Hockey headlines for December 29, 2022

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Connor Bedard leads charge with record-tying effort as Canada routs Germany at world juniors (Toronto Star)
John Gibson, Ducks edge Golden Knights via shootout (Orange County Register)
Detroit Red Wings fight back from 4-goal deficit, beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4 (Detroit Free Press)
'You find out what you’re made of': Jets' Sam Gagner set for 1,000-game milestone (Winnipeg Sun)
Morgan Rielly to return to Maple Leafs lineup against Coyotes (Toronto Star)
Edmonton Oilers satisfied with response to dangerous hit on McDavid (Edmonton Sun)
NHL comes down on Maple Leafs, Keefe in fines totalling $125,000 (Toronto Sun)
Sabres game here Thursday expected to be played as driving ban gets lifted (Buffalo News)
How the murder of a teammate forged an unbreakable bond for these three Team Canada world junior stars (Toronto Star)
Why early returns on Denis Malgin indicate another savvy Avalanche trade acquisition (Denver Post)
Brayden Point leads Lightning to win over Montreal (Tampa Bay Times)
Trent Frederic rips one, Patrice Bergeron tips one as Bruins beat Devils again (Boston Globe)
Flames bounce back in win against the Kraken (Calgary Sun)
Penguins blow 4-goal lead as Red Wings complete comeback with overtime win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sinking Devils drop another game to Bruins, fall to 3-7-2 in December (NJ.com)
Calgary’s 3-2 win knocks Kraken out of top three in Pacific Division (Seattle Times)
Brayden Point scores twice as Lightning smother Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks’ John Gibson back after missing much of past month (Orange County Register)
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman makes season debut at NHL level (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Arizona Coyotes find good morale early into the season (Arizona Republic)
Rangers’ power play looking to find ways to get better shots (New York Post)
Flyers goalie Carter Hart placed on injured reserve, could return Saturday vs. Los Angeles (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panthers get some much-needed positive injury news as they try to turn around season (Miami Herald)
The Caps are still surging but now need to fill a John Carlson-sized hole (Washington Post)
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel sidelined due to undisclosed injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Juuse Saros' stats improve, but Predators still in a dreadful December (The Tennessean)
Blues playing matchmaker, trying to find the right combination for Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers' Lafreniere demoted to fourth line in Gallant's latest shake-up (New York Newsday)
Kuraly still leading amid frustrating Blue Jackets season (Columbus Dispatch)
After injury, Logan Brown glad to be back contributing to Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ilya Mikheyev is giving Bo Horvat's line another needed dimension (Vancouver Province)
Forward Klim Kostin finding his place with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Patience pays off for Kraken defenseman Will Borgen, finally an NHL regular (Seattle Times)
With Isles' injuries mounting, Johnston has chance to get back in lineup (New York Newsday)
Wild rookie Walker puts on a showcase in December debut (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Recalled from Laval, Justin Barron is poised to help Canadiens' power play (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins recall Drake Caggiula, Ty Smith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Being the Blackhawks’ locker-room DJ is a fun but thankless job: ‘It’s hard to keep it fresh’ (Chicago Sun-Times)