Hockey headlines for December 8, 2021

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Islanders snap 11-game losing streak with win over Ottawa (New York Newsday)
Wild tops Edmonton for season-high seventh straight win (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Artemi Panarin, Rangers blow past Blackhawks for seventh-straight win (New York Post)
Trevor Zegras’ circus pass to Sonny Milano helps lead Ducks past Sabres (Orange County Register)
Mitch Marner out three to four weeks, Jason Spezza suspended six games (Toronto Star)
China’s Hockey Team Avoids Being Cut From Beijing Olympics (New York Times)
Flyers get wakeup call, says Claude Giroux, and now onus is on players (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canucks new bench boss Boudreau pushes pressure over passive prevention (Vancouver Province)
Mike Yeo isn’t the only person on the clock for sinking Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Big boys lead comeback as Sharks start homestand with critical win (San Jose Mercury News)
Roman Josi helps Nashville Predators get past Detroit Red Wings (The Tennessean)
An improbable 4-3 win for Blues on Buchnevich overtime goal (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Nick Ritchie finally scores his first as the Leafs get the jump on the Blue Jackets (Toronto Star)
Lightning bounce back in Stanley Cup final rematch against Canadiens (Tampa Bay Times)
Jujhar Khaira’s injury overshadows Blackhawks’ loss to Rangers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Preds down Wings, 5-2, to snap five-game win streak; Seider shaken up (Detroit Free Press)
Florida Panthers rally again but fall in overtime to St. Louis Blues to start road trip (Miami Herald)
Jets' special teams sputter in 4-2 loss to speedy Hurricanes (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets' late push not enough against Maple Leafs (Columbus Dispatch)
Edmonton Oilers not getting enough even-strength contributions (Edmonton Journal)
Habs suffer late-game meltdown as Lightning rallies in 3-2 win (Montreal Gazette)
Blackhawks’ Jujhar Khaira stretchered off ice after hit by Jacob Trouba (New York Post)
Georgiev solid in second straight start in place of hurt Shesterkin (New York Newsday)
Red Wings beaten physically, out-competed in learning lesson (MLive.com)
Zdeno Chara ponders what may be final return to Ottawa (New York Newsday)
Avalanche leads NHL in scoring but ranks 27th in defense. “We got to be better defensively. Doesn’t matter who’s in net" (Denver Post)
Stars’ top line fueled their winning streak, but Dallas’ depth will be key to continued success (Dallas Morning News)
Knights’ lineup looks ‘pretty scary’ with players back healthy (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Capitals are taking extra precautions with three players on the NHL’s covid list (Washington Post)
One Sharks winger placed on IR, another gets stern message from Bob Boughner (San Jose Mercury News)
Pionk sidelined with concussion, suspension (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kraken captain Mark Giordano exits COVID-19 protocol, returns to practice (Seattle Times)
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith gets his 'confidence going in the right direction' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jonathan Toews is taking ‘small steps’ toward his old self, but ‘it’s not really in my nature to be patient’ as the Chicago Blackhawks captain tries to break goal drought (Chicago Tribune)
Ducks’ Sonny Milano showing more than just his scoring touch (Orange County Register)
Gauthier not yet making most of his scoring chances (New York Newsday)
Road to the NHL for Svechnikovs paved with tears, sacrifice and hard work (Winnipeg Sun)
Flames alumni impressed by current team: ‘We just want them to keep it going’ (Calgary Sun)
He wasn’t the voice of Tampa Bay, just its joyful heartbeat (Tampa Bay Times)
'A pride of the city': Why the Penguins chose to bring back a fan favorite jersey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)