Hockey headlines for December 23, 2018

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Patrice Bergeron scores 300th career goal in return to Bruins’ lineup (Boston Globe)
Sidney Crosby, Matt Murray help Penguins to another win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Capitals’ role players take center stage in 4-0 win at Ottawa (Washington Post)
Lightning beat Edmonton to close out Western Canada trip (Tampa Bay Times)
Rick Jeanneret taken to hospital after disappearing from Sabres broadcast (Buffalo News)
Hunter’s Team Canada built for speed at world juniors (Toronto Star)
NHL’s offensive uptick felt most at top (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Marchand eager to hit the Great Outdoors (Boston Herald)
Marner continues his scoring spree in win over Rangers (Toronto Sun)
Sabres fend off third-period rally, shut out Ducks, 3-0, to end losing streak (Buffalo News)
Kings beat Sharks on Ilya Kovalchuk goal in overtime (Los Angeles Daily News)
Coyotes rally to beat Avalanche, avoid what could have been a fatal loss (Arizona Republic)
Alexander Radulov's late game-winner lifts Stars over Wild in OT (Dallas Morning News)
Allen smothers Flames as Blues end road trip with a win (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
No. 1 line delivers top performance (Columbus Dispatch)
Top-line and power-play scoring carry Panthers again in 2-1 win over Red Wings (Miami Herald)
Danault's hat-trick powers Canadiens to 4-3 OT win in Las Vegas (Montreal Gazette)
Shutout for Brossoit in Jets' win (Winnipeg Sun)
Ducks’ 5-game trip ends with a 3rd consecutive loss as Sabres blank them (Orange County Register)
Golden Knights fall to Canadiens in overtime, 4-3 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks lose second straight on home ice, falling to woeful Kings (San Jose Mercury News)
Two late goals lead Arizona Coyotes past Colorado Avalanche 6-4 (Denver Post)
Dallas extends Wild’s losing streak to four games (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Preds fall for 10th straight time on the road (The Tennessean)
Crosby, Murray too much for Canes in Pens’ 3-0 win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rangers do a lot well but can't keep up with elite Maple Leafs (New York Post)
Flyers outdone by Sergei Bobrovsky, as Blue Jackets hand Carter Hart his first NHL loss (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings rue missed chances in 'frustrating' loss to Panthers (Detroit News)
Mark Scheifele ruins the party with a late winner (Vancouver Province)
Flames head into Christmas break 'on a bit of a slide' after loss to Blues (Calgary Herald)
Edmonton Oilers humbled in 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay Lightning (Edmonton Sun)
Senators lose goalie Craig Anderson to upper body injury (Ottawa Sun)
Andersen has a good seat for Leaf fireworks (Toronto Sun)
Nikita Kucherov has career-high five points in win over Edmonton (Tampa Bay Times)
Cam Atkinson continuing torrid offensive pace (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins reap rewards of partnership between Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Detroit Red Wings' lack of goals taking toll on Thomas Vanek, teammates (Detroit Free Press)
Tavares in a New York state of mind (Toronto Sun)
Strome had dinner at ole buddy Tavares' house (New York Newsday)
Joy is back for Blackhawks amid best run of season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Athanasiou's absence hits Red Wings at critical juncture (Detroit News)
Rangers' Boo Nieves says he can't be afraid about concussion history (New York Newsday)
'Our patience is paying off': Jonathan Toews and the Blackhawks finally are finding their groove under Jeremy Colliton (Chicago Tribune)
Defenseman Dan Hamhuis filling role like Predators had hoped, Peter Laviolette says (The Tennessean)
Jesse Puljujarvi's assimilation to North America continues (Edmonton Journal)
If Boychuk is out, Toews appears to be in (New York Newsday)
Juuso Riikola giving Penguins reliable depth on defense (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks recall Nilsson; assign Johnson to Rockford (Chicago Daily Herald)
Max Comtois among Ducks prospects showcasing skills at World Juniors (Orange County Register)