Hockey headlines for December 3, 2024

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Auston Matthews gets the jump on Chicago and the Leafs leapfrog Florida in the Atlantic (Toronto Star)
Fast-starting Devils run Rangers out of MSG in 5-1 beatdown (NJ.com)
Michael Carcone leads Utah Hockey Club with a strong effort and no reward vs. Dallas (Salt Lake Tribune)
Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini given another honor by NHL (San Jose Mercury News)
New Wild defenseman Jiricek reports for duty in ‘a hockey state’ (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Detroit Red Wings finally call up goalie Sebastian Cossa, their 2021 first-round pick (Detroit Free Press)
Gaudreau family visits first bench made from sticks from tribute to Johnny and Matthew (Calgary Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets, Calgary Flames grieve Johnny Gaudreau together with hugs, hits (Columbus Dispatch)
‘Good to see him back where he belongs’: Guy Gaudreau hits the ice with the Flames (Calgary Sun)
'The right thing to do': Flames putting focus on honouring Gaudreau family (Calgary Sun)
Sharks forward will be on Sweden’s 4 Nations roster, per report (San Jose Mercury News)
Sam Ersson returns to practice; three Flyers appear to be 4 Nations Face-Off bound (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Oliver Bonk, Jett Luchanko among four Flyers prospects invited to Canada’s World Junior camp (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Level Green native selected for USA Hockey's preliminary roster for World Juniors (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jets prospect Yager, 'Toba's Bjarnason, get shot at Team Canada (Winnipeg Sun)
Flames prospect Zayne Parekh snubbed from Canada’s world junior camp roster (Calgary Sun)
In middle of tight race to be top pick in 2025 NHL draft, Michael Misa lets his play do the talking (Toronto Star)
Igor Shesterkin implodes for career-high fifth straight loss in Rangers’ blowout defeat to Devils (New York Post)
Blackhawks need Tyler Bertuzzi to heat up as season progresses, like he has in the past (Chicago Sun-Times)
Chytil centers Rangers' top line in second game back (New York Newsday)
Brett Berard’s Rangers start paused by upper-body injury (New York Post)
Stars place Tyler Seguin on IR, make corresponding roster move before facing Utah (Dallas Morning News)
Steve Valiquette blasts Devils ‘blatant disrespect’ of Igor Shesterkin, Rangers’ lack of response (New York Post)
Capitals find their way to the top of conference with Ovechkin on the shelf (Washington Times)
Winnipeg Jets hit patch of turbulence, but not hitting panic button (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blues work to tighten their team defense ahead of 10-day trip (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knights finally get practice time after season-long trip (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senators struggling to prove they aren't those not-so-lovable losers of days gone by (Ottawa Sun)
Isles thrilled to have versatile Pageau back at practice (New York Newsday)
Patrick Roy isn’t hiding the reason for Pierre Engvall’s latest Islanders scratch (New York Post)
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell 'definitely playing with more purpose' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Noah Dobson’s late-game stumbles a troubling trend for Islanders star (New York Post)
Penguins’ Ryan Graves opens up about benching, ‘tough’ stretch (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
New Penguins forward Philip Tomasino isn't hesitant to shoot (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How Ryker Evans’ development is early bright spot for struggling Kraken (Seattle Times)
Jakob Pelletier, Walker Duehr recalled by Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
Is Ottawa ready for the return of former Senators winger Dany Heatley? (Ottawa Sun)
How eight drones, Bobby Orr, and 100 years came together in a soaring video celebration of the Bruins centennial (Boston Globe)