Hockey headlines for December 30, 2019

Monday, December 30, 2019

Eight is great as Blues extend win streak (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Myers makes it memorable as win streak hits five (Vancouver Province)
Stars score four unanswered goals in chippy ‘character win’ over Coyotes as eyes turn to Winter Classic (Dallas Morning News)
Tortorella blasts officiating (Columbus Dispatch)
Big night for Jonathan Huberdeau as Panthers outscore Canadiens for 6-5 win (Miami Herald)
As NHL season approaches half-way mark, the Leafs have many reasons for hope – and a few things to worry about (Globe & Mail)
While the Winter Classic is new to Dallas, a handful of Stars players have experienced the magic of outdoor hockey (Dallas Morning News)
The rise and fall of the Blackhawks dynasty (Chicago Sun-Times)
An era to remember: Capitals will finish 2010s as winningest NHL franchise of decade (Washington Post)
Alex Ovechkin, now third on the NHL’s power-play goals list, remains as deadly as ever (Washington Post)
Barzal a likely All-Star, but will other Isles join him? (New York Newsday)
Which Penguins players will head to the 2020 NHL All-Star game? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning’s Julien BriseBois is happy with the team’s play so far (Tampa Bay Times)
Robin Lehner earns first shootout win as Blackhawks rally past Blue Jackets (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jack Hughes scores OT goal to lift Devils past Senators (NJ.com)
Flyers outlast Ducks, 2-1, in overtime as Kevin Hayes scores winner (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jake DeBrusk’s pair lifts Bruins to victory (Boston Herald)
Lightning win third straight, focus on getting points (Tampa Bay Times)
Ducks goalie John Gibson bemoans inconsistent play in OT loss to Flyers (Orange County Register)
Coyotes lose early lead, drop third straight to Stars in another home loss (Arizona Republic)
Detroit Red Wings keep it close in 2-1 loss to Lightning thanks to Jonathan Bernier in net (Detroit Free Press)
Porous defence, subpar Carey Price spell doom for Canadiens in Florida (Montreal Gazette)
Hughes scores winner, Senators lose to Devils in OT (Ottawa Citizen)
Tough outing for Rittich, Flames as Kiprusoff honoured at Saddledome (Calgary Herald)
Islanders score three goals in third to beat Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers feeling good after back-to-back wins (New York Newsday)
Suddenly, no lead is safe against Keefe’s comeback Leafs (Toronto Star)
Wild's Koivu returns to practice, tries to be patient (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone still feel chemistry is ‘coming’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ryan Strome is major part of surprising Rangers trend (New York Post)
Zadina gets bigger opportunity with Mantha out of Red Wings' lineup (Detroit News)
Flyers demote Morgan Frost to Phantoms, activate Michael Raffl (Philadelphia Inquirer)