Hockey headlines for December 12, 2021

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Islanders get first win at UBS Arena, beating Devils (New York Newsday)
Flyers beat Coyotes, 5-3, for first back-to-back victories since October (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild's winning streak ends at eight games with 2-1 'frustrating' loss at L.A. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bruins too hot for Flames as goalie Linus Ullmark stops 40 shots to turn back Calgary (Boston Globe)
Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop’s NHL career is over, GM Jim Nill says (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens' Tyler Toffoli is out for eight weeks after hand surgery (Montreal Gazette)
Evander Kane plays first AHL game as Barracuda loses to Abbotsford (San Jose Mercury News)
NHL admits it was wrong to overturn Victor Olofsson's tying goal for the Sabres (Buffalo News)
Vinik’s buyer of Lightning stake may be private investment firm, according to report (Tampa Bay Times)
'You're terrible out here!' NHL players must have talent, grit and ... thick skin (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Mid-season coaching change can give everyone a fresh start, says Markus Naslund (Vancouver Province)
Back in San Jose, Stars’ Joe Pavelski faces questions about impending free agency (Dallas Morning News)
Canada's world juniors sport plenty of pro experience (Calgary Sun)
'No-name' Blues do it again, beat Canadiens 4-1 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The kids stole the spotlight for the Senators on Saturday (Ottawa Citizen)
Maple Leafs get late goal to avoid collapse and edge Hawks (Toronto Sun)
Jake Bean's overtime winner leads Blue Jackets over Seattle Kraken (Columbus Dispatch)
T.J. Oshie scores shootout winner for Capitals after Martin Fehervary gets equalizer in Buffalo (Washington Post)
Karlsson, Reimer lead San Jose Sharks past Pavelski, Dallas Stars (San Jose Mercury News)
Casey DeSmith posts shutout as Penguins edge the Anaheim Ducks, 1-0 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Brendan Lemieux scores in return, Kings win second straight home game (Los Angeles Daily News)
Another game, another loss for the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Lightning end road trip with sluggish loss to Senators (Tampa Bay Times)
Oilers can't chase down Hurricanes in 3-1 loss (Edmonton Journal)
Seemingly dead early, Kraken have hot third period but fall to Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime (Seattle Times)
Coyotes get scoring from different sources, but drop fifth straight with loss to Flyers (Arizona Republic)
Westward ho-hum: Stars waste chances, cap disappointing road trip with loss to Sharks (Dallas Morning News)
Ducks lose game to Penguins, goaltender John Gibson to injury (Orange County Register)
Trotz sends a message by scratching Beauvillier (New York Newsday)
Casey Cizikas, Brock Nelson solid in their Islanders’ return (New York Post)
Sharks winger injured on first shift in game vs. Dallas Stars (San Jose Mercury News)
COVID forces Kraken to use another new lineup (Seattle Times)
No Jakob Chychrun for Coyotes Saturday due to upper body injury (Arizona Republic)
Ethan Bear in a good place as he returns to face Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Former Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere embracing career ‘reset’ with the rebuilding Arizona Coyotes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flames mark Lucic's 1,000th NHL game as Bruins visit (Calgary Herald)
Rangers not happy with unconvincing win over Sabres (New York Post)
What happened to Golden Knights’ formidable penalty killing? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jets have gotten by without Wheeler once already this season, have tools to repeat the process (Winnipeg Sun)
Ducks’ Isac Lundestrom filling a key role as third-line center (Orange County Register)
Hunt has earned his place on the Rangers (New York Newsday)
Lightning’s Pat Maroon is never far from his Midwestern roots (Tampa Bay Times)