SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 12/19/18 Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks 1121652 Rangers rally past Ducks 3-1 1121680 Blackhawks find some fire in 2-1 win over Predators 1121653 Ducks’ winning streak comes to an end with late loss to 1121681 Henri Jokiharju leaves Blackhawks to join Finland at World Rangers Junior Championships 1121654 Ducks’ defensive-minded Jakob Silfverberg excelling on 1121682 Blackhawks Q&A: Which players return next season? Who both sides of the puck gets the starts with Corey Crawford hurt? 1121655 Bob Murray’s second-chance style pays dividends, so far, 1121683 Blackhawks C Marcus Kruger sidelined by concussion, out with Sprong and Aberg vs. Dallas, Colorado 1121656 How did Luke Schenn go from can’t-miss prospect to 1121684 Blackhawks' Jeremy Colliton believes Erik Gustafsson can 29-year-old minor-leaguer? be 'top player' in NHL 1121685 While Cubs prepare to launch Marquee, Hawks, Bulls & Arizona Coyotes Sox return to NBCSCH 1121657 Coyotes stumble after taking early lead against Islanders 1121686 Blackhawks beat Predators 2-1 as Cam Ward shines in in latest inconsistent loss Corey Crawford's place 1121658 For two Coyotes rookies, first NHL road trip was one to 1121687 Landlord vs. tenant: Blackhawks' Connor Murphy faces remember Ryan Hartman tonight 1121659 Game Day: Arizona Coyotes kick off homestand against 1121688 Jeremy Colliton sees world junior tourney as chance for New York Islanders Henri Jokiharju to grow 1121660 ‘Consistency’ stands as key word after Coyotes fall to Isles 1121689 Ward makes 30 saves in Blackhawks' victory over Preds 1121690 Former teammate and friend Carcillo hopes Blackhawks' Boston Bruins Crawford gets proper care for latest concussion 1121661 Jaroslav Halak was barely challenged by the Habs 1121691 Chicago Blackhawks' Jokiharju to miss at least 8 games 1121662 Bruins’ Zdeno Chara finds new way to communicate while playing for Finland 1121663 Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara expected to return to 1121692 Four takeaways: Blackhawks turn in complete effort, wrap practice Wednesday up homestand with win 1121664 Bruins’ rookie Colby Cave makes a case for himself 1121693 Blackhawks loan Henri Jokiharju to Finland for 2019 World 1121665 What we learned in Bruins' impressive 4-0 win over the Juniors Canadiens 1121694 The Wraparound: Dylan Strome busting out of bust label 1121666 Bruins place Gemel Smith on waivers after just three in the early going with Blackhawks games 1121695 Can a new TV deal help the White Sox land Manny 1121667 After a long goalless stretch to start the season, Bruins' Machado or Bryce Harper? Can Chicago support two Torey Krug is starting to ramp up scoring RSNs? 1121668 Bruce Cassidy's "No BS" team meeting sparked Bruins' 1121696 Tape-to-tape: Looking on the bright side of a miserable rout of Canadiens 2018 for the Blackhawks Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche 1121669 Sabres' third-period meltdown ends with another loss to 1121697 J.T. Compher, with concussion protocol in rear-view last-place Panthers mirror, looks to further develop as one of the Avalanche’s 1121670 The Wraparound: Panthers 5, Sabres 2 1121698 Alexander Kerfoot is ready to help the struggling 1121671 Mike Harrington: If Berglund doesn't want to be here, Avalanche Sabres should accommodate 1121672 Panthers at Sabres: Five Things to Know Columbus Blue Jackets 1121673 Phil Housley: Jake McCabe, Lawrence Pilut, could return 1121699 Artemi Panarin expected back 'very soon' to Sabres' lineup this weekend 1121700 Shuffled forward lines get results 1121674 Travis Yost's Sabre Metrics: How Sabres have found 1121701 Blue Jackets 1, Golden Knights 0 | Five takeaways success on penalty kill 1121702 The epic tale of Nationwide Arena: How its construction 1121675 The Sabres’ unraveling comes quickly and at a point that put life in the Blue Jackets and a heart in downtown C usually favors them Dallas Stars Calgary Flames 1121703 Stars coach Jim Montgomery saw intent in Calgary's 1121676 Flames lay an egg in Dallas Garnet Hathaway's hit on Tyler Seguin in Tuesday's 1121677 Seven secrets to success behind the Flames rapid rise in second p the West 1121704 Stars find their 'mojo,' a full 60 minutes in win over Calgary, snapping four-game losing streak Carolina Hurricanes 1121705 19-year-old Miro Heiskanen is reminding Stars coach Jim 1121678 Canes’ Calvin de Haan knows more about good defensive Montgomery of an NHL Hall of Famer hockey play than brewing up a beer 1121707 Benn, team defense bust Stars out of four-game slump in 1121679 The history, rules and benefits of a Hurricanes-style shutout of red-hot Flames victory celebration, from someone who has taken part 1121708 Stars 20/20: Combined shutout and Radek Faksa, now a scoring winger, help Stars end skid Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens 