Hockey headlines for December 16, 2025

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Sabres fire general manager Kevyn Adams, replace him with Jarmo Kekalainen (Buffalo News)
Rangers doomed by special team failures in loss to Chris Kreider’s Ducks (New York Post)
Filip Forsberg's hat trick powers Predators past Blues 5-2 (The Tennessean)
Stars offense heats up late to give Dallas a home win over the Los Angeles Kings (Dallas Morning News)
Late surge sends Sens past Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
Connor Bedard will be out until January after Chicago Blackhawks place him on injured reserve (Chicago Tribune)
Quinn Hughes ‘extremely open-minded’ about a Wild extension (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Brett Kulak, Stuart Skinner join Penguins' active roster after resolving immigration statuses (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Tristan Jarry grateful for his time, good and bad, with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Source: Devils GM’s job not in danger (NJ.com)
Team president Cam Neely has seen the snarl he was looking for out of the rebuilt Bruins … and a whole lot more (Boston Globe)
'The whole package': As Leon Draisaitl closes in on 1,000 points, he's become one of the game's best (Edmonton Sun)
Alex Ovechkin is going ‘day by day’ — and still not discussing his future (Washington Post)
Maple Leafs need more from Auston Matthews - can they rely on that? (Toronto Sun)
Ottawa Senators scouring trade market for help as struggles mount (Ottawa Sun)
What the Quinn Hughes trade means for the Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
It keeps getting weirder for Edmonton Oilers goalie Tristan Jarry (Edmonton Sun)
Why Liam Ohgren stayed on radar as physical winger of interest (Vancouver Province)
Dalibor Dvorsky scores twice but Blues lose 5-2 to Predators (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lightning show fight late, but can’t dig out of early hole vs. Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
What Predators' Filip Forsberg said after 2nd career hat trick vs Blues (The Tennessean)
Matt Rempe reveals he broke left thumb, underwent surgery after fight with Sharks’ Ryan Reaves (New York Post)
'Weird' game for Kreider in return to MSG with Ducks against Rangers (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights feeling good after successful road trip: ‘A lot of good things’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Here’s a positive update on Devils’ Jack Hughes’ injury (NJ.com)
Maple Leafs' Chris Tanev takes big step, happy to play with good pal Troy Stecher (Toronto Sun)
Sharks place forwards Will Smith, Philipp Kurashev on IR, promote prospects (San Jose Mercury News)
Defenseman Emil Lilleberg becomes Lightning’s latest long-term injury (Tampa Bay Times)
Hellebuyck credits his 'other' team for his quick return from knee surgery (Winnipeg Sun)
Ross Colton back at No. 3 center, the one spot in Avalanche lineup with an uncertain future (Denver Post)
Hard-charging Marc Gatcomb is forcing the Islanders’ hand (New York Post)
With Patrick Kane out, Detroit Red Wings give John Leonard big chance (Detroit Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers giving rookie sensation Quinn Hutson his NHL shot (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings waive Jonatan Berggren, a frequent scratch (MLive.com)
Knights prospect Trevor Connelly added to US team for World Juniors (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Patrick Roy’s Islanders have totally won over Pat LaFontaine (New York Post)
Son of Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis was at Brown University during shooting (Montreal Gazette)