Hockey headlines for November 20, 2024

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Bruins fire Jim Montgomery after poor start; Joe Sacco takes over as interim coach (Boston Globe)
Scheifele nets hat trick, Barron scores twice to power Winnipeg back to winning ways (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers’ top line shows off growing chemistry in thrilling win over Canucks (New York Post)
Brayden Point lifts Lightning to comeback win over Penguins in overtime (Tampa Bay Times)
Caps star Alex Ovechkin week-to-week with leg injury, disrupting record chase (Washington Post)
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews in Germany having upper-body injury examined (Toronto Sun)
Personal struggles lead to Canucks' J.T. Miller taking indefinite leave of absence (Vancouver Province)
No way! Bettman has no intention of giving the Senators their first-round pick back (Ottawa Sun)
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confident LeBreton Flats will be a good home for Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Maple Leafs' GM Brad Treliving preferring to look deeper than make a trade (Toronto Sun)
Edmonton Oilers convoy takes control in Ottawa, dumps Senators 5-2 (Edmonton Sun)
Wild return to the friendly road, roll past the Blues (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Chicago Blackhawks’ line experiment with Connor Bedard worked — but they still blew a lead in a 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks (Chicago Inquirer)
Perseverance, optimism and something to build on (Vancouver Province)
Tristan Jarry, Penguins blow another two-goal lead in OT loss to Lightning (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues lose 4-2 to Minnesota for their sixth loss in the past seven games (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Isles again lose third-period lead, fall to Flames in shootout (New York Newsday)
Islanders’ Alexander Romanov returns to lineup from upper-body injury (New York Post)
In trying 'as many things as possible,' Robert Thomas returns to Blues lineup ahead of schedule (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Mid-November good for Ben Jones again as he makes Wild debut (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
LI's Coronato relishes playing against Isles for first time (New York Newsday)
Former Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is loving life with the Lightning (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Former Jets coach Maurice back for first time as champion (Winnipeg Free Press)
Pressure is on Red Wings, Derek Lalonde to turn it around quickly (MLive.com)
Chytil avoids concussion; rejoins Rangers in Calgary (New York Newsday)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen pumped to return to No. 1 slot in Sabres' net (Buffalo News)
Avalanche goalie Justus Annunen bounces back after worst start of NHL career (Denver Post)
Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner shining, 'putting the team on his back' (Toronto Sun)
Hurricanes confessional: Why Sebastian Aho expects more out of himself — and his line (Raleigh News & Observer)
Andre Burakovsky hasn’t scored for Kraken yet. Here’s how that could change (Seattle Times)
The Flyers see a young Sean Couturier in Noah Cates, who is emerging as the team’s top penalty-killer (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Another Sharky? Flames prospect Matvei Gridin sees ‘similar style’ in future teammate (Calgary Sun)
Maple Leafs recall Fraser Minten, move David Kampf to injured reserve (Toronto Star)
Canadiens assign Harvey-Pinard to AHL Rocket to regain game shape (Montreal Gazette)
Utah Hockey Club makes NHL history with record-setting jersey sales (Salt Lake Tribune)