Hockey headlines for December 20, 2022

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Patrice Bergeron (2 goals, 2 assists), Bruins pour it on Panthers to remain unbeaten at TD Garden (Boston Globe)
Dmitry Orlov’s game-winner completes the Capitals’ comeback in overtime (Washington Post)
Jake Oettinger shines in 100th NHL game to end Stars’ tough road trip with winning record (Dallas Morning News)
Lost for season, Flyers winger Cam Atkinson will undergo neck surgery on Wednesday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Skinner's the future: Edmonton Oilers extend goalie for three more years (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings acquire Danny O’Regan for organizational depth, moving Givani Smith (MLive.com)
Leafs make room for Calle Järnkrok’s return with Denis Malgin trade (Toronto Star)
Hertl gets two-game ban for high-sticking Calgary Flames forward; how might Sharks adjust? (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers forward Kevin Hayes ‘wasn’t happy’ with benching, but ‘it’s not my decision’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lou Lamoriello ‘very pleased’ with where Islanders are under new coach (New York Post)
GM Kevyn Adams says Sabres are 'learning and growing' in wake of losing streak (Buffalo News)
Isles' Lamoriello would like more divisional games (New York Newsday)
How will Mike Sullivan prepare the Penguins for the Winter Classic? Rick Tocchet has insight (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Avalanche beat Islanders on Evan Rodrigues’ shootout goal against unflappable Ilya Sorokin (Denver Post)
Canadiens end three-game losing streak with OT win in Arizona (Montreal Gazette)
Arizona Coyotes post best offensive performance, but lose in OT to Canadiens (Arizona Republic)
Without Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers can’t dig out of big early hole in Boston (Miami Herald)
Johnson's goal too late for Blue Jackets' comeback in 2-1 loss (Columbus Dispatch)
After 0-0 tie, Isles fall to Avalanche in shootout (New York Newsday)
Detroit Red Wings keep Alex Ovechkin off the board, but lose in OT at Washington, 4-3 (Detroit Free Press)
This home cooking burned again (Vancouver Province)
Porous defence, poor starts leave Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau searching for answers (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers drop heartbreaker to Nashville Predators (Edmonton Sun)
Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner hard on himself after loss to Anaheim Ducks (Edmonton Journal)
Cale Makar actually declined a penalty in Avalanche-Islanders game: “I don’t know why I did it” (Denver Post)
Former Blue Dakota Joshua receives more playing time in Vancouver (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks satisfied with box-plus-one defensive structure, just not with execution (Chicago Sun-Times)
Hot Rangers starting to score goals in bunches (New York Newsday)
Blue Jackets' Jenner out four weeks (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers could hold out injured Filip Chytil with break coming (New York Post)
Islanders don’t have long-term injury concerns for players currently out (New York Post)
When will Jakub Vrana return to Red Wings lineup? Yzerman, Lalonde talk about it every day (Detroit Free Press)
Florida Panthers avoid the worst with star center Aleksander Barkov’s latest injury scare (Miami Herald)
Jason Zucker is already back at practice, but the Penguins were down another forward Monday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov has quickly endeared himself to the team — and fans (Raleigh News & Observer)
Milan Lucic stays positive and is rewarded with long-overdue goal (Calgary Sun)
Opportunity is now for both Jets, Heinola (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins forward Brock McGinn is finding more goals on 3rd line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning rookie Nick Perbix’s game grows with every outing (Tampa Bay Times)
Blackhawks send down Arvid Soderblom, call up Isaak Phillips in flurry of moves (Chicago Sun-Times)
Devils, Sixers owner Josh Harris ‘expected’ to bid on Commanders, report says (NJ.com)
Canadiens will honour P.K. Subban on Jan. 12 at Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)