Hockey headlines for December 15, 2023

Friday, December 15, 2023

Blues beat Senators 4-2 to begin Drew Bannister's tenure with a victory (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Happy days are here again as Vancouver wins fourth-straight game (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers whipped in goaltending battle as win steak dies at eight (Edmonton Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets cough up 5-0 lead, down Toronto Maple Leafs on Kent Johnson OT goal (Columbus Dispatch)
Kailer Yamamoto scores two quick goals as Kraken clobber Blackhawks (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers extend point streak to seven straight with shootout win over Capitals (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins place Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha on IR (Boston Herald)
Wild GM Guerin reportedly investigated for alleged code of conduct violations (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
The Salem Bruins? The Hartford Patriots? Remembering when Boston teams almost left the city. (Boston Globe)
Wild rally from goal down in third period, beat Flames in shootout (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blackhawks blown out by Kraken in ‘terrible game’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Shorthanded Capitals give up lead, lose in shootout against the Flyers (Washington Post)
Flames fall in shootout, head home after winless road-trip (Calgary Sun)
Hurricanes hold on, edge Red Wings 2-1 (Detroit News)
Maple Leafs' stunning rally falls short, lose 6-5 to Columbus in overtime (Toronto Sun)
Flames’ latest shootout loss reveals scary stat (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings encouraged by Ville Husso despite loss, costly miscue (MLive.com)
‘I love playing here, so it’s tough to hear the fans booing me’: Jordan Kyrou booed at home in Blues win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
First Kraken goal scorer Ryan Donato returns to Seattle with Blackhawks (Tampa Bay Times)
Return to Seattle is ‘surreal’ for Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Donato, but the obstacles he has faced are familiar (Chicago Inquirer)
Blue Jacket Adam Fantilli was raised in Toronto — but he grew up cheering for a hated Leafs rival (Toronto Star)
Roberto Luongo calls on Canucks to 'Free the Skate' (Vancouver Province)
Roberto Luongo: 'Obviously my contract didn't suck' (Vancouver Province)
The Flyers’ dads trip has been an equally special experience for both the fathers and sons (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Confident Jets prove they’re among NHL’s best with successful Western swing (Winnipeg Free Press)
Larkin skates in Red Wings' practice, in first step toward returning (Detroit News)
Devils’ Jack Hughes on chemistry with Jesper Bratt: ‘Like peanut butter and jelly’ (NJ.com)
Barzal also making presence felt in defensive zone (New York Newsday)
Rangers’ Adam Fox on brink of breakthrough at pivotal time (New York Post)
Knights center says snapping slump ‘a weight off your shoulders’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
From babies to the NHL, Connor Zary and Adam Beckman have been best friends the whole way (Calgary Sun)
Solid play by minor league call-ups keeping Avs steady amid long-term absences of Samuel Girard, Artturi Lehkonen (Denver Post)
Stick requests, autographs, and more: Behind the fan mail that Coyotes players receive (Arizona Republic)