Hockey headlines for December 22, 2018

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Blackhawks hang on for their third straight win, 2-1 over the Avalanche (Chicago Tribune)
Vintage Taylor Hall performance powers Devils to win over Senators (NJ.com)
Braden Holtby’s 36 saves lift Capitals to win over Sabres (Washington Post)
Wild defenseman Matt Dumba faces surgery, expected to miss ‘significant time’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
The Whalers Are Back in the N.H.L. Sort Of. (New York Times)
Predators star P.K. Subban's holiday tradition helps those in need, comes from the heart (USA Today)
Chuck Fletcher: New Flyers GM learned from one of NHL’s most shrewd traders, his dad (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley won’t give Seattle team advice (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Leafs’ Morgan Rielly at the fore of NHL rearguards (Toronto Star)
With stars in limbo, Blue Jackets keep things steady (Columbus Dispatch)
Key mistakes doom Sabres in tight battle with Caps (Buffalo News)
Avalanche’s offense stymied by Blackhawks’ rookie goalie (Denver Post)
Blackhawks’ Jeremy Colliton didn’t like Tyler Pitlick’s elbow to Connor Murphy (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton sees vision materializing in strong stretch (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins finding antidote to blown-lead epidemic (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Defense, offense a tricky balance lately (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers trying to make special teams special (New York Newsday)
The Penguins penalty kill is thriving … and evolving (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings seek to reduce opponents' shots, chances (MLive.com)
Stars rank dead last in major scoring category, and things only get worse when Dallas tries to fix it (Dallas Morning News)
Gerard Gallant likes results after altering Golden Knights’ top line (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penalties on Blues have been plentiful under Berube (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Predators place Colton Sissons on IR with foot ailment (The Tennessean)
Kings' Ilya Kovalchuk expected to return Saturday against Sharks (Los Angeles Times)
Blues could get an injured player back Saturday (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Brossoit a late bloomer: Goaltending was in the bloodstream of Jets backup (Winnipeg Sun)
Giroux staying at center, for now, on top line (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Puljujarvi moving onto centre stage with the Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Bryan Rust has 'no clue' how he's scoring all these goals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
From the scoresheet to the neutral zone, Donato still finding game (Boston Herald)
Can Canes Andrei Svechnikov win the Calder Trophy as top rookie? Don’t bet against him (Raleigh News & Observer)
Appleton eating up the minutes with Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
Joonas Donskoi on recent play: “I just have to find another level” (San Jose Mercury News)
Nelson showing his value to Isles in contract season (New York Newsday)
Kings rookie Matt Luff, only 21, is making his mark (Los Angeles Daily News)
Brett Howden looking to blast through the rookie wall (New York Post)
Josh Mahura, 20, making it easy for Ducks to keep him (Orange County Register)
Juolevi's injury opens door to looking at Canucks' blue-line future (Vancouver Province)
Predators loan Eeli Tolvanen to Finland National Junior team (The Tennessean)