Hockey headlines for December 19, 2019

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Devils open post-Taylor Hall era with win over Ducks (NJ.com)
Avalanche bounces back with win against Chicago Blackhawks (Denver Post)
Blues win 4th in a row, hold off Oilers 2-1 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
After month-long absence, Devan Dubnyk to get back in goal for Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Has the Dustin Byfuglien saga experienced a change of heart? (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers try to press forward as Oskar Lindblom undergoes cancer testing (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Habs bench boss instrumental in helping Flames coach Geoff Ward get to where he is today (Calgary Herald)
With Kovalchuk available, should Bruins seek external options? (Boston Herald)
Players excited that Blackhawks decided to retain coach Marc Crawford (Chicago Daily Herald)
Blackhawks get Duncan Keith back, scratch Brent Seabrook in loss to Avalanche (Chicago Sun-Times)
St. Louis Blues outlast Oilers 2-1 (Edmonton Journal)
One-time Oilers forward is Blues offensive weapon right now (Edmonton Journal)
Devils honor Jersey City shooting victims at Wednesday’s game (NJ.com)
Rangers welcoming brief respite (New York Post)
Blashill: Detroit Red Wings 'kind of played' like children in loss to Columbus (Detroit Free Press)
Important stretch ahead for Flyers’ penalty kill, which is missing some key players (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights defensemen starting to chip in offensively (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Capitals’ fourth-line players know their roles. It’s a reason for their success. (Washington Post)
Ducks’ Troy Terry out 10 weeks with broken leg; Derek Grant also sidelined (Orange County Register)
Copp to join Perreault in Jets' sick bay (Winnipeg Free Press)
Zach Senyshyn hopes to pick up where he left off (Boston Herald)
Korpisalo makes case to be No. 1 goalie (Columbus Dispatch)
Trouba living up to top-pair defenseman role with Rangers (New York Newsday)
Canadiens captain Shea Weber earning some high praise for his play (Montreal Gazette)
Leafs D-men Rielly, Barrie getting accustomed to creative roles in offensive zone (Toronto Sun)
Thomas Chabot carries the load on the battered Sens blueline (Ottawa Citizen)
The Goat finds his way (and the net) in Leafs’ fourth-line battle (Toronto Star)
Blue Jackets’ Dean Kukan succeeds at NHL level (Columbus Dispatch)
The Big Finn, Niko Mikkola, hoping for some game time with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kaapo Kakko fighting to escape rough patch (New York Post)
Flames put Czarnik on waivers with intention of sending him to minors (Calgary Herald)
Penguins place forward Stefan Noesen on waivers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings waive Eric Comrie as Jimmy Howard nears return (MLive.com)
Leafs prospects Brooks and Liljegren look on the bright side after quick round trip (Toronto Star)
Penguins prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph rebounds from mononucleosis (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Family clings to hope as Flames assistant GM Chris Snow diagnosed with ALS (Calgary Herald)