SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 12/27/2019 Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings 1167911 Ducks, ill and injured, back at work after 4-day break 1167941 Red Wings head back to work, 'flushing' frightful stats so far Arizona Coyotes 1167942 Red Wings see current and future prospects at World 1167912 Here's how addition of Taylor Hall changes things for the Juniors Coyotes 1167943 What to expect from the Red Wings prospects at World 1167913 Coyotes’ Barrett Hayton named captain of Team Canada Juniors at World Juniors Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins 1167944 James Neal working out well for Edmonton Oilers after 1167914 With banged-up defense, Bruins need Tuukka Rask to be struggles in Calgary Tuukka Rask on visit to Buffalo 1167945 Edmonton Oilers holding their own as midway point draws 1167915 Bruins prospect Jakub Lauko injures leg in opening minute near of World Junior Championship 1167946 Lowetide: Oilers’ fleet centre prospect Ryan McLeod 1167916 Bruins face interesting home-and-home against Sabres finding the range with the Bakersfield Condors 1167917 Avalanche back atop NHL Power Rankings in Week 13 1167918 Bruins prospect Jakub Lauko suffers MCL injury at 2020 Los Angeles Kings World Juniors tournament 1167947 Kings have ‘work to do’ going into back-to-back road 1167919 10 Bruins predictions for 2020: Could the end be near for games Zdeno Chara? Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres 1167948 Wild-Colorado game preview 1167920 Sabres and Bruins linked through the decade as matchups 1167949 Colorado hosts Minnesota after Bellemare's 2-goal game loom at the end of the 2010s 1167950 Getting another big shot, Ryan Donato has rediscovered 1167921 Team Canada uses late heroics to beat Team USA in last season’s spark World Juniors opener 1167922 Since moving to Buffalo full-time and returning from injury, Montreal Canadiens Kyle Okposo’s taken his game ‘to another level’ 1167951 Year in review: Faith in the future was Canadiens' 2019 message Calgary Flames 1167923 Battle of Alberta kicks off for season amid who won the New Jersey Devils trade debate 1167952 NJ Devils: Here are the Top 10 moments that defined this 1167924 Matthew Tkachuk answers back — on video games, decade pranks, and chirping his brother 1167925 12 great regular-season moments from a Battle of Alberta New York Islanders desperate for a reboot 1167953 Islanders’ Anthony Beauvillier takes a shot at Anna Kendrick Carolina Hurricanes 1167954 Islanders hope to face former teammate Robin Lehner in 1167926 Canes’ Martin Necas proving he belongs in the big Chicago leagues New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks 1167955 Ex-Rangers captain talks Kaapo Kakko, trade deadline 1167927 Blackhawks’ Brent Seabrook and Calvin de Haan will dilemma undergo season-ending surgery 1167956 Why Rangers’ playoff hopes already are looking dimmer 1167928 Brent Seabrook, Calvin de Haan ruled out for remainder of 1167957 Rangers' Filip Chytil developing his game in second Blackhawks’ season season 1167930 Grading each Blackhawks forward’s performance during 1167958 Revisiting our bold (and not so bold) preseason the first half of the season predictions about the Rangers 1167931 Blackhawks Ds Seabrook, de Haan out for rest of season 1167932 Blackhawks Seabrook, de Haan to miss rest of season Ottawa Senators after surgeries 1167959 Awaiting Hainsey's return ... and the flurry of trades in the 1167933 Kane and Chicago take on New York new year 1167934 How the Blackhawks should utilize their newfound cap 1167960 Senators prospects Shane Pinto and Jacob space Bernard-Docker have begun writing first chapter in shared 1167935 Blackhawks announce Calvin de Haan and Brent story Seabrook will miss rest of 2019-20 season 1167936 Blackhawks 2019-20 midseason grades: Goaltenders Philadelphia Flyers 1167937 What we know about Brent Seabrook’s injuries and how 1167961 The Flyers’ French Connection: ‘We’re hockey people first’ the Blackhawks can utilize their new cap space 1167962 Flyers’ captain Claude Giroux playing for his legacy 1167963 Kevin Hayes, Travis Sanheim help Flyers whip Rangers, Colorado Avalanche 5-1, for 4th straight win 1167938 Denver Post’s 