Hockey headlines for December 20, 2023

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Igor Shesterkin backstops Rangers’ revenge win over Maple Leafs (New York Post)
Hurricanes take down defending champ Vegas as Andrei Svechnikov returns to the lineup (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kirill Kaprizov scores in OT as Wild stun Bruins (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Arizona Coyotes scored four unanswered in comeback win vs. Ottawa Senators (Arizona Republic)
Islanders' defense quells Edmonton's big attack (New York Newsday)
Ryan Poehling scores twice; Owen Tippett secures overtime victory against Devils, 3-2 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins’ Rickard Rakell eager to hit 'reset' and get season on track (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Reports: Amazon in talks to acquire rights to stream Blue Jackets, Bally Sports games (Columbus Dispatch)
Fired coach D.J. Smith leaves Ottawa Senators with his head held high (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin: embarrassed, hard to feel safe on ice (MLive.com)
Lukas Reichel, Colin Blackwell step up to help Blackhawks upset Avalanche (Chicago Sun-Times)
Fast start, quick strikes make for sweet music in Nashville (Vancouver Province)
How Haydn Fleury came up big for the Lightning in win over Blues (Tampa Bay Times)
Canadiens beat Jets 3-2 in Winnipeg on OT goal by Justin Barron (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche stumble in Chicago after discipline issues, spoiling Valeri Nichushkin’s big night (Denver Post)
Bruins tie game late, but lose to Wild in OT, 4-3 (Boston Herald)
NHL’s stingiest team stymies San Jose Sharks offense (San Jose Mercury News)
Canucks slam brakes on Predators' 4-game win streak; McCarron ejected (The Tennessean)
Blues drop first game under Drew Bannister in blowout loss to Lightning (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils careless with puck again in overtime loss to Flyers (NJ.com)
Justin Barron nets OT winner as Habs knock off Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Nothing special about Edmonton Oilers third-straight defeat (Edmonton Sun)
Horvat extends point streak to 11 games with goal vs. Oilers (New York Newsday)
Alexis Lafreniere ends 12-game goal drought with critical Rangers score (New York Post)
Young forward Perfetti nets 10th goal of season against Habs (Winnipeg Free Press)
Noah Dobson, Alexander Romanov continue to be lethal pair for Islanders (New York Post)
Sabres' Jack Quinn makes season debut as Jacob Bryson clears waivers (Buffalo News)
Carter Hart to miss Flyers game with an illness; Sam Ersson to make fourth straight start (Philadelphia Inquirer)
All in his kids' names for Maple Leafs captain John Tavares (Toronto Sun)
Flames getting big boost from short-handed scoring (Calgary Sun)
'They've got to pay the price': Jets' Bowness wants more shorthanded heart (Winnipeg Sun)
Sharks’ Couture pinpoints time when injury began to improve: ‘Something clicked’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Mats Zuccarello’s downgraded status adds to Wild’s injuries woes (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Husso, Kostin out 'week-to-week,' Lyon after Christmas, as injuries haunt Wings (Detroit News)
Philipp Kurashev continues to be bright spot in Blackhawks’ bleak season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Goalie injuries have Detroit Red Wings calling up Michael Hutchinson ahead of busy week (Detroit Free Press)
Ivan Miroshnichenko, Caps’ 2022 first-round pick, gets first NHL call-up (Washington Post)
Penguins assign Vinnie Hinostroza, Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sabres will loan Jiri Kulich to Team Czechia for World Juniors (Buffalo News)
How Devils goalie Nico Daws’ recent call-up delayed his new puppy purchase (NJ.com)