Hockey headlines for December 20, 2025

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Jason Robertson, Stars crush Ducks with 8-goal effort (Orange County Register)
Avs’ home heater continues as Colorado beats Winnipeg 3-2 in chippy win (Denver Post)
Islanders’ deficiencies on full display in ugly loss to lowly Canucks (New York Newsday)
Canadiens bring back Phillip Danault in trade with L.A. Kings (Montreal Gazette)
Kraken trade veteran winger to Blue Jackets (Seattle Times)
Stars forward Tyler Seguin undergoes surgery for torn ACL, not yet ruled out for season (Dallas Morning News)
Hoffmann Family of Companies completes purchase of Penguins — and is 'here to grow, stay and win' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Berube to Maple Leafs: 'We're in the NHL. Let's have some fun.' (Toronto Sun)
Contract talks with Philip Broberg, Dylan Holloway on hold for Blues, GM Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Dad’s dream-come-true inspires Rasmus Andersson in his own Olympic quest (Calgary Sun)
Rocky Mountain low: ‘Delicate, fragile’ Jets drop another (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche’s division-rival Jets are scuffling, and it’s not just injuries: “We’re just very disconnected” (Denver Post)
How the Buffalo Sabres defense plans to pivot with loss of Conor Timmins (Buffalo News)
Sharks’ Will Smith ‘getting better every day,’ but questions remain (San Jose Mercury News)
Detroit Red Wings' Moritz Seider misses practice Friday in rare sight (Detroit Free Press)
Mentally he’s ready': Bakersfield Condors GM Keith Gretzky endorses Connor Ingram ahead of Oilers debut (Edmonton Sun)
Quinn Hughes shows he can eat minutes on defense when needed (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Samuel Girard’s production has been slowed by injuries, but his overall play has not (Denver Post)
Yakov Trenin, after ‘not good’ first season, is helping red-hot Wild grind away wins in Year 2 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jonatan Berggren goes from waiver claim to playing on top line with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Gabe Perreault’s first NHL goal showed exactly what the Rangers have been missing: ‘Type of player he is’ (New York Post)
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany is back but knows nothing is guaranteed (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Scott Morrow’s impressive audition could help him carve out bigger Rangers role (New York Post)
Flyers forward Denver Barkey called up as NHL rosters head toward holiday freeze (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault's struggles continue in first start for Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Former Penguins goaltender Dustin Tokarski signs in Germany (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers and 97.5 The Fanatic suspend play-by-play man Tim Saunders for two games after inappropriate comment (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings' moms trip will be extra special for rookie Emmitt Finnie (Detroit News)