Hockey headlines for December 30, 2024

Monday, December 30, 2024

Sidney Crosby becomes Penguins' all-time assist leader in win against Islanders (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Todd McLellan's first win: Detroit Red Wings score early for 4-2 victory over Washington (Detroit Free Press)
Kings top Flyers behind Kopitar’s two late goals, extend home win streak to seven games (Los Angeles Daily News)
Red Wings’ Patrick Kane joins select company with milestone (MLive.com)
Like a priceless jewel, you can't replace injured Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Province)
Former Ottawa 67 scores in OT as Finland upsets U.S. at a packed CTC (Ottawa Sun)
Canadiens’ Cayden Primeau clears NHL waivers (Montreal Gazette)
North Carolina governor rips ‘dirty’ Devils after Hurricanes’ win (NJ.com)
Canada coach Dave Cameron shuffles the deck at hyped-up World Juniors (Ottawa Sun)
Mr. Big Shot: Carson Rehkopf cracks Canada lineup a decade after busting a family appliance (Ottawa Sun)
Canadiens look like a playoff team in 5-2 win over Lightning (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks’ offensive surge sparks rally against Oilers (Orange County Register)
Slow start puts the Caps in a hole during a 4-2 loss to the Red Wings (Washington Post)
Edmonton Oilers lose to Anaheim Ducks. Seriously, they lost (Edmonton Sun)
Special teams doom Blues in 4-2 loss to Sabres (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lightning end a strong December with plenty of room to improve (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild find the going tough against goalie from deep on the Ottawa bench (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
‘Frustrating’ loss to Sabres comes after Blues’ special teams let game slip away (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Islanders’ struggling penalty kill allows two goals in loss to Penguins (New York Post)
Two-thirds of Wild top line back together with Eriksson Ek’s return (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang sidelined by injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Forward Alexandre Texier back in Blues lineup after one-game absence (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks blown out again in final game before Winter Classic (Chicago Sun-Times)
How have the Lightning filled the post-Stamkos leadership void? (Tampa Bay Times)
Direct, demanding and winning: Jets coach Arniel on record pace (Winnipeg Sun)
Rangers make rare change with first power-play unit (New York Newsday)
Flyers’ line of Noah Cates, Bobby Brink, and Tyson Foerster is clicking on this trip (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How Jaxson Stauber is handling ‘the nature of the business’ with Utah Hockey Club (Salt Lake Tribune)
Alexis Lafreniere ready for shot with Rangers’ top power-play unit (New York Post)
Slumping Leaf Matthew Knies searches for a little Sidney Crosby puck luck (Toronto Star)
A Year In The Leaf: Month-by-month look at the team's headline moments of 2024 (Toronto Sun)
‘Man possessed’ Jaden Schwartz fueled memorable Kraken rally in Vancouver (Seattle Times)
Blackhawks prospect Kevin Korchinski showed defensive improvement in nine-game NHL stint (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruins return Fabian Lysell to Providence (Boston Herald)
Nino to the rescue (Winnipeg Free Press)