Hockey headlines for December 24, 2024

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Pettersson, Canucks spoil Celebrini’s return to Vancouver; Eklund injured (San Jose Mercury News)
Sidney Crosby ties Mario Lemieux for most assists with Penguins in win over rival Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets end skid against Leafs, hit holidays on a high (Winnipeg Sun)
Devils embarrass Rangers all over the ice in another throttling (NJ.com)
Marchenko's late goal lifts Columbus Blue Jackets over Montreal Canadiens (Columbus Dispatch)
Sabres' long, painful winless streak ends with 7-1 victory: 'Finally, it went our way' (Buffalo News)
Patrik Laine says some Columbus Blue Jackets were 'too comfortable' losing (Columbus Dispatch)
Phenom Gavin McKenna shows he's ready for the world junior championship big stage with Canada (Ottawa Sun)
Former Edmonton Oilers defenceman Ladislav Smid behind the bench for Czechia at 2025 World Juniors (Edmonton Sun)
Jonathan Marchessault's three points lead Nashville Predators 5-2 over Carolina Hurricanes (The Tennessean)
Happy Holloways! Hat trick leads Blues over Red Wings in 4-0 win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
How Lightning ‘grew as a team,’ rebounded to beat Florida Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild beat Blackhawks 4-3 to end four-game losing streak (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bruins knock off Capitals, 4-1 (Boston Herald)
UBS Arena crowd not happy as Isles fall to lowly Sabres, 7-1 (New York Newsday)
Red Wings blanked by Blues; Lalonde hot seat intensifying? (MLive.com)
Leafs head into Christmas break on a downer in loss to Jets (Toronto Sun)
Canadiens lose to Blue Jackets after Montembeault starts 10th straight game (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers can’t claw back from early deficit in 7-3 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panthers blanked by Lightning in penalty-filled, chippy encounter between state rivals (Miami Herald)
Rangers fall to Devils, drop below NHL .500 (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks leave Minnesota empty-handed again entering holiday break (Chicago Sun-Times)
Capitals muster just 11 shots on goal, fall on the road to Bruins (Washington Post)
Matthew Tkachuk returns to Panthers’ game vs Lightning after knee-on-knee collision (Miami Herald)
Canucks captain Quinn Hughes 'dealing with a couple of things' but faces Sharks (Vancouver Province)
Rangers make Chris Kreider a healthy scratch for Devils game in massive statement (New York Post)
Sharks’ Celebrini learns hard lesson in return to hometown (San Jose Mercury News)
Devils’ Jack Hughes to Rangers and their fans: Who’s cheering now? (NJ.com)
Detroit Red Wings sympathize with booing fans, welcome holiday break (Detroit Free Press)
What will Utah Hockey Club do about its struggling third line? (Salt Lake Tribune)
How Kraken coach Dan Bylsma uses the ‘Bylbrary’ to help players grow (Seattle Times)
It's anybody's guess when Linus Ullmark will return to Ottawa Senators net (Ottawa Sun)
Joel Kiviranta’s hard work, increased scoring has made him critical depth player for Avalanche (Denver Post)
Calgary Flames' Walker Duehr leads way for aspiring hockey players in hometown Sioux Falls (Calgary Sun)