Hockey headlines for December 14, 2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn’t miss a beat in his return (Tampa Bay Times)
Jo Mo the hero with OT winner as Jets overpower Oilers 5-4 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Colton Sissons scores in overtime in Preds win (The Tennessean)
Mittelstadt, Rodrigues provide Sabres with secondary scoring in 3-1 win (Buffalo News)
Jackets don’t let this lead slip away (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild, new dynamic trio, keep rolling in 5-1 win over Panthers (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Canadiens bounce back from misery in Minnesota to beat Hurricanes 6-4 (Montreal Gazette)
Kings' dismal play continues as they fall to the Blue Jackets 4-1 (Los Angeles Times)
Stars lose third straight game, chipping away even more at Dallas' pre-Christmas cushion (Dallas Morning News)
Shorthanded Edmonton Oilers lose 5-4 overtime thriller to Winnipeg Jets (Edmonton Sun)
Some run support for Nilsson, some power-play presence (Vancouver Province)
Penalty kill alive and kicking during recent stretch (Columbus Dispatch)
With the puck in his glove or on his stick, Hutton's good times keep rolling for Sabres (Buffalo News)
Julius Honka returns to Stars' lineup after seven games as a healthy scratch (Dallas Morning News)
No hard feelings about Tavares choosing Leafs: Bolts coach Cooper (Toronto Sun)
Jets coach not surprised by Oilers boost after coaching change (Edmonton Sun)
Ducks have become the NHL’s comeback kids (Orange County Register)
Golden Knights start to find footing on power play (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penalty kill is rare bright spot in Blues' rough season (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
How Wings are trying to resuscitate power play (Detroit Free Press)
Injured Mikko Koivu takes part in morning skate for Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Devils’ Taylor Hall leaves Thursday’s practice early (NJ.com)
Matt Duchene could be back sooner than expected (Ottawa Sun)
Rangers getting two key pieces back after quirky break (New York Post)
Flyers goalie Anthony Stolarz is moving from unwanted to invaluable (Philadelphia Daily News)
How the Penguins' Casey DeSmith, 'undersized' for a goalie, learned to play big (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames sniper Monahan steady and always ready in time with team (Calgary Herald)
Connor enjoying life with linemate Little (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jeff Skinner using lessons from family, figure skating to succeed with Sabres (Buffalo News)
Improved third line makes it tough for Paul Stastny to crack lineup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Andre Burakovsky’s future with Capitals gets more complicated with every healthy scratch (Washington Post)
'He's got a motor': Blackhawks like what they see from John Hayden in new role on power play (Chicago Tribune)
The one certainty about Rangers' Lias Andersson plan (New York Post)
Senators trying to make sure Drake Batherson, without point in six games, has success (Ottawa Sun)
Blues want Kyrou to see action in minors, not sit on bench here (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Flames' farmhand Lazar brimming with confidence, anxious for call-up (Calgary Sun)