Hockey headlines for December 5, 2025

Friday, December 5, 2025

Avalanche point streak ends at 17 games with 6-3 loss to Patrick Roy’s Islanders (Denver Post)
Blues crushed 5-2 by Bruins in Jim Montgomery's return to Boston (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers' Gavrikov scores again, Panarin records 900th point: 'It means a lot' (New York Newsday)
Flames dominate late to douse Wild point streak (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Edmonton Oilers spank Seattle 9-4, take two steps forward on the road back (Edmonton Sun)
Video review saves Penguins in wild win over Tampa Bay (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning sign defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a 3-year extension (Tampa Bay Times)
Cat's out of the bag: NHL's Heritage Classic coming to Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
Bruins get back on track with 5-2 win over Blues (Boston Herald)
Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes: Joseph Woll injury casts shadow over Toronto victory (Toronto Star)
Steven Stamkos' overtime goal gives Predators 2-1 win over Panthers (The Tennessean)
Blue Jackets overcome Red Wings' late lead to win 6-5 in shootout (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackhawks' top-five penalty kill delivers again in win over Kings (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bobrovsky, defense shine but Panthers lose again — this time in OT to Predators (Miami Herald)
Lightning sputter early, seethe late in tough-luck loss to Penguins (Tampa Bay Times)
Kings’ offensive issues continue in loss to Blackhawks (Los Angeles Daily News)
Kraken hit new low in loss to Edmonton (Seattle Times)
In a season of challenges, why Sean Walker might be the Hurricanes’ MVP (Raleigh News & Observer)
'Resilient' Red Wings open road trip with shootout loss in Columbus (Detroit News)
How's that for openers? Leafs score on game's first shot again (Toronto Sun)
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar sounds off on controversial goal: ‘Goalie interference is a joke’ (Denver Post)
LI's Pinto suffers injury against Rangers and Team USA coach Sullivan (New York Newsday)
Jonathan Drouin scratched with lower-body injury in taxing Islanders surprise (New York Post)
Brock Nelson on return to LI: 'It's weird now' (New York Newsday)
'Love everything about it': Jake Guentzel talks life in Tampa, growing up and following Penguins from afar (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jim Montgomery on returning to Boston as Blues coach, what he learned during Bruins stint (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Upon returning to Boston with the Blues, Jim Montgomery looks back on his time as coach of the Bruins (Boston Globe)
Mike Sullivan balancing his Rangers role with looming Olympic duties (New York Post)
Senators' Olympic hopefuls looking to make an impression with Team USA coach Mike Sullivan (Ottawa Sun)
The Flyers are playing well for the first time in what seems like forever. Let’s enjoy them and stop complaining (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How can Devils bounce back after ugly start without Jack Hughes, Brett Pesce? (NJ.com)
Flyers' Cam York ‘day-to-day’ after exiting Wednesday’s game (Philadelphia Inquirer)
What drives Warsofsky ‘nuts’ about the Sharks; Klingberg discusses mistake (San Jose Mercury News)
Toews’ comeback far from over, but play contributing to Jets’ turbulence (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jonathan Huberdeau is creating chances, but Flames need him to bury them (Calgary Sun)
Flyers’ Matvei Michkov ‘feels better’ after slow start and vows to train harder going forward (Philadelphia Inquirer)
After winning NCAA title and making NHL debut, Gulls’ Tim Washe settles in (Orange County Register)
‘Just a special day:’ Panthers’ Verhaeghe celebrates birth of first child (Miami Herald)
Sabres connections: Thomas Vanek, Ralph Krueger named to IIHF Hall of Fame's Class of '26 (Buffalo News)
Trial between Stars and Mavericks over American Airlines Center dispute is delayed (Dallas Morning News)