Hockey headlines for December 20, 2019

Friday, December 20, 2019

Isles get back on track with first win over Bruins since 2017 (New York Newsday)
James van Riemsdyk, Travis Konecny help trigger Flyers’ rout of Jack Eichel-less Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins lose Stefan Noesen to Sharks through waivers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings lose goalie Eric Comrie on waivers (Detroit News)
Trotz upset with Predators coach Laviolette (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks players looking forward to return of Marc Crawford’s experienced perspective (Chicago Sun-Times)
Oilers should be paying close attention to how Blues go about winning (Edmonton Journal)
Ducks GM Bob Murray talks about trusting the process (Orange County Register)
Patrick Kane’s 4-point night leads the Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Jets, but Brandon Saad leaves with a right ankle injury (Chicago Tribune)
Stars win ‘a bad hockey game’ on premeditated shot by Tyler Seguin and 45 Anton Khudobin saves (Dallas Morning News)
Wild ties franchise record for goals in a game in 8-5 victory at Arizona (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Short-handed Blue Jackets rally, beat Kings 3-2 in overtime (Columbus Dispatch)
Canadiens fight back to beat Flames 4-3 in overtime (Montreal Gazette)
Much more moxie to prove point, take two points (Vancouver Province)
Lehner stands tall in net as Blackhawks beat Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Golden Knights lose at Vancouver in overtime (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kuemper injured in Coyotes’ loss to Minnesota Wild (Arizona Republic)
Avalanche allows three goals in final three minutes in loss to Hurricanes (Denver Post)
Predators can't afford to miss the points, at least not at this point (The Tennessean)
Bruins drop shootout to Islanders, 3-2 (Boston Herald)
Stunned by Eichel's streak-ending injury, Sabres offer no resistance to Flyers (Buffalo News)
Lightning give up third-period lead and fall to Stars (Tampa Bay Times)
Canadiens collect OT victory to help put Flames on losing skid (Calgary Herald)
Erik Johnson returns to Avalanche lineup from 11-game injury absence (Denver Post)
Rick Bowness returns to Tampa Bay with ‘no bitter feelings’ focused on game at hand (Dallas Morning News)
Maple Leafs hope offensive revival will lead to more power-play opportunities (Toronto Star)
By looking at every facet, Capitals Coach Todd Reirden has found some hidden gems (Washington Post)
David Quinn not letting Rangers live down power-play failures (New York Post)
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz out ‘week to week’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues could get Barbashev back for Saturday's game (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils’ Andy Greene reflects on reaching 900-game milestone (NJ.com)
Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher keeps proving that size isn't everything (Montreal Gazette)
Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi lives up to 'hockey player' accolade (Detroit News)
Detroit Red Wings benched Justin Abdelkader. Was it a one-time thing, or the new normal? (Detroit Free Press)
Buchnevich mired in slump as pointless streak hits 9 games (New York Newsday)
Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino's game 'evolving' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Casey DeSmith waits for another opportunity with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning send Mathieu Joseph back to AHL (Tampa Bay Times)