Hockey headlines for December 28, 2018

Friday, December 28, 2018

Sharks top Ducks, as Brent Burns celebrates milestone night with game-winning goal (San Jose Mercury News)
Disciplined Swiss keep it close at world juniors (Vancouver Province)
Phil Kessel powers Penguins past Red Wings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mackenzie Blackwood earns 1st NHL win as Devils down Bruins (NJ.com)
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon named Central Division captain for 2019 NHL All-Star Game (Denver Post)
Alex Ovechkin named 2019 All-Star captain for Metro Division (Washington Times)
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews voted as Atlantic Division all-star captain (Toronto Star)
Penguins sign Jake Guentzel to 5-year, $30 million contract extension (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price out with lower-body injury (Montreal Gazette)
Anderson out with concussion; McKenna and Hogberg take over Senators net (Ottawa Sun)
Isles, Tavares ready for Saturday's reunion in Toronto (New York Newsday)
Blues awarded the 2020 NHL All-Star Game at new-look Enterprise Center (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
John Tavares’s signature told the Leafs they were ‘serious contenders’ (Toronto Star)
Blackhawks prospects Adam Boqvist, Evan Barratt starring at World Junior Championships (Chicago Tribune)
Denmark's destruction tough viewing for Maple Leafs' Andersen (Toronto Sun)
Mike Sullivan on Derick Brassard: ‘I believe in him’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
2019 NHL All-Star Game: Blackhawks’ Alex DeBrincat laughs off his candidacy (Chicago Sun-Times)
Capitals’ holiday hangover lasts about 20 minutes in win over Hurricanes (Washington Post)
Kings' Dustin Brown provides winning goal in 2-1 victory over Coyotes (Los Angeles Times)
Golden Knights return from break with 2-1 win over Avalanche (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Career night from backup goalie Anton Khudobin helps lead Stars over Predators, 2-0 (Dallas Morning News)
Blues continue surge with win over Sabres (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Patrick Kane, Collin Delia lead surging Blackhawks past Wild 5-2 (Chicago Sun-Times)
Review wipes out late Rangers goal; Pierre-Luc Dubois scores in OT (Columbus Dispatch)
Lightning blows three-goal lead, then tops Flyers in OT (Tampa Bay Times)
Pettersson's early magic, roster resiliency proves difference (Vancouver Province)
Flames, Rittich measure up as winners in Winnipeg (Calgary Herald)
Subban, Arvidsson return but Preds fall (The Tennessean)
Kings stonewall Coyotes as late push falls short (Arizona Republic)
Ryan O'Reilly leads the way as Blues get last word in solid win over Sabres (Buffalo News)
Wild's winless streak hits five with 5-2 loss to Blackhawks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bruins fall behind early, lose to Devils (Boston Globe)
Rangers drop heartbreaker in OT after losing goal on challenge (New York Post)
Canes’ power play comes up empty in 3-1 loss to Caps (Raleigh News & Observer)
Red Wings' strong start wiped out in second as Penguins soar to 5-2 win (Detroit Free Press)
Claude Giroux takes blame as Flyers rally furiously but lose to Tampa Bay in OT, 6-5 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Oilers’ loss to Canucks their fourth in a row (Edmonton Journal)
Gaudreau scores hat trick as Flames beat Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Stars forward Tyler Pitlick plays 'best game in a month' vs. Nashville, scores for second straight game (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins' Derick Brassard shows spark on line with Phil Kessel (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen exits game after scary crash into boards (Washington Post)
Corey Crawford concussion: Blackhawks believe he’ll play once out of protocol (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruce Boudreau 'afraid to ask' exactly what Matt Dumba's timeline is for return to Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Back-related troubles return for Stars center Martin Hanzal (Dallas Morning News)
Copp used his head when concussion symptoms reappeared (Winnipeg Free Press)
Three Rangers are 'very close' to returning (New York Post)
Blackhawks look to Collin Delia to tend goal (Chicago Daily Herald)
Inside Rangers' Swedish contingent, which helps Lias Andersson adjust (New York Post)
Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek headed to minors in search of confidence (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Knights’ Ryan Reaves finds golden reception for his new beer (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Some Flyers pay their own airfare to get some rest and get around NHL travel ban during the holidays (Philadelphia Inquirer)