Hockey headlines for December 17, 2023

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Howe about that: Matthew Knies flies as Leafs blast Penguins in Kyle Dubas' return (Toronto Sun)
Blues battle back against Stars for second straight win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nashville Predators, Juuse Saros top Washington Capitals for fourth victory in a row (The Tennessean)
Devils hit milestone after milestone in 6-3 rout of Blue Jackets (NJ.com)
Sam Ersson, Cam York power Flyers to 1-0 win against Red Wings, extending point streak (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Vilardi scores twice as Jets see off Avs 6-2 (Winnipeg Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes place struggling goalie Antti Raanta on NHL waivers (Raleigh News & Observer)
How a Capitals, Wizards move to Virginia could impact Alexandria, D.C. (Washington Post)
20 years after unforgettable debut, former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury returns 'home' with the Wild (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why defenseman Victor Hedman is so crucial to the Lightning’s success (Tampa Bay Times)
Coyotes goalie Karel Vejmelka breaks slump in shutout vs. Buffalo Sabres (Arizona Republic)
Gustavsson shines, Wild play to shootout beating Canucks 2-1 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Trocheck scores in OT as Rangers rally to beat Bruins (New York Newsday)
Josh Anderson scores twice to pace Canadiens in win over Islanders (Montreal Gazette)
Flames ride strong second period to victory over Lightning< (Calgary Sun)
Bruins lose David Pastrnak, then game in OT to Rangers, 2-1 (Boston Herald)
Edmonton Oilers wave goodbye to their momentum, lose second in a row (Edmonton Sun)
Nelson scores twice for Isles, but third-period rally falls short (New York Newsday)
Caps fall in Nashville as Alex Ovechkin’s goal drought hits 12 games (Washington Post)
Columbus Blue Jackets routed 6-3 by New Jersey Devils (Columbus Dispatch)
Kraken can’t turn back shots forever, finally fall to Kings in shootout (Seattle Times)
Detroit Red Wings' goalie duo sharp, but offense too dull in 1-0 loss to Philadelphia (Detroit Free Press)
Vancouver struggles to generate offence in shootout loss (Vancouver Province)
Horvat hurt in late-game collision in Isles' loss to Canadiens (New York Newsday)
Tristan Jarry pulled as Penguins get humbled by undermanned Maple Leafs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild rolling on the Gus Bus (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Veteran Martin Jones provides solid goaltending in Maple Leafs' thumping of Pittsburgh Penguins (Toronto Sun)
Garland-Joshua-Blueger trio as sharp as it gets (Vancouver Province)
K’Andre Miller returns to Rangers lineup after two-game absence: ‘Better headspace’ (New York Post)
Flyers’ Travis Sanheim out against Detroit Red Wings due to illness (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Auston Matthews, TJ Brodie latest Leafs grounded by flu bug (Toronto Sun)
Tomas Tatar arrives in Seattle after trade, joins Kraken’s top line (Seattle Times)
Islanders' Bolduc returns to Montreal for first time as an NHLer (New York Newsday)
Massive steaks, rescuing dogs and hidden talents: Devils dads share stories of son’s NHL journeys (NJ.com)
Ducks trying to figure out ways to stop losing (Orange County Register)
Ottawa Senators still trying to right the ship (Ottawa Sun)
‘He stuck with it,’ and now Nick DeSimone wants to stick with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Zach Benson's latest heroics show why Sabres elected to not send him to World Juniors (Buffalo News)
Stars sign emergency goalie Joe O’Brien, who will serve as backup vs. St. Louis Blues (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins forward Vinnie Hinostroza clears waivers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
4 Chicago Blackhawks prospects and a coach’s son make the U.S. World Junior team (Chicago Inquirer)
Flyers top prospect Cutter Gauthier named to USA Hockey’s roster for World Juniors (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blackhawks supporting Kevin Korchinski after attending his father’s funeral (Chicago Sun-Times)