Hockey headlines for December 18, 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Joel Hofer's shutout guides Blues past Jets, 1-0 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Predators fall 4-1 to Hurricanes, Sebastian Aho's 3 points (The Tennessean)
Golden Knights fall again via shootout as Devils prevail (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Key players keep picking up pace to help Florida Panthers beat Los Angeles Kings (Miami Herald)
Devils’ Luke Hughes may have spilled details on Jack Hughes’ timeline (NJ.com)
Fenway Sports Group nearing sale of Penguins to Chicago-based investment group (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen has immediately set standards. Here's what the players must embrace (Buffalo News)
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff: ‘I felt like I let my GM down’ (Buffalo News)
Craig Berube vs. William Nylander is not the first battle between a Maple Leafs coach and star (Toronto Sun)
New Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner enjoys 'being comfortable being uncomfortable' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Islanders Matthew Schaefer effect so ‘real’ team ran out of his jersey numbers — and everyone is feeling it (New York Post)
Jets’ frustration level rising after Blues blanking (Winnipeg Sun)
Detroit Red Wings stuck in mud in 4-1 loss to Mammoth on national TV (Detroit Free Press)
Schenn brothers meet for first time this season, relive first-round scrap (Winnipeg Free Press)
The worst version of the Capitals has reappeared (Washington Post)
After Kraken’s franchise-best start, they’re falling to bottom of NHL (Seattle Times)
Absences of Evgeni Malkin, Blake Lizotte loom large during Penguins' losing streak (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Scuffling Rangers turn to kids in search of lineup punch (New York Post)
Warsofsky warns of problems that could come with sending Dickinson to World Juniors (San Jose Mercury News)
Rasmus Ristolainen’s return gives Flyers an edge: ‘He likes the physical part of the game’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Thomas Chabot back at Ottawa Senators practice but Linus Ullmark makes an early exit (Ottawa Sun)
Flyers’ Tyson Foerster likely to miss the rest of the season after arm surgery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How the ‘Bus’ is helping drive the Carolina Hurricanes’ success this season (Raleigh News & Observer)
Vladislav Kolyachonok hopes to find a regular home on Bruins’ blue line (Boston Globe)
Late in games, Flames are trusting fourth-liner Adam Klapka to get to the net (Calgary Sun)
Emil Heineman emerges as surprise key contributor for Islanders with big names out (New York Post)
Danila Yurov finding comfort, and points, alongside fellow Russians (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Islanders demote struggling Travis Mitchell, replacement up in air (New York Post)
Construction of Winter Classic rink at loanDepot park is underway. How will it work? (Miami Herald)
Flames captain thrilled to share latest milestone with dad (Calgary Sun)