Hockey headlines for December 19, 2018

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Carter Hart wins heralded debut as Flyers outlast Red Wings, 3-2 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders top Coyotes for third win in a row (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs spread scoring around to end road trip on winning note (Toronto Sun)
Report: Flyers’ Jori Lehtera scheduled to appear in court in drug-ring case (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Failed downtown arena bid' — Ruddy hits Melnyk with $1B counterclaim (Ottawa Sun)
Flyers, at ‘Rock Bottom,’ Shake Up Their Organization (New York Times)
Capitals aim to keep contending in an NHL that’s dragged recent champs to the bottom fast (Washington Post)
Flyers' young players get chance to rebound with interim coach Scott Gordon (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kyle Dubas’ signing of John Tavares worth every penny for Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
As Subban, Arvidsson inch closer to return, Preds GM Poile says team has to 'weather storm' (The Tennessean)
Time in the AHL good for NHL coaches (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers snap out of funk thanks to dominant third period (New York Post)
Wagner scores twice as Kings beat Jets to snap four-game losing streak (Los Angeles Times)
Sharks complete perfect road trip with shutout win over Wild (San Jose Mercury News)
Predictably unpredictable Blues regroup for a surprising win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks beat Predators 2-1 as Cam Ward shines in Corey Crawford's place (Chicago Sun-Times)
Benn, team defense bust Stars out of four-game slump in shutout of red-hot Flames (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Lightning top Canucks in messy, chippy game (Tampa Bay Times)
Sabres' third-period meltdown ends with another loss to last-place Panthers (Buffalo News)
Devils rolled by Maple Leafs (NJ.com)
Ducks’ winning streak comes to an end with late loss to Rangers (Orange County Register)
Coyotes stumble after taking early lead against Islanders in latest inconsistent loss (Arizona Republic)
Too many lapses, too little offense as Wild falls to Sharks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Predators lose eighth straight on the road (The Tennessean)
Season's beatings in drama-filled game (Vancouver Province)
Blues beat Oilers on disputed third-period goal (Edmonton Journal)
Flames lay an egg in Dallas (Calgary Sun)
Jets start West Coast swing with 4-1 loss to lowly Kings (Winnipeg Free Press)
Detroit Red Wings face emergency after losing Jimmy Howard (Detroit Free Press)
Nelson plays against Coyotes (New York Newsday)
Ex-Blue Brodziak finds a home — and Hitchcock — in Edmonton (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lowry enjoys a little home cooking (Winnipeg Free Press)
David Quinn really wasn't happy with the officiating (New York Post)
Stars coach Jim Montgomery saw intent in Calgary's Garnet Hathaway's hit on Tyler Seguin in Tuesday's second period (Dallas Morning News)
Blackhawks’ Jeremy Colliton believes Erik Gustafsson can be ‘top player’ in NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
19-year-old Miro Heiskanen is reminding Stars coach Jim Montgomery of an NHL Hall of Famer (Dallas Morning News)
Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara expected to return to practice Wednesday (Boston Globe)
Artemi Panarin expected back ‘very soon’ (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackhawks C Marcus Kruger sidelined by concussion, out vs. Dallas, Colorado (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wild defenseman Ryan Suter: ‘I’m starting to feel more comfortable out there’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
J.T. Compher, with concussion protocol in rear-view mirror, looks to further develop as one of the Avalanche’s top forwards (Denver Post)
Predators defenseman Roman Josi sticking with shoot-first mentality (The Tennessean)
Ducks’ defensive-minded Jakob Silfverberg excelling on both sides of the puck (Orange County Register)
Lias Andersson still growing into being consistent for Rangers (New York Newsday)
Canes’ Calvin de Haan knows more about good defensive hockey play than brewing up a beer (Raleigh News & Observer)
Madison Bowey now part of Capitals’ winning formula (Washington Times)
For two Coyotes rookies, first NHL road trip was one to remember (Arizona Republic)
Bruins’ rookie Colby Cave makes a case for himself (Boston Herald)
Victor Mete ready to show Canadiens what he learned in Laval (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins reassign Jean-Sebastien Dea; Patric Hornqvist return appears likely (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ottawa Senators send rookie winger Drake Batherson to AHL (Ottawa Citizen)
Henri Jokiharju leaves Blackhawks to join Finland at World Junior Championships (Chicago Tribune)
Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina will go to World Juniors (Detroit Free Press)
Canucks prospect Olli Juolevi done for the year after knee surgery (Vancouver Province)
Former teammate and friend Carcillo hopes Blackhawks' Crawford gets proper care for latest concussion (Chicago Daily Herald)
Senators' Matt Duchene delivers musically, too (Ottawa Citizen)
For Zdeno Chara, Instagram is a way to connect with, and hopefully, inspire fans (Boston Globe)