Hockey headlines for December 14, 2022

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Alex Ovechkin scores 800th NHL goal, stands one behind Gordie Howe (Washington Post)
Mitch Marner and the Leafs keep rolling with one-sided win over Ducks (Toronto Star)
‘Dialed in’ Scott Wedgewood leads Stars to impressive bounce-back win over Devils (Dallas Morning News)
Lightning’s Brayden Point turns boos into cheers with dazzling goal in win over Kraken (Tampa Bay Times)
Bill Foley-led group acquires English soccer club (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canucks captain Bo Horvat doesn’t want to talk trade or contract status (Vancouver Province)
Bruins outlast Islanders in shootout, 4-3 (Boston Herald)
Sergei Bobrovsky shuts out Blue Jackets as Florida Panthers get back in win column (Miami Herald)
Artturi Lehkonen’s short-handed redemption helps Avalanche to tense win over Flyers (Denver Post)
Sharks hold off Arizona Coyotes, but lose another player to injury; Hahn recognized (San Jose Mercury News)
Draisait leads Oilers past Predators (Edmonton Journal)
Isles hang with NHL-leading Bruins, lose in shootout (New York Newsday)
Red Wings can't muster offense, lose Dylan Larkin in shutout loss to Hurricanes (Detroit News)
Devils lose 3rd straight as Stars, former N.J. goalie Scott Wedgewood shuts them down (NJ.com)
Ducks blanked again in lopsided loss in Toronto (Los Angeles Times)
Blue Jackets shut out by Bobrovsky (Columbus Dispatch)
Lightning crush Kraken with three quick second-period goals (Seattle Times)
Jets lose to Vegas Golden Knights despite a hat trick from Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers’ skid extends to four with 3-2 loss to Avalanche (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Varlamov's fine play earns goalie start vs. Bruins (New York Newsday)
Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin out Wednesday, perhaps longer (MLive.com)
Ducks’ Adam Henrique returns after taking puck to the face (Los Angeles Times)
Palmieri, Beauvillier remain out of Islanders' lineup (New York Newsday)
Ex-Blackhawks center Dylan Strome receiving the playing time with Capitals that his production warrants (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kraken forward Yanni Gourde returns to Tampa with a winner (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers’ mentality shift is paying off (New York Post)
Can Blues draw on experience of 2018-19 to get out of current hole? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers defense not immune from Gerard Gallant’s lineup jumbling (New York Post)
Jared Bednar: As Avs slowly recover, “I don’t expect miracles” in first game back from injury (Denver Post)
Senators preparing to play on without injured Stutzle (Ottawa Citizen)
Canadiens dodge bullet as winger Cole Caufield escapes serious injury (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins place Jeff Petry on long-term injured reserve, recall Mark Friedman, Drew O'Connor (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Robby Fabbri overcoming another hurdle, nears return to Wings' lineup (Detroit News)
Markstrom benefited from recent reset, was bright spot for Flames on road-trip (Calgary Sun)
Eeli Tolvanen excited for new start with Kraken (Seattle Times)
Wild rookie Sammy Walker loses his first point, but there will be more from the former Gophers captain (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Randy Hahn reflects on milestone, his role in Sharks history, and the game that brought him to tears (San Jose Mercury News)