Hockey headlines for December 9, 2025

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

'He saved our bacon': Gibson blanks Canucks; Wings move into first place (Detroit News)
Wild survive slugfest in Seattle (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Monstrous game from Maple Leafs' Dennis Hildeby blanks Bolts (Toronto Sun)
Former Nashville Predators winger Craig Smith announces retirement (The Tennessean)
Ottawa Senators lobbying provincial, federal governments for LeBreton Flats arena funding (Ottawa Sun)
Too late and too small: The mess at the Olympic hockey arena in Milan (Globe & Mail)
Devils player linked in Quinn Hughes talks responds to trade rumors (NJ.com)
'We miss him a lot': Nik Ehlers' departure looms large as Jets struggle (Winnipeg Sun)
Lightning are shut out for 2nd straight game, falling to Maple Leafs (Tampa Bay Times)
Kraken hit 'rock bottom' in 5th straight regulation defeat (Seattle Times)
Sabres’ road woes continue with 7-4 loss at Calgary (Buffalo News)
Good memories for Freddy Gaudreau as he faces Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Knights finding different ways to win during 4-game streak (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers emerge from tough stretch against top teams with renewed optimism (New York Post)
Jets need to play fast, crisper to stop standings free fall (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blackhawks' disastrous weekend leads to inflection point: Where is their season headed? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blues have 'long way to go' after win in Montreal. Back-to-back sweep offers path forward. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rick Tocchet sticks with Flyers’ struggling fourth line: ‘We’re building culture here’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy close to returning to Bruins’ lineup (Boston Herald)
Penguins forward Justin Brazeau remains confident as he returns to the lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why Pageau's return could prompt lineup decision for Isles (New York Newsday)
Utah Mammoth star out ‘indefinitely’ after suffering an injury (Salt Lake Tribune)
Here’s the latest on Devils’ Jack Hughes’ injury timeline (NJ.com)
Why the Colorado Avalanche started Mackenzie Blackwood on back-to-back days (Denver Post)
Thrilled to Dom-inate the net (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why Steven Stamkos needs 'quiet ice' to thrive for Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)
'Darnell (Nurse) has been awesome': Edmonton Oilers' Alec Regula embracing top-4 defenceman role (Edmonton Sun)
Jordan Greenway’s goal with Sabres is to follow the plan after two hernia surgeries (Buffalo News)
Flames recall Hunter Brzustewicz, await injury update on Jake Bean (Calgary Sun)
Flyers forwards Porter Martone and Jett Luchanko named to Canada’s World Junior roster (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Two San Jose Sharks prospects invited to Canada’s World Juniors training camp (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins' Harrison Brunicke named to Team Canada World Juniors camp roster (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
‘A great opportunity for them’: Flames sending two to Canada’s world junior camp (Calgary Sun)
What attracted Hockey Canada to Maple Leafs prospect Ben Danford (Toronto Sun)