Hockey headlines for December 13, 2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Blackhawks strike first — no, really — in streak-busting 6-3 victory over Pens (Chicago Sun-Times)
Late comeback, OT thriller sends Flames to win over Flyers (Calgary Herald)
Ondrej Kase gets first NHL hat trick to help Ducks rally past Stars 6-3 (Los Angeles Times)
This hurts: Rangers' Kevin Shattenkirk out up to four weeks (New York Post)
Ducks goaltender Chad Johnson happy to have been claimed off waivers (Orange County Register)
Tavares chose Toronto, but had Tampa in mind as well (Toronto Sun)
In hiring Brent Flahr, new Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher is reunited with his right-hand man (Philadelphia Daily News)
Flyers' new sheriff keeping it holstered -- for now (Philadelphia Daily News)
Trading Krug could put Bruins in the ballgame (Boston Herald)
Sharks still on hunt for a fourth line center (San Jose Mercury News)
Golden Knights hold off Islanders to open road trip (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Despite Bryan Rust's hat trick, Penguins fall to struggling Blackhawks, 6-3 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Three late Calgary goals stun Flyers, 6-5 (Philadelphia Daily News)
Stars start slow, finish poorly in Anaheim: 'When you have a lead like that, you have to close the game.' (Dallas Morning News)
Lights go out at Barclays, and Vegas extinguishes Islanders (New York Post)
Komarov takes regular spot on third line vs. Vegas (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers turnaround looks like more than just a temporary spike (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings to focus on limiting opponents' chances (Detroit News)
Kings taking more hits on defense as Phaneuf is sent home for evaluation and Doughty is day-to-day (Los Angeles Times)
Tom Wilson practices with team, could play Friday against Hurricanes (Washington Post)
Canes place Staal on IR, call up Kuokkanen (Raleigh News & Observer)
Golden Knights keep Paul Stastny on injured reserve list (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks put Artem Anisimov on injured reserve, call up top prospect Dylan Sikura (Chicago Tribune)
Forward Josh Anderson injured; status unknown (Columbus Dispatch)
Exhale, Senators fans: Thomas Chabot OK after blocking shot (Ottawa Sun)
Looking like Senators will have Bobby Ryan back from a concussion for Red Wings game (Ottawa Sun)
Sabres' Jack Eichel: Rasmus Dahlin 'doesn't even know how good he is' (Buffalo News)
Creativity on the ice gets David Krejci’s juices flowing (Boston Globe)
Brayden Point is Lightning’s biggest offensive contributor (Tampa Bay Times)
Butler proud to reach 400 NHL games (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Petro's injury puts Parayko in spotlight for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wild’s Nino Niederreiter gets back in front of net … and scores in back-to-back games (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Versatile Coyle wants to remain with Wild for consistency's sake (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Heinen finally being rewarded, handled right with new linemates (Boston Herald)
Blackhawks' Carl Dahlstrom confident he can make an impact in latest NHL stint (Chicago Tribune)
Edmonton Oilers call up Jones, activate Caggiula (Edmonton Sun)
Ference exaggerating claims of hard-partying Oilers: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs roll out the red carpet, and open arms, for their moms (Toronto Sun)