Hockey headlines for December 21, 2023

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Jets climb atop Central Divsion with 5-2 win over Red Wings (Winnipeg Free Press)
Dylan Strome strikes again, this time in OT to lift Capitals over Islanders (Washington Post)
Joey Daccord’s momentous night lifts short-handed Kraken past Kings (Seattle Times)
Frustrated Devon Toews sounds off on Avalanche teammates after loss to last-place Chicago (Denver Post)
‘They want me here’: How Ethan Bear landed with the Capitals (Washington Post)
Kings’ offensive woes on home ice continue in loss to Kraken (Los Angeles Daily News)
Isles go down a man early in OT, lose to Caps on power-play goal (New York Newsday)
Detroit Red Wings drop fourth straight with 5-2 loss at Winnipeg (Detroit Free Press)
Islanders’ Oliver Wahlstrom gets another chance in contract year (New York Post)
Rangers power play clicking on all cylinders: ‘both units going’ (New York Post)
Naughty or nice? Edmonton Oilers on both lists right now (Edmonton Sun)
Surging Flyers have reversed their past overtime and shootout misfortunes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Competitiveness, communication at top of necessary improvements for Blues after loss to Tampa Bay (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils must fix terrible home record if they want to stay in playoff hunt (NJ.com)
What Lightning’s Jon Cooper didn’t like about five-goal win vs. Blues (Tampa Bay Times)
Rick Tocchet's patience with Andrei Kuzmenko is running out (Vancouver Province)
Sabres finally healthier up front with Jeff Skinner, Jordan Greenway close to returning (Buffalo News)
Kraken injuries snowball as Pierre-Edouard Bellemare out 4-6 weeks with leg fracture (Seattle Times)
Lightning’s Mikhail Sergachev absent from practice, status in question (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins’ goalie tandem faring well while covering for defensive lapses (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard starting to find rhythm at home thanks to easier line matchups (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kane-DeBrincat chemistry on Red Wings slowly coming along (Detroit News)
With his career coming full circle, Panthers’ Dmitry Kulikov reflects on latest milestone (Miami Herald)
Hertl shows his frustration as Sharks’ energy starts to nosedive (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers hoping Braden Schneider can be more of an offensive force (New York Post)
Why versatile Pius Suter is like Super Glue to help hold Canucks' structure (Vancouver Province)
Jacob Markstrom’s stat-line doesn’t reflect his impact for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Jakub Lauko got the OK to fight before Tuesday’s game, and on a Bruins team lacking physicality, he didn’t waste it (Boston Globe)
Knights call up goaltender with another netminder hurt (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
After sending down forward Hugh McGing, Blues tweak lines during practice in Florida (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jets’ prospect McGroarty to captain U.S. at world junior tourney (Winnipeg Free Press)
Knights’ local TV home dropped by Dish in carriage dispute (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Local broadcasts for Lightning, 10 other NHL teams to remain on Bally (Tampa Bay Times)