Hockey headlines for December 23, 2019

Monday, December 23, 2019

Golden Knights end Fathers Trip with victory over rival Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers snap three-game skid with win over Ducks (New York Newsday)
Lindholm, Tkachuk continue to build chemistry as Flames win in Dallas (Calgary Sun)
Weary Detroit Red Wings welcome extended Christmas break after yet another loss (Detroit Free Press)
Nicklas Backstrom’s security with Caps makes negotiating his own contract 'pretty cool’ (Washington Post)
Trade deadline approaches: Florida Panthers may be front-runners for Anderson (Ottawa Citizen)
Ailing Ducks suffer lopsided loss to New York Rangers in last game before break (Orange County Register)
Bah humbug! Fading Sharks go into Xmas break on losing note (San Jose Mercury News)
Special teams make the difference as Stars penalty kill gives up three goals in loss to Flames (Dallas Morning News)
David Quinn calls out refs for Brendan Lemieux treatment (New York Post)
Jakob Silfverberg’s absence vs. Rangers reminds Ducks of all he does for them (Orange County Register)
Golden Knights’ Fathers Trip fun, bittersweet for Marc-Andre Fleury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flames forward Zac Rinaldo marks significant milestone (Calgary Sun)
Blues have turned persistence into their latest winning streak (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Oliver Bjorkstrand out four to six weeks (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings lose Anthony Mantha for at least a week as injury woes continue (Detroit News)
“Don’t stress over anything,” injured Anderson working on getting back (Ottawa Citizen)
Mikko Koskinen giving Oilers what needed in goal (Edmonton Journal)
James van Riemsdyk picks up scoring when Flyers need it most (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rasmus Ristolainen using lessons from the past to improve with Sabres (Buffalo News)
Anders Bjork’s defensive game has been the biggest leap (Boston Herald)
Three months after Traverse City, Adam Boqvist and Dennis Gilbert already NHL regulars (Chicago Sun-Times)
Since heart-to-heart with Kings coach, Matt Roy has walked the talk (Los Angeles Times)
Blackhawks call up forward John Quenneville from Rockford to take Brandon Saad’s roster spot (Chicago Inquirer)
Penguins assign Blandisi, Di Pauli, Czuczman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)