Hockey headlines for December 20, 2024

Friday, December 20, 2024

Joel Kiviranta helps Avalanche best old friend Alexandar Georgiev, Sharks (Denver Post)
Sidney Crosby’s inevitable breakout powers the Penguins to overtime win, other takeaways from Nashville (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers rise from the dead, push Boston Bruins into the grave (Edmonton Sun)
Chicago Blackhawks string together 3 straight wins for 1st time since February 2023, beating the Seattle Kraken 3-1 (Chicago Inquirer)
Chris Drury met with Rangers as tumultuous season hangs over team (New York Post)
Brayden Yager takes on role of Captain Canada for world junior, ignites pre-tourney win over Swiss (Ottawa Sun)
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk set for starring role on NHL's Prime Video series next season (Ottawa Sun)
How Gord Miller became the voice of the world junior hockey championship (Ottawa Sun)
Devils GM not rushing to make trades: ‘I love where we’re at’ (NJ.com)
Kaapo Kakko doesn’t think his scathing Rangers comments led to sudden Kraken trade (New York Post)
Why Kraken are taking chance on former No. 2 draft pick Kaapo Kakko (Seattle Times)
Will Borgen ready to bring his physical edge to Rangers’ blue line (New York Post)
Canadiens believe Alexandre Carrier will be a good fit (Montreal Gazette)
Mathieu Joseph without 'my roommate and my best friend' as brother Pierre-Olivier is traded to Penguins (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lightning youngsters put their stamp on 4th straight win, over Blues (Tampa Bay Times)
Merzlikins' 40 saves help Columbus Blue Jackets' end five-game slide (Columbus Dispatch)
Ottawa Senators push winning streak to five, gashed Tkachuk scores OT winner against Flames (Ottawa Citizen)
Bruins drop 3-2 decision to Edmonton in overtime to end road trip (Boston Herald)
Kraken’s offensive struggles continue in 3-1 loss to Blackhawks (Seattle Times)
Andrew Brunette stumped by Nashville Predators' overtime issues after loss to Penguins (The Tennessean)
With 3-1 loss to the Lightning, Blues now losers in four of their last five games (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers can’t keep up with Los Angeles Kings’ scoring pace in third straight loss (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Another blown lead, offence still fizzling (Vancouver Province)
Flyers defenseman Cam York a healthy scratch vs. Kings (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Avalanche’s Mackenzie Blackwood, Jared Bednar react to facing Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini: ‘He’s a hell of a player’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Nikolai Kovalenko off to fast start, embracing “great opportunity” after Avalanche traded him to San Jose (Denver Post)
Road trip illustrates Jets’ need to eliminate simple mistakes (Winnipeg Free Press)
Winning hockey, taxing time earn Detroit Red Wings a bonus day off (Detroit Free Press)
Roy takes responsibility for Islanders' special teams woes (New York Newsday)
Lightning defenseman J.J. Moser out 8-10 weeks (Tampa Bay Times)
Chicago Blackhawks’ Petr Mrázek is back from a groin injury — but his absence helped fellow goalie Arvid Söderblom (Chicago Inquirer)
Wild defenseman Faber should be OK after scary incident (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sabres will need more from top players with Jordan Greenway out long term (Buffalo News)
Joseph Woll was handed the Leafs net. The first thing he did was make a statement (Toronto Star)
Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman still has a nose for the net (Edmonton Sun)
Hendrix Lapierre seemed poised for a breakout with the Caps. It hasn’t arrived. (Washington Post)
From mall compliments to on-ice chemistry, Kevin Bahl is ‘loving it’ with the Flames (Calgary Sun)
Stars’ Matt Duchene was ‘blindsided’ when Nashville Predators placed him on waivers (Dallas Morning News)
Fight in LCA stands as ’an all-timer' that caught Red Wings' attention (MLive.com)