Hockey headlines for December 24, 2020

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov will miss regular season with hip injury (Tampa Bay Times)
Predators sign forwards Mikael Granlund, Erik Haula (The Tennessean)
Ducks re-sign Ryan Miller, filling out their goaltending rotation for 2020-21 (Orange County Register)
Devils re-sign goalie Mackenzie Blackwood (NJ.com)
Sabres re-sign Casey Mittelstadt to one-year contract (Buffalo News)
Lightning ink Mathieu Joseph, Alex Volkov to one-way deals (Tampa Bay Times)
There was really only one choice to wear Blues' "C" — O'Reilly (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canada beats Russians but loses captain Kirby Dach (Edmonton Journal)
NHL postpones Carolina Hurricanes’ 2021 outdoor game (Raleigh News & Observer)
Canucks shuffle coaching staff, hand new roles to Jason King, Chris Higgins (Vancouver Province)
NHL asked to take additional COVID-19 measures to play in Canada, according to report (Vancouver Province)
The NHL releases its 2021 schedule while Canadian teams wait to find out where they’ll play (Toronto Star)
Canada favoured for gold at world juniors, but there’s an extra opponent (Toronto Star)
World junior tourney has come a long way since debut at Forum in 1977 (Montreal Gazette)
Working Christmas Day has become a tradition for TSN's Gord Miller (Montreal Gazette)
Capitals figuring out what’s next for Henrik Lundqvist after heart issue discovered (New York Post)
Flyers prospects Cam York, Bobby Brink among Team USA leaders in World Junior Championship (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Isles and Rangers will see a lot of each other this season (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs release schedule, hope for the best (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks open season with back-to-back games at Tampa Bay (Chicago Daily Herald)
Wild will open on West Coast Jan. 14, at home on Jan. 22 vs. Sharks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Repetition, asterisk, mark Jets COVID NHL schedule (Winnipeg Sun)
Edmonton Oilers open upcoming NHL season at Rogers Place (Edmonton Sun)
Five Kings-Ducks games in 12 days? NHL announces its pandemic-altered schedule (Los Angeles Times)
Sabres to open shortened season at home with games against Washington (Buffalo News)
Blues 2020: More lows than highs for defending champs in challenging season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blue Jackets to open 2021 against old rivals (Columbus Dispatch)
Avalanche 2020-21 schedule: 56-game calendar unveiled; first two games vs. St. Louis at Ball Arena (Denver Post)
Flyers schedule opens with Pittsburgh on Jan. 13 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins open up on the road (Boston Herald)
Penguins’ 2020-21 schedule released, includes only division foes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Golden Knights schedule released for 2020-21 season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Carolina Hurricanes release 2020-21 schedule. Here’s who they play and when. (Raleigh News & Observer)
NJ Devils' 2021 schedule released for NHL's 56-game season (NorthJersey.com)
Coyotes release regular season schedule, lay down logo on ice (Arizona Republic)
Capitals unveil 2020-21 regular season schedule (Washington Post)
Lightning unveil 2021 regular-season schedule (Tampa Bay Times)
Red Wings unveil 2021 schedule, open at home Jan. 14 vs. Carolina (Detroit News)
Canadiens set to open and close 2020-21 NHL season in Toronto (Montreal Gazette)
Without Lundqvist, Samsonov has an opportunity as the Capitals’ clear No. 1 goalie (Washington Times)
Kelly McCrimmon says Golden Knights healthy as camp nears (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bob Boughner’s most important job for San Jose Sharks may come off the ice (San Jose Mercury News)
Shayne Gostisbehere is remaining with the Flyers for now, and GM Chuck Fletcher is upbeat about Nolan Patrick and Oskar Lindblom (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jackets want more steady play from Gavrikov (Columbus Dispatch)
Filled with the Christmas spirit, Bruins star David Pastrnak delivers an unforgettable gift (Boston Globe)
‘His last name is Angilly, and it’s the voice of an angel’: How the Bruins’ national anthem singer became the Pavarotti of the pandemic (Boston Globe)