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🏒Game of Inches
Plus, hockey fans mourn death of Abakar Kazbekov.

Necas, Hurricanes extend point streak to 10, defeat Stars in OT, Gustafsson scores hat trick, Capitals defeat Maple Leafs, Zuccarello hat trick helps Wild defeat Blackhawks for 4th straight win, Roadrunners Fall 4-3 in First Game at Coachella Valley's Acrisure Arena, Bruins minor leaguer scores goalie goal for ECHL's Maine Mariners, Belarus edges Russia in shoot-out, wins Channel 1 Cup, Devils prospect Filmon has 6 goals in WHL game, Oilers sign veteran defenceman Jason Demers to one-year, two-way contract, John Tortorella faces criticism for benching Kevin Hayes vs. Rangers, Teemu Hartikainen with an absolutely wild shootout attempt, and London Knights center Abakar Kazbekov dies at 18. Here are all the links you need before you get to the rink.
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NHL News
Necas, Hurricanes extend point streak to 10, defeat Stars in OT
Zuccarello hat trick helps Wild defeat Blackhawks for 4th straight win
Kyrou scores twice, Blues pull away from Flames for 3rd win in row
Bruins top Blue Jackets, extend home point streak to 18 games
Hagel's 3 points help Lightning defeat Canadiens for 5th win in row
Georgiev makes 25 saves, Avalanche hand Predators 6th straight loss
Red Wings' Vrana reinstated by the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
AHL News
Roadrunners Fall 4-3 in First Game at Coachella Valley's Acrisure Arena
Firebirds goalie Joey Daccord's Coachella Valley experience comes full circle
Dan Bylsma's Southern California hockey journey is not yet finished
An ice rink in the desert? How it was built, how it stays frozen and the main man behind it
Sabres rookies JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn share special chemistry, friendship
ECHL News
International News
College News
Signings, Trades, and Acquisitions
EDM Jason Demers, $750,000, 1 yr, $750,000, Free Agency (Details)
Miscellaneous
Fantasy Hockey Pickups: Why not add the guy skating next to Alex Ovechkin?
Shooting efficiency has arrived in the NHL, but some teams aren’t yet hip to the game
Proteau: Changing the NHL's Salary Cap to Reward Development
What would a Blackhawks-Rangers trade involving Patrick Kane look like?
Oilers have discussed Klingberg, Edmundson in search for defence
Analyzing Jesse Puljujarvi's game and where he best fits into an NHL lineup
Court filing reveals new details about alleged Hockey Canada group sexual assault
Hockey Canada elect Fraser as chair, Campbell-Pascall among new board of directors
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Teemu Hartikainen with an absolutely wild shootout attempt 😲
(🎥: @Trekronorse)
— BarDown (@BarDown)
4:25 PM • Dec 17, 2022
JORDAN EBERLE ARE YOU FOR REAL?!? 🤯
A spinning + no-look + top shelf backhand and that's just a beautiful thing.— NHL (@NHL)
2:41 AM • Dec 19, 2022
🚨GOALIE GOAL🚨 @fbrass31 ripped a shot at the empty net and scored the first goalie goal in Maine Mariners history! #CatchTheCurrent@ECHL
— Maine Mariners (@MarinersOfMaine)
10:28 PM • Dec 18, 2022
YOUR ON YOUR OWN, KID twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers)
1:16 AM • Dec 18, 2022
Point No. 700 for @ErikKarlsson65 was one to remember. 🥹
— NHL (@NHL)
3:45 AM • Dec 19, 2022
Just a super casual two goals in 19 seconds for Elias Lindholm (@lindholmelias). 🤷
— NHL (@NHL)
5:22 AM • Dec 19, 2022
Captain showing them how it’s done 👌
@mnwild | #mnwild | #NHLNShowcase
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork)
8:25 PM • Dec 18, 2022
A cool half-dozen for Josh Filmon!
@SCBroncos | @NJDevils | #WHLHatTricks
— The WHL (@TheWHL)
4:45 AM • Dec 17, 2022
Jack Edwards with some … interesting … pregame analysis. 🤣🎙️
(h/t r/KirkVanHouston)
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce)
3:19 PM • Dec 16, 2022
Uhhh whats going on here? 😂
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_)
12:55 AM • Dec 19, 2022
Santa by @gucci: v exclusive 🤫
#mnwild
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild)
4:58 PM • Dec 18, 2022
Jonah Gadjovich and Dennis Gilbert go toe-to-toe 🥊💥
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet)
4:30 AM • Dec 19, 2022
The Kessel siblings were in sync last night. 🤝 @usahockey
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce)
8:37 PM • Dec 16, 2022
Yands suggests that Torts should get health bombed 😂
— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets)
4:36 PM • Dec 18, 2022
It's been a Grand 'ole time. ©
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins)
6:08 PM • Dec 17, 2022
NHL Injuries
ANA John Gibson G Undisclosed Day-to-Day
ANA Max Jones LW Upper Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
ARI Liam O'Brien LW Upper Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 23
BUF Owen Power D Lower Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
BUF Ilya Lyubushkin D Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
BUF Henri Jokiharju D Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
BUF Jacob Bryson D Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 23
CAR Sebastian Aho C Lower Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
CGY Radim Zohorna LW Illness Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
CGY Christopher Tanev D Head IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
CHI Jarred Tinordi D Undisclosed Day-to-Day
CHI Tyler Johnson C Ankle Expected to be out until at least Dec 21
DET Robert Hagg D Undisclosed IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
EDM Philip Broberg D Undisclosed Day-to-Day
EDM Ryan McLeod C Ankle IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
FLA Colin White C Upper Body Day-to-Day
FLA Aleksander Barkov C Lower Body Day-to-Day
FLA Radko Gudas D Concussion IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
FLA Anton Lundell C Upper Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
FLA Chris Tierney C Concussion Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
LA Brendan Lemieux LW Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
LV Mark Stone RW Lower Body Day-to-Day
LV Paul Cotter C Upper Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
LV Jack Eichel C Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
LV Shea Theodore D Leg Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
LV Brett Howden C Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 28
MIN Brandon Duhaime RW Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 27
MON David Savard D Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 28
NJ Nathan Bastian RW Upper Body Expected to be out until at least Jan 1
NSH Alexandre Carrier D Upper Body Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
NYI Cal Clutterbuck RW Upper Body Day-to-Day
NYI Kyle Palmieri RW Upper Body Day-to-Day
NYI Adam Pelech D Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
NYI Semyon Varlamov G Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Dec 22
NYR Filip Chytil C Upper Body Day-to-Day
PHI Zack MacEwen C Illness Day-to-Day
PHI Maxwell Willman C Upper Body Day-to-Day
PHI Cam Atkinson RW Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
SEA Joonas Donskoi RW Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 22
SJ Mario Ferraro D Foot IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 20
SJ Luke Kunin C Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 22
STL Logan Brown C Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
TB Mikhail Sergachev D Upper Body Day-to-Day
VAN Brock Boeser RW Illness Day-to-Day
VAN Elias Pettersson C Illness Day-to-Day
WAS Nic Dowd C Lower Body Day-to-Day
WAS Hunter Shepard G Upper Body Day-to-Day
WAS T.J. Oshie RW Upper Body Day-to-Day
WAS Darcy Kuemper G Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
WAS Alexander Alexeyev D Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 19
WPG Blake Wheeler RW Groin Expected to be out until at least Jan 17
WPG Nate Schmidt D Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 26
Source: CBS Sports as of 7:10 AM CST, Dec. 19, 2022