Hockey headlines for December 17, 2021

Friday, December 17, 2021

Canadiens snap seven-game skid with shootout win over Flyers (Montreal Gazette)
The Boeser-Demko show leads to sixth straight victory (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers beat Blue Jackets to end six-game losing streak (Edmonton Journal)
Shorthanded Florida Panthers, with seven players in COVID-19 protocols, fall to Kings (Miami Herald)
COVID-19-stricken Predators earn sixth straight victory fueled by Filip Forsberg's 2 goals (The Tennessean)
Three more COVID-19 cases in Calgary Flames’ outbreak, results show some Omicron cases (Calgary Sun)
Three more Bruins, one staffer enter COVID-19 protocols as NHL outbreak grows (Boston Globe)
Coyotes hit the road without Crouse and Beagle, who are in COVID protocol (Arizona Republic)
Canucks promote Stan Smyl to vice-president (Vancouver Province)
The Arizona Coyotes and Their Long Journey to Nowhere (New York Times)
NHL faces another COVID outbreak (Ottawa Citizen)
Flames' COVID-19 outbreak a warning to public: Expert (Calgary Herald)
Maples Leafs on the road and COVID starting to take heavier weight as they gear up for busy weekend (Toronto Sun)
Edmonton Oilers keeping a nervous eye on pandemic numbers (Edmonton Sun)
Uptick in COVID cases has Wild on high alert: ‘It is alarming’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Islanders want players to get booster shots (New York Newsday)
TD Garden to increase mask enforcement, but one expert says COVID surge could require new restrictions (Boston Globe)
How MLSE decided who keeps their tickets with Leafs and Raptors crowds cut in half (Toronto Star)
Sharks’ Tomas Hertl dreams of playing in the Olympics. Now, ‘it just seems almost impossible’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Jake Neighbours adds Team Canada selection for world juniors to list of accomplishments (Edmonton Sun)
The Canes beat the Red Wings, 5-3, on Thursday, despite playing with only 16 skaters (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles get second home win, beating a Bruins team depleted by COVID (New York Newsday)
Victor Hedman puts charge into Lightning power play in win over Senators (Tampa Bay Times)
Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils, start road trip 2-0 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Undermanned Bruins fall to Islanders, 3-1 (Boston Herald)
Avalanche falls short against Predators as both teams battle COVID (Denver Post)
Tampa Bay Lightning get revenge on Ottawa Senators with close win (Ottawa Sun)
Oilers' early two-man advantage dooms Blue Jackets in 5-2 loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Erik Karlsson had words of warning for the Sharks last weekend. His concerns have been realized (San Jose Mercury News)
Shorthanded Carolina defeats Red Wings 5-3 (Detroit News)
Lackluster Wild loses shootout, drops 3rd in row for first time under Evason (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Beauvillier breaks his scoring drought, says his game is improving (New York Newsday)
Lightning’s Steven Stamkos reaches 900 career points in win over Senators (Tampa Bay Times)
The Flyers game in Montreal to have no fans due to rising COVID concerns (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blackhawks maintaining consistent top pair with Seth Jones, Calvin de Haan (Chicago Sun-Times)
Continuity one key to Penguins' success on defense (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sabres defenseman Robert Hagg out 'month to month' with lower-body injury (Buffalo News)
Penguins forward Brian Boyle withheld from practice (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Alex Tuch bubbling with excitement ahead of long-awaited Sabres debut (Buffalo News)
COVID-19: Canucks' Tucker Poolman a possible false positive (Vancouver Province)
Ducks’ Max Comtois ready to return, but who comes out of the lineup? (Orange County Register)
Morgan Rielly's defensive steps forward making top Maple Leafs D-man more complete (Toronto Sun)
After slow start, Tyler Seguin is trying to find new ways to help the Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Backstrom’s ‘presence’ felt in first game back with Capitals (Washington Times)
Confidence, opportunity leading to success for Penguins' Evan Rodrigues (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
David Gustafsson relishing chance of making his mark with Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins forward Teddy Blueger sees improvement in faceoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Maple Leafs' Nick Ritchie feeling lucky after getting through illness that was not COVID (Toronto Sun)
Islander's previous solid stint leads to another call-up (New York Post)
Blues broadcasters to stay home for upcoming trip (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Climate experts raise concerns about Kraken’s NFT partnership; team says it did due diligence (Seattle Times)