Hockey headlines for December 6, 2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Ducks turn up speed, defeat Blackhawks, extend streak to 5 in a row (Orange County Register)
Cam Talbot has strong outing for Edmonton Oilers in win against St. Louis Blues (Edmonton Journal)
Meier charges Sharks win in return from injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Nylander, Matthews ready to roll vs. Wings (Toronto Sun)
Golden Knights’ Reaves avoids further discipline for Tom Wilson hit (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senators acquire minor-leaguers Elliott and Lindberg from Penguins (Ottawa Citizen)
What does Seattle joining the NHL mean for the Lightning? (Tampa Bay Times)
With ‘cupboards full,’ new GM Chuck Fletcher will try to turn Flyers around (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Cam Neely weighs in on state of Bruins (Boston Herald)
New Flyers assistant Rick Wilson brings one-liners and old-school experience to defense (Philadelphia Inquirer)
What does William Nylander’s deal mean for Timo Meier’s next contract with Sharks? (San Jose Mercury News)
Canadiens find a dynamic duo in Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin (Montreal Gazette)
Blues fade again in shootout loss to Oilers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Patrick Kane: Blackhawks’ biggest problem is they’re ‘not ready to play’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Edmonton Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock and St. Louis Blues coach Craig Berube go back a long way (Edmonton Sun)
Battle-scarred Jets fly successful mission to league's eastern front (Winnipeg Free Press)
Coyotes have started to win special teams battle in games (Arizona Republic)
DeKeyser out 4-6 weeks but Hronek will remain in Grand Rapids (Detroit News)
Buchnevich could return to Rangers on Saturday (New York Newsday)
Lajoie aiming to return for Senators Thursday in rematch against Canadiens (Ottawa Citizen)
Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk relieved to put ‘really weird stretch’ behind him (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Drew Doughty's frustration grows as Kings' penalty-killing unit continues to struggle (Los Angeles Times)
Surging Cam Atkinson piling up goals, points (Columbus Dispatch)
Go-to guy: Wild's Zucker 'feels like' a 30-goal scorer (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ilya Kovalchuk’s work ethic, character get rave reviews from Kings coach Willie Desjardins (Los Angeles Times)
Slumping Bryan Rust moves to Penguins top line with Dominik Simon out (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Riley Sheahan is having fun and helping the bottom-six produce (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Senators' Smith can see clearly now that he has lost the full-face cage (Ottawa Citizen)
After big trade, Blackhawks' Brendan Perlini wants to stop worrying and start having fun (Chicago Tribune)
Predators' Kevin Fiala rediscovers confidence just in time for injured-plagued Nashville (The Tennessean)
Bruins, Chris Wagner, still seeking physical identity (Boston Herald)
Despite slow start, 20-goal season remains a target for Blackhawks' Artem Anisimov (Chicago Tribune)
Sabres' Patrik Berglund 'not worried' about slow start, individual stats (Buffalo News)
First Golden Knight Reid Duke gets call to NHL roster (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Alexandar Georgiev OK with this kind of a demotion (New York Post)
Sabres assign defenseman Matt Tennyson to Rochester (Buffalo News)
Stars waive forward Gemel Smith, clearing roster space for Martin Hanzal to return to action (Dallas Morning News)
Following the Flames: Lomberg’s proud parents enjoy epic road-trip (Calgary Sun)