Hockey headlines for December 17, 2025

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Draisaitl hits 1,000, Edmonton Oilers hang five goals on Stu Skinner (Edmonton Sun)
Russian revolution in St. Paul as Wild dominate Capitals (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Kraken can't fend off Avalanche, suffer 9th loss in 10 games (Seattle Times)
Bruins continue home cooking with 4-1 win over Mammoth (Boston Herald)
Celebrini’s spin-o-rama goal, four-point night leads Sharks past Flames (San Jose Mercury News)
Kings place goalie Darcy Kuemper on injured reserve (Los Angeles Daily News)
Stars defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok claimed off waivers by Bruins (Dallas Morning News)
Blues claim Jonatan Berggren off waivers from Red Wings (MLive.com)
New Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen: ‘The plan is going to be to win the Stanley Cup’ (Buffalo News)
Blues GM Doug Armstrong on potential changes to his roster, and why this season has been frustrating (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils veteran denies vetoing trade: ‘Fitz has not talked to me’ (NJ.com)
'We're finally getting it': Wings find new way to win, rally to beat Islanders (Detroit News)
2 Werenski goals give Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 OT win over Ducks (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers end three-game losing streak with 4-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maple Leafs vs. Blackhawks: Auston Matthews turns jeers into cheers with classic goal as Toronto pulls off comeback (Toronto Star)
Rangers flop once again in ugly Garden loss to cellar-dwelling Canucks (New York Post)
Capitals take another beating, this time from surging Minnesota (Washington Post)
Blackhawks stunned by 'gut punch' loss to Maple Leafs after strong road performance (Chicago Sun-Times)
Isles' Roy miffed by late penalty that 'made the difference' in loss to Red Wings (New York Newsday)
Igor Shesterkin’s Rangers frustration boiled over into stick-smashing meltdown (New York Post)
Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen to make season debut Tuesday in Montreal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Amid the Hughes hype, Matt Kiersted makes a quiet Wild debut (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
On a 'strange' night at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins saw history — but not the kind they wanted (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks scratch Artyom Levshunov for tardiness after Jeff Blashill's eruption (Chicago Sun-Times)
Mika Zibanejad explains Rangers meeting snafu that led to benching (New York Post)
George Kittle, 49ers pump up Sharks before their win over Calgary Flames (San Jose Mercury News)
Dallas Stars learning old hockey adage — good things happen when you put pucks on net (Dallas Morning News)
Florida Panthers ‘feel pretty confident’ after strong road trip. What went right? (Miami Herald)
Are the Nashville Predators back? They might be, but don't get too excited yet (The Tennessean)
The Ottawa Senators will only go as far as Linus Ullmark can take them (Ottawa Sun)
Jets still in search of consistency outside of top line, Stanley (Winnipeg Free Press)
Golden Knights defenseman practices, close to returning (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For Lightning’s Brayden Point, injury offered the reset he needed (Tampa Bay Times)
Ross Colton back at No. 3 center, the one spot in Avalanche lineup with an uncertain future (Denver Post)
This Kraken prospect hoping he's done enough to stay in NHL (Seattle Times)
Blues claim forward Jonatan Berggren off waivers from Red Wings (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Defenseman Sam Rinzel is finding his rhythm with the Rockford IceHogs: ‘I’m learning to adapt’ (Chicago Tribune)
Flames prospect Cole Reschny sizes up ‘surreal’ opportunity at world-junior tryouts (Calgary Sun)
'Pass-first' Marjala a bright spot among Edmonton Oilers prospects (Edmonton Sun)
Former Maple Leafs forward Paul Gagne dies at 63 after cancer battle (Toronto Sun)
Islanders executive: We've got to grow this fan base (New York Newsday)
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban purchases minority stake in Predators (The Tennessean)