1121709 Detroit Red Wings extend winless streak with latest 1121747 Victor Mete ready to show Canadiens what he learned in debacle in Philly Laval 1121710 Detroit Red Wings face emergency after losing Jimmy 1121748 Stu Cowan: Habs coach Claude Julien sends strong Howard message at practice 1121711 Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina will go to World 1121749 Video analysis: Victor Mete’s time in Laval should improve Juniors his confidence in the NHL 1121712 Game thread: Detroit Red Wings fall to Philadelphia 1121750 Melnick’s GBU: The Canadiens say goodbye to 2018 by Flyers, 3-2 partying like it was 2017 1121713 Red Wings lose Howard, game in rough night in 1121751 The deeper numbers that help explain Carey Price’s Philadelphia numbers 1121714 Red Wings' Howard injures back, Bernier gets start in Philadelphia Nashville Predators 1121715 Filip Hronek returns to Red Wings more confident, 1121752 Tuesday's recap: Blackhawks 2, Predators 1 comfortable 1121753 As Subban, Arvidsson inch closer to return, Preds GM 1121716 State approves $10M loan for Joe Louis Arena demolition Poile says team has to 'weather storm' 1121754 Ryan Hartman 'showing his stuff' for Predators Edmonton Oilers 1121717 Unclaimed $68,000 Oilers 50/50 prize carried over to New Jersey Devils Saturday's game 1121755 New Jersey Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: LIVE score 1121718 Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira takes centre stage updates and chat (12/18/18) against St. Louis Blues 1121756 3 takeaways from NJ Devils' 'unacceptable' loss to Maple 1121719 Blues beat Oilers on disputed third-period goal Leafs 1121720 JONES: Oilers look sluggish in loss to cellar-dweller St. 1121757 Maple Leafs steamroll Devils in another ugly loss Louis Blues 1121758 What NJ Devils' John Quenneville needs to prove in NHL 1121721 Going home to St. Louis most important for Pat Maroon 1121759 How they line up: Taylor Hall takes part in NJ Devils' 1121722 St. Louis Blues forward can sympathize with Connor morning skate McDavid predicament 1121760 Devils overwhelmed by John Tavares and the Maple Leafs 1121723 Edmonton Oilers Game Day: St. Louis Blues limp into 1121761 Beyond the broadcast: A wild weekend on the road with town Devils radio icons Matt Loughlin and Chico Resch 1121724 Lowetide: Ken Hitchcock and the Oilers fan base that is intoxicated by the words of the great communicator New York Islanders 1121725 Under Ken Hitchcock, the Oilers may be moving away 1121762 Robin Lehner stops 35 shots and Islanders beat Coyotes from the yo-yo approach to development for third straight win 1121763 Robin Lehner dominates as Islanders snag another road Florida Panthers win 1121726 Four-goal third gives Panthers comeback win over Sabres 1121764 Islanders top Coyotes for third win in a row 1121727 Panthers score four goals in third period to rally past 1121765 Brock Nelson plays for Islanders against Coyotes Sabres 1121766 Production from Jordan Eberle crucial to Islanders' 1121728 Winging it: Roberto Luongo wins in Buffalo again as success Panthers run past Sabres 1121767 John Tavares praises Islanders organization, fans and Coliseum in return to metro area to face Devils Los Angeles Kings 1121729 The young and the old combine to lead the Kings to an New York Rangers impressive win 1121768 Kevin Hayes' goal rallies Rangers late to down Ducks 1121730 Austin Wagner’s two goals lead Kings past Jets 1121769 David Quinn really wasn’t happy with the officiating 1121731 Cal Petersen passed his Kings audition, and the main 1121770 Rangers can’t let unfair system force them into tearing up stage awaits team 1121732 Kings’ Drew Doughty took loss at Pittsburgh hard 1121771 Rangers snap out of funk thanks to dominant third period 1121733 Jeff Carter doesn’t ‘want to go anywhere’ via trade, but is 1121772 Rangers rally past Ducks with three goals in third that the right move for the Kings? 1121773 Lias Andersson still growing into being consistent for 1121734 DECEMBER 18 RAPID REACTION: KINGS 4, JETS 1 Rangers 1121735 GAME 35: LOS ANGELES VS WINNIPEG 1121774 Goldman: What we’ve learned from David Quinn’s player 1121736 REPORT: VILARDI RULED OUT FOR WORLD JUNIORS usage and systematic decisions so far Minnesota Wild NHL 1121737 Ryan Suter is healthy and eager for more minutes 1121775 KEXP to handle in-arena music for Seattle’s new NHL 1121738 Wild-San Jose game recap team 1121739 Offense dries up as Wild closes out homestand with loss to Sharks Ottawa Senators 1121740 Jones shuts out Wild, Couture scores 2 in Sharks' 4-0 win 1121776 UPDATED: Ottawa Senators make proposal to salvage 1121741 Too many lapses, too little offense as Wild falls to Sharks downtown arena deal, developer files $1B counterclaim 1121742 Wild closes out homestand vs. Sharks without Matt 1121777 Thomas Chabot's unintentional