Hockey headlines for December 2, 2022

Friday, December 2, 2022

‘Thankful’ Steven Stamkos picks up 1,000th career point in Lightning’s win over Flyers (Tampa Bay Times)
On another level: Jason Robertson keeps making history, leads Stars in shutout victory (Dallas Morning News)
Matty Beniers scores 7 seconds into OT as Kraken win 7th in a row (Seattle Times)
Stars’ Jason Robertson named NHL’s First Star for November (Dallas Morning News)
Devils’ Vitek Vanecek earns NHL Star of the Month honors (NJ.com)
Days after stroke, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skates briefly (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Joe Thornton spends time with San Jose Sharks deciding next step (San Jose Mercury News)
Lightning’s Pat Maroon: Broadcaster’s weight comments ‘uncalled for’ and ‘embarrassing’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Tempe voters to get final say on $2.1B Coyotes project (Arizona Republic)
Penguins teammates express relief as defenseman Kris Letang recovers from stroke (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews are each other’s biggest fan on road to owning most Maple Leafs records (Toronto Star)
‘Clearly we have work to do’: GM Chuck Fletcher addresses the state of the struggling Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nathan MacKinnon compiles five points for Avalanche in 6-4 bounce-back win at Buffalo (Denver Post)
Kirill Kaprizov bests Connor McDavid, leads Wild to big win over Oilers (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Early scoring flurry paves way for Florida Panthers rout of Vancouver Canucks (Miami Herald)
Anze Kopitar scores twice as Kings rally to beat Coyotes (Los Angeles Daily News)
Kasperi Kapanen goal caps Penguins' comeback victory over Golden Knights (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canadiens' Jake Allen makes 45 saves in win over Flames (Montreal Gazette)
Costly setback as Thatcher Demko suffers first-period leg injury (Vancouver Province)
Stars bury Ducks behind Jason Robertson’s hat trick (Orange County Register)
Capitals’ offense fizzles after fast start in overtime loss to Kraken (Washington Post)
Schedule and Minnesota Wild get the best of gassed-out Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Markstrom hard on himself after gaffe leads to goal in Flames' loss to Habs (Calgary Sun)
Devils’ Lindy Ruff explains 3rd period power play struggles: ‘I didn’t like what we did – nobody did’ (NJ.com)
Ducks turn to Anthony Stolarz against Stars, play it cautious with John Gibson (Orange County Register)
Steven Stamkos becomes first player to amass 1,000 points in a Lightning sweater (Tampa Bay Times)
Edmonton Oilers: Nurse reaches 500; Benson back for his first (Edmonton Sun)
Healthy and happy Monahan returns to face Flames: ‘I’m loving the game again’ (Calgary Sun)
Former Canadien Tyler Toffoli and wife Cat find fit in Calgary (Montreal Gazette)
Jets pushing each other to be better (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets finding their footing after dismal start to season (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings’ blue line racking up points without sacrificing defense (MLive.com)
Wings' Bertuzzi placed on IR during frustrating, injury-marred season (Detroit News)
Kyle Palmieri placed on injured reserve as Islanders’ woes mount (New York Post)
Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov, still on IR, joins team in Seattle (Washington Post)
Laine's return gives Blue Jackets' power play a big challenge (Columbus Dispatch)
Jonathan Toews takes accountability for Blackhawks’ double-pinching mistakes against Oilers (Chicago Sun-Times)
K’Andre Miller working to meet his high Rangers expectations (New York Post)
Gagner used to ups and downs of NHL roller-coaster (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jujhar Khaira playing his best hockey since joining Blackhawks, aside from one mistake (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets rookie Perfetti has come back strong after getting benched in Minnesota (Winnipeg Sun)
Ryan Lindgren has been ‘unsung hero’ for Rangers (New York Post)
Rangers' Vesey has been effective since moving to top line (New York Newsday)
Entwistle, Katchouk doing their best to power up Blackhawks fourth line (Chicago Daily Herald)
With Jonas Brodin unavailable, Wild recall Andrej Sustr (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rossi breaks through, scores his first goal of season with Iowa (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Darryl Sittler on the days and Knights of Mitch Marner's streak (Toronto Sun)