Hockey headlines for December 14, 2023

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Penguins roar back for win against Canadiens in 12-round shootout, longest in team history (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Brock Boeser's hat trick defuses high-octane Tampa (Vancouver Province)
Mikko Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin power Avalanche past Sabres for second straight win (Denver Post)
Devils sharp in net in gutsy overtime win over Bruins (NJ.com)
Gabriel Vilardi exacts revenge in career game as Jets dethrone Kings (Winnipeg Sun)
Wild, assistant general manager O'Hearn 'mutually agree' to part ways (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wizards, Capitals moving to new site in Virginia as leaders heave Hail Mary to keep teams in city (Washington Times)
Blues GM Doug Armstrong on firing Craig Berube: 'I feel personally responsible for the situation' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Following the firing of coach Craig Berube, the Blues are Doug Armstrong’s problem to solve (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Horvat, Barzal feel the 'pressure' of their megadeals (New York Newsday)
Rangers aren’t panicking over Igor Shesterkin’s alarming play (New York Post)
Jets family of coaches rallied around each other during Bowness’s absence (Winnipeg Free Press)
Holmstrom's fourth shorthanded goal of season wins it late for Isles (New York Newsday)
Bruins lose lead, game to Jack Hughes and Devils, 2-1 (Boston Herald)
Gabe Vilardi leads Jets past Kings in impressive return to L.A. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Islanders defense roller-coaster: Aho up, Mayfield down (New York Newsday)
Ex-Avs defenseman Erik Johnson overcome with emotion ahead of Ball Arena return: “A special place for me, for my family” (Denver Post)
A mentor for young Sabres, Erik Johnson celebrated for 'huge' role in Avs' Cup win (Buffalo News)
After going scoreless in Seattle, Florida Panthers know they need to reset quickly (Miami Herald)
Hard work and ‘hockey gods’ go hand-in-hand as Kraken end lengthy skid (Seattle Times)
Red Wings on pace for most prolific offense since 1995-96 (MLive.com)
Pete DeBoer on who he expects to ‘take some steps’ as Stars try to solve blue line issues (Dallas Morning News)
Wild place Jonas Brodin on injured reserve, recall three from Iowa (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
San Jose Sharks concerned that centerman might have to miss time (San Jose Mercury News)
With less to do, and stress over, Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson is back on track (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Charlie Lindgren was a late bloomer. Now he’s ‘on a different level.’ (Washington Post)
Stars goalie Jake Oettinger’s play has dipped, but is it reason for concern? (Dallas Morning News)
Wild's Boldy finds groove under Hynes with six goals in seven games (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers’ Adam Fox still trying to get ‘feeling back’ after injury layoff (New York Post)
It’s hip to be winning for Oilers’ Sam Gagner after off-season surgery (Edmonton Sun)
Travis Sanheim’s recent offensive uptick hints that the new Sanheim is here to stay (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Sharkey' on the hunt: Yegor Sharangovich surges to top of Calgary Flames scoring charts (Calgary Sun)
The Sharks preached patience with their top prospect. It’s starting to pay off (San Jose Mercury News)
MacKenzie Weegar and Wild's Jacob Middleton both benefiting from world championship partnership (Calgary Sun)
Joey Anderson’s strong play cementing full-time Blackhawks roster spot (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canadiens recall Emil Heineman, put Tanner Pearson on IR (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers prospect Oliver Bonk makes Canada’s World Juniors team; Denver Barkey misses out (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maple Leafs prospects Minten, Cowan earn spots on Canada's world junior team (Toronto Sun)
Penguins forward prospect Brayden Yager selected for IIHF World Junior Championship (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Knights welcome new addition as ‘dad bump’ continues into new season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)