Hockey headlines for December 24, 2019

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Blues respond to Berube's challenge with four-goal first period and sixth win in a row (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Maple Leafs complete third-period comeback to improbably beat Hurricanes (Toronto Sun)
Devils erupt for 7 goals, cruise to win over Blackhawks (NJ.com)
Bruins score four in first to knock out contentious Capitals (Boston Globe)
Jackets run winning streak to five (Columbus Dispatch)
Deal quietly reached for Columbus to replay Nationwide for arena (Columbus Dispatch)
Jeremy Roenick suspended by NBC Sports for remark about co-worker (Boston Globe)
Red Wings embrace changing culture as NHL tries to wipe out abuse (Detroit News)
Jim Rutherford on Sidney Crosby's return, the Penguins' goalie situation and more (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Maple Leafs’ hopefuls will be chasing gold at the world juniors — for the U.S., Sweden and Finland (Toronto Star)
Flames prospect Dustin Wolf spending holidays with U.S. world junior team (Calgary Sun)
Avalanche scores another blowout win in Las Vegas, defeating Golden Knights 7-3 (Denver Post)
Wild wipes out some bad memories by shutting out Flames (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
'He's on fire.' Roman Josi stays hot to keep Predators rolling into Christmas break (The Tennessean)
Kevin Hayes, Travis Sanheim help Flyers whip Rangers, 5-1, for 4th straight win (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning power play comes up big in 6-1 win over Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Canadiens finish Western Canada trip with 6-2 win over Jets (Montreal Gazette)
Persistent play proves best Christmas present (Vancouver Province)
Kings’ horrid start in loss to Blues shatters mood of optimism (Los Angeles Times)
Golden Knights haunted by ex-teammate Bellemare in rout by Avalanche (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Arizona Coyotes can't complete rally in loss to Nashville Predators (Arizona Republic)
Blackhawks embarrassed by lowly Devils, enter holiday break on sour note (Chicago Sun-Times)
Islanders lose third straight home game before holiday break (New York Newsday)
Rangers fall to Flyers as Hayes scores twice vs. old team (New York Newsday)
Bruins score early and often, and Capitals enter holiday break with a dud (Washington Post)
Latest loss 'a tough pill to swallow' for Sabres entering holiday break (Buffalo News)
Edmonton Oilers blow third-period lead in Vancouver (Edmonton Journal)
Flames out of sync in pre-Christmas loss to Wild (Calgary Sun)
Jets in the giving mood in loss to Canadiens (Winnipeg Sun)
Marner and Matthews together make Maple Leafs magic, but Keefe will always consider options (Toronto Sun)
Ladd plays on third line as Trotz keeps experimenting (New York Newsday)
Joel Farabee returns to Flyers’ lineup and is on a line with fellow rookie Morgan Frost (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How Devils’ Jesper Boqvist and brother Adam Boqvist have leaned on each other during their 1st NHL season (NJ.com)
Leafs fans cheer Jake Gardiner in return — before Mitch Marner beats him for game-winner (Toronto Star)
Chicago Blackhawks' Seabrook situation to be addressed soon (Chicago Daily Herald)
Lightning bring Mathieu Joseph back to the NHL (Tampa Bay Times)