Hockey headlines for December 9, 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023

The Joy of Six: Edmonton Oilers shock Wild to extend their win streak (Edmonton Sun)
Jet Greaves, Yegor Chinakhov lead Columbus Blue Jackets past St. Louis Blues (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins' power play falters yet again in 4th consecutive loss (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues trade defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to Islanders for seventh-round pick (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Tampa Bay's Austin Watson fined for hitting Nashville Predators' Jeremy Lauzon with puck (The Tennessean)
At least four NHL teams interested in Ethan Bear: agent (Vancouver Province)
Inside the Blackhawks’ locker room without Corey Perry: ‘What are we going to do to get the energy back?’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Alex Ovechkin isn’t scoring, and Spencer Carbery is considering all his options (Washington Post)
Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman on a 50-goal pace right now (Edmonton Sun)
Nothing but praise for Nino (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets fight off fatigue, illness to dispatch Blues 5-2 (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
‘He sets the bar’: How Patric Hornqvist changed the Florida Panthers’ culture (Miami Herald)
From skid to streak: Jets handle first dose of adversity (Winnipeg Sun)
After listless effort against Buffalo, Bruins need more from everyone (Boston Herald)
In wake of Woll injury, it falls on Maple Leafs' Jones, Samsonov to get it right (Toronto Sun)
Flames take by-committee approach to replacing Toffoli goals (Calgary Sun)
Devils activate goalie from IR (NJ.com)
Where will Lightning’s Conor Sheary fit in upon his return? (Tampa Bay Times)
Kraken’s Andre Burakovsky week-to-week after injury in first game back from another injury (Seattle Times)
For Avalanche team with Stanley Cup hopes, leadership without Gabriel Landeskog comes in many forms (Denver Post)
Jonathan Drouin is comfortable, making impact at time when Avalanche need it (Denver Post)
Red Wings’ Alex Lyon making case for more starts, looks to extend streak (MLive.com)
Sabres goalie Devon Levi adjusting meditation routine after call from NHL (Buffalo News)
Bo Horvat’s Islanders chemistry with Mathew Barzal keeps improving: ‘Way better’ (New York Post)
Alexis Lafreniere’s Rangers breakout fueled by avoiding ‘pressure on myself (New York Post)
Canucks' Conor Garland: Winning is more important than scoring goals (Vancouver Province)
'Standing up for the logo': Pezzetta drops gloves in fight for ice time (Montreal Gazette)
Canadiens' Johnathan Kovacevic feels for his friend Arber Xhekaj (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins recall trio from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)