Hockey headlines for December 24, 2025

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Spread the Christmas cheer: OT win in Ottawa sends Sabres into break as NHL's hottest team (Buffalo News)
Wings' Dylan Larkin scores tying and winning goals to stun Stars in OT (Detroit Free Press)
Battle? What battle? Edmonton Oilers make a mockery of Calgary Flames (Edmonton Sun)
Isles snap three-game slide; Rittich (31 saves) 'stood on his for us.' (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs double up Pittsburgh Penguins to enter break on high note (Toronto Sun)
Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving still believes in coach Craig Berube after latest woes (Toronto Sun)
Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen: 'We're playing to win, rather than playing to score another goal' (Buffalo News)
What is Patrik Allvin's message in 'retool a little bit with hybrid form'? (Vancouver Province)
Heat must shift to Craig Berube, Maple Leafs core players in wake of Marc Savard firing (Toronto Sun)
The 36-year-old veteran that the rebuilding Calgary Flames shouldn't trade (Calgary Sun)
Kraken top Kings, head into Christmas break on three-game win streak (Seattle Times)
Rangers score much-needed win over Capitals with third-period eruption (New York Post)
How Scott Wedgewood’s goalie pad color helped preserve shutout as Avs surge into holiday break (Denver Post)
Nashville Predators beat Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Steven Stamkos' OT goal (The Tennessean)
Flyers hold off the Chicago Blackhawks for a 3-1 road win heading into NHL’s holiday break (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bah Humbug! Ottawa Senators drop 3-2 OT decision to Buffalo Sabres (Ottawa Sun)
Bruins melt down in third period, lose 6-2 to Canadiens (Boston Herald)
Hurricanes head to holidays on sour note. Inside another third-period collapse (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sharks roasted by Vegas before Christmas break, give up five goals to Golden Knights in first period (San Jose Mercury News)
Kings searching for answers after sixth loss in seven games: ‘It’s a difficult time’ (Los Angeles Times)
Wild fall in OT to Predators in last home game before World Juniors (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins’ struggles continue with loss to Maple Leafs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues fall behind early, lose 4-1 to Lightning in final game before Christmas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Chicago Blackhawks handed a 6th consecutive loss by the Philadelphia Flyers heading into Christmas break (Chicago Tribune)
‘Bad taste in our mouth for the break’: Caps collapse in third period (Washington Post)
Hometown kid finally gets a home game for the Islanders (New York Newsday)
Collin Graf skates before Sharks’ game in Vegas, says he’ll play after taking puck to face (San Jose Mercury News)
Homecoming night for Canadiens' Jacob Fowler, Phillip Danault (Montreal Gazette)
David Quinn misses Rangers-Capitals game due to illness (New York Post)
Detroit Red Wings cheered off the ice instead of booed this Christmas (Detroit Free Press)
Good memories abound when Andrew Brunette comes to St. Paul (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Garnet Hathaway knows he has struggled this season. But he’s working to get back to his impactful self (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Schenns welcome Winnipeg winter (Winnipeg Free Press)
Mat Myers knows his physical restrictions. His future in the NHL? It has no limits. (Boston Globe)