow lead (Vancouver Province)
Nasty hit fires up Kyle Clifford, but Kings show little fight in 11th road loss in row (Los Angeles Times)
Sharks’ power play misfires once more in blowout loss to Lightning (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues pull a clunker, raked by the Leafs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Islanders begin road trip with loss in Dallas (New York Newsday)
Avalanche make Bruins pay for slow start (Boston Globe)
Familiar shortcomings in loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Detroit Red Wings drop 11th straight in loss to Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-3 (Detroit Free Press)
After a quick penalty, Kyle Okposo gets a goal in his return (Buffalo News)
Ian Cole plays his 500th career game in Boston, where his NHL career began (Denver Post)
Evgeni Malkin vowed to 'be fire' with Sidney Crosby out, and he's done it again (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Fans give PK Subban standing ovation in his return to Nashville (The Tennessean)
Toews' return to Dallas not as enjoyable (New York Newsday)
Parkland native’s hockey career comes full circle as Florida Panthers host Blue Jackets (Miami Herald)
Erik Karlsson: Signing with Lightning wasn’t ‘viable option’ (San Jose Mercury News)
The Kings put defenseman Derek Forbort back on injured reserve (Los Angeles Times)
Adam Larsson fighting his way back from opening night injury (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks rely more on defenseman Calvin de Haan with Duncan Keith, Olli Maatta out (Chicago Sun-Times)
Young center is stuck in Rangers no man's land (New York Post)
Shore rides waive to the 'Peg (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild GM Guerin gets in actual 'face time' with prospect Kaprizov in Moscow (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)