Hockey headlines for December 4, 2021

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Kraken take down Oilers, win for fifth time in last seven games (Seattle Times)
Hat trick for Scheifele as Jets wallop Devils (Winnipeg Sun)
Golden Knights blow out Coyotes, end 2-game losing skid (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers extend winning streak but star exits with injury scare (New York Post)
Blackhawks’ Tyler Johnson out 3 months after undergoing Jack Eichel’s disc surgery (Chicago Sun-Times)
On TV, Wayne Gretzky Finds Himself as the Rookie (New York Times)
New Canadiens boss will focus on player development, analytics (Montreal Gazette)
Gorton looking at all options for Canadiens' next GM (Montreal Gazette)
Claude Giroux dismisses trade talk amid Flyers' losing streak (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks can’t complete rally, lose to Flames in a shootout (Orange County Register)
4-goal second period from Vegas dooms Coyotes in blowout loss (Arizona Republic)
Sharks shut out by Rangers, but Adin Hill gets his game back on track (San Jose Mercury News)
The ‘Comeback Cats’ are fun, but Panthers know ‘you don’t get away with it really often’ (Miami Herald)
Stars’ penalty kill has found a way to stifle opposing power plays by outscoring them (Dallas Morning News)
Carolina Hurricanes remain ‘upbeat’ and focused on improving after losing 5 of last 6 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Penguins shake up their forward lines amid scoring woes, three-game losing streak (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Struggling Islanders have precedent for turnaround (New York Post)
Blackhawks defensemen need to pick it up offensively (Chicago Daily Herald)
Isles are ranked last in the NHL in goals scored (New York Newsday)
Nicklas Backstrom takes another step toward a return for Capitals (Washington Post)
Canadiens' Jeff Petry sidelined with upper-body injury (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf gets mixed medical news (Orange County Register)
Rielly absence, Marner departure from practice not expected to add up to much trouble for soaring Leafs (Toronto Sun)
With opportunity to seize starting role, Malcolm Subban eager to help Sabres (Buffalo News)
Ryan Hartman's shot: Unorthodox and suddenly unstoppable (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nick Leddy boosting Red Wings now — and maybe at trade deadline (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings' Veleno excited about opportunity in front of him (Detroit News)
Canuck Conor Garland’s need for speed drives NHL success (Vancouver Province)
Penguins forward Drew O'Connor looking for way back into lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘He’s gotta play’: Sutter, Treliving explain Valimaki’s demotion to minors (Calgary Sun)
Leafs prospect Alex Steeves is making strides with the Marlies after rookie camp disaster (Toronto Star)
How St. Petersburg’s Kyle Konin lived out his NHL dream (Tampa Bay Times)