Hockey headlines for December 23, 2022

Friday, December 23, 2022

Still at 800 goals, Alex Ovechkin dishes two assists instead as Caps win in OT (Washington Post)
Kings beat Calgary in overtime, win fourth straight game (Los Angeles Daily News)
Maple Leafs change their holiday mood with win over Flyers in annual NextGen game (Toronto Sun)
David Pastrnak starts a comeback, Nick Foligno finishes it as the Bruins bring down the Jets (Boston Globe)
Red Wings’ game at Ottawa Friday postponed due to impending weather (MLive.com)
Sabres view holiday break as opportunity to rest, prepare for what's next (Buffalo News)
This might be the right time for a break for the Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Canucks’ Elias Pettersson’s contract leverage lifted even when he’s not playing (Vancouver Province)
Rangers rally with big third period to topple Islanders (New York Post)
Karlsson has huge night as Sharks make Wild pay after ‘reckless’ hit (San Jose Mercury News)
Elias Pettersson had the best spirit of true Christmas giving (Vancouver Province)
Wild's winning streak ends at six with 5-2 loss to Sharks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Isles end five-game road trip with loss to Rangers at the Garden (New York Newsday)
Flyers fight back late but come up just short in 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hurricanes punish Penguins for overtime foul-up (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bruins rally to beat Jets 3-2 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kraken remain winless against Canucks with excruciating shootout defeat (Seattle Times)
Islanders done in by lack of chances in loss to Rangers (New York Post)
After early error, Kakko makes amends with winner vs. Isles (New York Newsday)
Rangers’ Julien Gauthier makes most of chance from Sammy Blais’ benching (New York Post)
Cizikas becomes latest injured Islander (New York Newsday)
Penguins honor Franco Harris with No. 32 decals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Dallas victory a much-needed statement win for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Ducks not helping their cause with myriad penalties (Orange County Register)
Knights’ power play sets franchise record with crisp passing (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With aggressiveness long gone, Blackhawks’ penalty kill bleeding goals (Chicago Sun-Times)
Why Avalanche kept roster room for Andreas Englund as enforcer Kurtis MacDermid returned from injury (Denver Post)
Anton Lundell’s return a needed first step as Panthers try to get healthy, competitive (Miami Herald)
‘It’s very impressive’: Flames value MacKenzie Weegar’s versatility on blue line (Calgary Sun)
As confident as ever, Flyers’ Morgan Frost working to prove he can be a consistent NHL threat (Philadelphia Inquirer)