Hockey headlines for December 27, 2021

Monday, December 27, 2021

Owen Power was electric for Canada with his hat-trick against Czechia (Edmonton Journal)
Another Maple Leafs game postponed, but help on the way (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks-Blue Jackets game postponed as NHL’s COVID uncertainty continues (Chicago Sun-Times)
NHL postpones Bruins Wednesday game at Ottawa (Boston Globe)
Isles place four players in COVID-19 protocol (New York Newsday)
Five more Lightning players, staffers enter COVID protocol as practices resume (Tampa Bay Times)
Dallas Stars close practice as Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson, others enter COVID-19 protocols (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers' Lindgren, Georgiev placed in COVID protocols (New York Newsday)
Flyers’ Sean Couturier, Ryan Ellis added to COVID-19 protocol list; team restarts season Wednesday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Raymond, Leddy join long list of Red Wings on COVID protocol list (Detroit News)
Blues return from break with four new players on COVID list (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues placed into covid-19 protocols (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
As Sabres add Don Granato, two players to Covid protocols, NHL forges on (Buffalo News)
Avalanche returns from shutdown; announce 11 positive player COVID tests since Dec. 16 (Denver Post)
Edmonton Oilers in the dark, McDavid bitterly disappointed (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers’ Ryan Strome hopes NHL adjusts COVID protocols to avoid losing more games (New York Post)
Flight home had Leafs scrambling (Toronto Sun)
Disappointed Rangers understand NHL pulling out of Olympics: ‘Right decision’ (New York Post)
Golden Knights’ game Tuesday at Los Angeles remains on schedule (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kraken hope to play this week even as COVID-19 cases mount (Seattle Times)
Florida Panthers get back on ice, prepare to ‘march forward’ after COVID-19 pause (Miami Herald)
Wild returns to practice after four-day break, battles itself (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jets back to work (Winnipeg Free Press)
Hurricanes back on the ice for practice, hoping to play games soon (Raleigh News & Observer)
‘It was fun to be at the rink’: Flames return to practice after two-week layoff (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings return to ice with skeleton crew, not certain when next game will be (MLive.com)
The Ottawa Senators return from lengthy unplanned holiday break with Sunday night skate (Ottawa Sun)
Canadiens scheduled to practise Monday morning in Brossard (Montreal Gazette)
Maple Leafs return to practice with John Tavares and Mitch Marner back, but Wednesday game is in jeopardy (Toronto Star)
Sharks get some good news on COVID front, but will likely have to play Coyotes shorthanded (San Jose Mercury News)
Blue Jackets hope holiday break provides reset (Columbus Dispatch)
Ducks’ defensemen don’t rest during a turnaround season (Orange County Register)
Healthy again, Myers and Motte are eager to get back to action (Vancouver Province)
Plenty of work to be done if Dach wants to join league's elite (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Coyotes offer options for fans with tickets to postponed game (Arizona Republic)
Colorado Warriors and local NHL alumni build therapeutic relationship, “brotherhood at the rink” (Denver Post)
Jets' Ehlers feels at home after Christmas with the Stastnys (Winnipeg Sun)