Hockey headlines for December 28, 2025

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Usual scuffles aside, Lightning hang onto slim lead to top Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche prevails against Vegas in wild 6-5 shootout win (Denver Post)
Mattias Samuelsson leads Sabres to 4-1 win against Boston. Now, they’re in line for nine in a row (Buffalo News)
Lightning sign defenseman J.J. Moser to an 8-year extension (Tampa Bay Times)
Stars forward Jason Robertson named potential sleeper pick for U.S. Olympic roster (Dallas Morning News)
Isles' Rittich makes 27 saves to blank Rangers: 'He's such a gamer (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes end three-game winless streak with 5-2 win over Red Wings (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sharks beat Vancouver after fast start, snap three-game losing streak as Igor Chernyshov scores first career goal (San Jose Mercury News)
Maple Leafs vs. Senators: Advantage Toronto in season’s first Battle of Ontario (Toronto Star)
Alex Laferriere’s hat trick powers Kings to blowout victory over Ducks (Los Angeles Times)
Pavel Buchnevich scores twice as Blues knock off Predators, 3-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks escape Dallas with unlikely victory after Nick Lardis' shootout winner (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wild turn defeat into overtime victory at Winnipeg (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Refreshed after needed break, Capitals overcome Devils in overtime (Washington Post)
Rangers’ woeful offense blanked again: ‘Gotta fix everything’ (New York Post)
Red Wings stumble back to action with loss to Hurricanes (Detroit News)
Kings jump on Ducks early in Freeway Faceoff rout (Orange County Register)
Calgary Flames wanted it more than the Edmonton Oilers, so they took it (Edmonton Sun)
‘We’re fed up’: Winnipeg Jets livid after OT loss to Wild (Winnipeg Sun)
Nashville Predators fall 3-2 to St. Louis Blues, Pavel Buchnevich's two goals (The Tennessean)
Ottawa Senators taken down by Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1 of the Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
Bruins keep on losing, fall to red-hot Sabres, 4-1 (Boston Herald)
Bruins fall to streaking Sabres, suffer fifth straight loss in first game after holiday break (Boston Globe)
Rangers waste another Igor Shesterkin gem (New York Post)
Islanders’ growth glaringly evident with statement win over Rangers (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs coach has positive news regarding William Nylander injury (Toronto Sun)
Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar made sure to address teammates after game misconduct (Calgary Sun)
Rangers’ Mike Sullivan has nothing but praise for ‘one-man breakout’ Matthew Schaefer (New York Post)
WWII vet Critelli, 104, performs national anthem at UBS Arena (New York Newsday)
Flyers ready to return to full strength as a grueling stretch awaits ahead of the Winter Olympics (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens' Jake Evans out 4-6 weeks; Montembeault recalled from Laval (Montreal Gazette)
Injured Penguins forward Blake Lizotte appears close to rejoining lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Injured Brandon Carlo on verge of returning to Maple Leafs lineup (Toronto Sun)
Sidelined since October with concussion, Filip Chytil takes part in Canucks morning skate (Vancouver Province)
Islanders optimistic Ilya Sorokin will return ‘soon’ despite missing Rangers matchup (New York Newsday)
'Playing really well': Edmonton Oilers calling on Connor Ingram to carry the load in goal (Edmonton Sun)
Now a top-pair defenseman for the Blues, is Philip Broberg set to become an Olympian? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)