Hockey headlines for December 11, 2019

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Turning the page: Hours after firing coach Jim Montgomery, Stars defeat Devils 2-0 (Dallas Morning News)
Golden Knights whip Blackhawks in Marc-Andre Fleury’s return (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild spoil Mikko Koivu’s celebration with shootout loss to Ducks (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Dallas Stars fire coach Jim Montgomery ‘due to unprofessional conduct’ (Dallas Morning News)
Quinton Byfield is chasing a spot on the Canadian junior team, and chasing teammate Alexis Lafrenière to be the top pick in the NHL draft (Toronto Star)
Stars captain Jamie Benn, veterans react to coach Jim Montgomery’s firing: ‘It’s confusion, shock ... definitely sad’ (Dallas Morning News)
Berube: Treat players with respect, same as before (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Bruins react to Jim Montgomery dismissal (Boston Herald)
Tyler Toffoli’s play comes through loud, clearin Kings’ win over Rangers (Los Angeles Times)
Max Comtois, Rickard Rakell help Ducks beat Wild in shootout (Orange County Register)
Canadiens put the clamps on the Penguins to earn a 4-1 victory (Montreal Gazette)
'Game-changing saves': Andersen shines in Leafs' win over Canucks (Toronto Sun)
Jets blow the doors off lowly Red Wings in 5-1 win (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rinaldo leads Flames past Coyotes (Calgary Sun)
Lightning play clean, defensive game to beat the Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Backed by Jack Eichel's two goals, Sabres show their 'identity' to beat defending Cup champions (Buffalo News)
Coyotes routed by Flames in return home from successful road trip (Arizona Republic)
More fight, but more of the same in Sharks’ loss to Predators (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks get pummeled 5-1 by Golden Knights after Calvin de Haan’s shoulder injury leaves them down to 5 defensemen (Chicago Tribune)
Blues lose their third game in a row (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers go south out west, fall to Kings (New York Newsday)
Penguins fall to Canadiens despite Tristan Jarry's record-setting night (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Perfect little plays make big difference in bitter loss (Vancouver Province)
Hurricanes double up Edmonton Oilers as slide continues (Edmonton Sun)
'We're all part of the problem': Red Wings grasping for answers after 12th straight loss (Detroit News)
Henrik Lundqvist’s struggles put playing time in jeopardy (New York Post)
Tristan Jarry sets Penguins’ record for shutout sequence (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings 'tender takes on former Jets teammates (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild captain Mikko Koivu honored for reaching 1,000 career games (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nazem Kadri returns to practice in positive Avalanche injury development: “Knock on wood” (Denver Post)
Ryan Strome's value rising in Rangers line blender (New York Post)
Golden Knights give Valentin Zykov second chance (Las Vegas Review-Journal)