Hockey headlines for December 28, 2022

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Surging Capitals roll past the Rangers for their fifth straight win (Washington Post)
Nylander scores in OT as Maple Leafs return from break to beat Blues (Toronto Sun)
Canucks climb above .500 for first time this season (Vancouver Province)
Oilers defeat Flames to take season series (Edmonton Journal)
Thatcher Demko unlikely to return before February (Vancouver Province)
Matthew Tkachuk: ‘Playoffs starts now’ for underachieving Panthers, sub .500 at Christmas (Miami Herald)
Team Canada learns world juniors won’t be won in Michigan (Toronto Star)
Ducks’ Trevor Zegras analyzes latest attempts at ‘The Michigan’ (Orange County Register)
Hurricanes beat Blackhawks, 3-0, behind Antti Raanta’s first shutout of the season (Raleigh News & Observer)
Surging Kings outlast Golden Knights in Pacific showdown (Los Angeles Daily News)
Arizona Coyotes create flurry of offense in 6-3 win over Colorado Avalanche (Arizona Republic)
Wild pounce early, stay in control to stomp Jets 4-1 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Talbot shines as Senators pull out shootout victory over league-leading Bruins (Ottawa Citizen)
Barzal, Lee score twice as Isles dominate Penguins (New York Newsday)
Bruins again lose in Ottawa, this time falling to the Senators in a shootout (Boston Globe)
Sharks blown out by Vancouver Canucks in listless defensive performance (San Jose Mercury News)
Makar and Rantanen score, but Avs drop first game back from holiday break at Arizona Coyotes (Denver Post)
Depleted Jets can’t contain Wild (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane fade back to silence in Blackhawks’ loss to Hurricanes (Chicago Sun-Times)
Out-of-sorts Penguins thumped by Islanders in 5-1 loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Oliver Wahlstrom exits early as Islanders’ injuries keep piling up (New York Post)
Steady Harpur in lineup again for Rangers' defense (New York Newsday)
Stars’ Jamie Benn takes sole possession of second place on franchise’s all-time goals list (Dallas Morning News)
Devils are slipping. Is it time to panic? (NJ.com)
Holiday break offers chance for Kraken players to bond off the ice (Seattle Times)
Cole Perfetti out at least a week as Saku Manalanen nears return (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers goalie Carter Hart returns to practice, good to go for upcoming road trip (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Morgan Rielly, Rasmus Sandin take another step toward returning to Maple Leafs' blue line (Toronto Sun)
Sharks winger escapes injury after dangerous collision with Wild’s Shaw (San Jose Mercury News)
Flames' Andersson embraces heavy workload: 'I feel better when I play more minutes' (Calgary Sun)
Still 'nowhere near his potential,' Alex Tuch reaching another level with Sabres (Buffalo News)
Red Wings assign Jakub Vrana to Grand Rapids for conditioning (MLive.com)
Recalled from Laval, Justin Barron is poised to help Canadiens' power play (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins recall defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)