Hockey headlines for December 21, 2019

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Capitals celebrate a momentous night by cruising past Devils on the road (Washington Post)
Penguins jump on Oilers early, hang on late (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Strong third period sends Leafs to fifth win in six games (Toronto Sun)
Another Acciari hat trick, another big offensive night, another Florida Panthers win (Miami Herald)
In 7-4 loss, Stars ‘were exposed’ by a fully firing Panthers team (Dallas Morning News)
Skidding Rangers blitzed by Maple Leafs in Garden stinker (New York Post)
Devils overwhelmed by Capitals to snap 2-game winning streak (NJ.com)
Tavares shut out by Rangers, but he's been thriving for Leafs (New York Newsday)
Rangers' Buchnevich finally breaks goal drought (New York Newsday)
Panthers honor Joe Pavelski in his 1,000th career NHL game (Dallas Morning News)
Oilers continue their Christmas slide with loss to Penguins (Edmonton Sun)
Wild winger Jason Zucker out 4-6 weeks after surgery (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blue Jackets’ injuries pile up as Cam Atkinson added to list (Columbus Dispatch)
Blues could get Barbashev back for Saturday's game at San Jose (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Senators will have to soldier on without veteran Ron Hainsey (Ottawa Sun)
Flames tune out noise as they seek second-period consistency (Calgary Herald)
Blackhawks need more tipped and deflected shots to increase offense, Jonathan Toews says (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blue Jackets try to balance managing goaltender Joonas Korpisalo’s minutes with the desire to win games (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild's Eric Staal passes milestone, moves on to next one (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Goals scarce, but O'Reilly still contributing to Blues' success (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
‘You’d like it to be seamless,’ but JVR finding fit to be fluid (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Johnny Boychuk enjoying a healthy season (New York Newsday)
Filip Zadina has opportunity on Red Wings’ top line (MLive.com)
After 30-game hiatus, Petro and Faulk back together as D-pair (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Winger Colin White is confident he can get back on track (Ottawa Sun)
Ryan Donato will play anywhere for the Wild. Just give him a chance. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
With Sabres centers on the mend, Marcus Johansson still trying to 'feel like myself' (Buffalo News)
Holl settling into increased role for Leafs, but taking it for granted not an option (Toronto Sun)
Ducks rookie center Isac Lundestrom earning significant role (Orange County Register)
On third chance, Bjork finding his way (Boston Herald)
Penguins forward prospect Jordy Bellerive has little time for fear (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)