10 most popular Colorado Avalanche 1167964 Flyers weekly observations: A telling attendance figure, a stories of 2019 good problem, Egor Zamula and more 1167939 One Giant step is just a single way of describing what lies 1167965 A Flyers fan’s guide to the 2020 World Junior ahead for Bowen Byram Championship Columbus Blue Jackets 1167940 Eric Robinson making impact on key Blue Jackets’ line Pittsburgh Penguins 1167966 The Penguins’ most important moments of the 2010’s: Nos. 10 through 6 1167967 Here's how each Penguins player got his number San Jose Sharks 1167968 Ex-Shark Jeremy Roenick suspended by NBC for sexual comments about coworkers 1167969 Sharks All-Decade: Stars, stability define the last 10 years 1167970 Sharks' Erik Karlsson named No. 3 NHL player of decade by NBC Sports 1167971 Wins haven’t come, but there have been a few positive trends for the Sharks since the coaching change St Louis Blues 1167972 At Enterprise Center, keeping the Blues' ice nice is a huge job 1167973 10 reasons why Craig Berube’s Stanley Cup champ Blues aren’t slowing down Toronto Maple Leafs 1167974 Giving Marlies a Maple Leafs warmup the latest case of Keefe doing things differently 1167975 Game Day: Maple Leafs at Devils 1167976 Road line changes challenge Keefe 1167977 20 Questions with Leafs legend Eddie Shack: On Corvettes, donuts and coaches wearing hats Vancouver Canucks 1167989 Canucks prospects tracker, WJC edition: Nils Hoglander scores stunning goal on Day 1 1167990 Canucks at 50: 'Rancher' Linden didn't take long to be branded face of NHL franchise 1167991 Canucks at 50: When Linden at 2 was No. 1 for Vancouver Vegas Golden Knights 1167978 Change by ‘stubborn’ Gallant turns around Golden Knights season 1167979 Meet Elvis, the giant Golden Knights helmet 1167980 Granger: I was so wrong with my bold predictions for Golden Knights’ season Washington Capitals 1167981 Tom Wilson’s reputation was hard-earned. It’s even harder to shake. 1167982 Capitals’ prospect Connor McMichael scores in Canada’s World Juniors opener 1167983 From ‘Young Guns’ to Stanley Cup winners: The 2010s were the best decade in Capitals history 1167984 What the next decade holds for the Caps: The last hurrah of the Ovechkin era Websites 1167992 The Athletic / How Wasserman agents found success repping first-rounders in all 6 major North American league 1167993 Sportsnet.ca / Nine bold NHL predictions for 2020 1167994 TSN.CA / Lafreniere scores winner as Canada defeats USA in thrilling World Juniors opener 1167995 TSN.CA / Hunter mum on starter ahead of Canada’s tournament opener against USA Winnipeg Jets 1167985 Make-or-break stretch coming up for Jets 1167986 The long game 1167987 When the math hasn't added up, Hellebuyck has had the answer. Can that continue? 1167988 From boxing gloves to fake mustaches, the Winnipeg Jets get their holiday gifts SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1167911 Anaheim Ducks The tournament continues through Jan. 5, when the gold medal game will be played. NHL Network has extensive coverage. Ducks, ill and injured, back at work after 4-day break Orange County Register: LOADED: 12.27.2019 By ELLIOTT TEAFORD | [email protected] | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: December 26, 2019 at 12:55 pm | UPDATED: December 26, 2019 at 12:55 PM After four days of rest and recovery, the Ducks head back to work Friday, taking on the Vegas Golden Knights at Honda Center. The ailing Ducks appeared to have reached a breaking point when they reached the Christmas break with a 5-1 loss Sunday to the New York Rangers. Regaining their health was of paramount concern for Ducks coach Dallas Eakins, who iced a lineup Sunday that lacked six of his top 12 forwards. Not only did a nasty virus sweep through the dressing room, but there were serious injuries to address. “There’s never a good time for guys to be sick or injured, ever, but especially when other guys are down,” Eakins said. “You take all of those guys out of the lineup and it’s not a good time for anybody to be under the weather or injured.” The list of the sick and injured was lengthy as the Ducks completed a four-game trip Sunday. Ryan Getzlaf and Jakob Silfverberg were out sick. Derek Grant (shoulder), Rickard Rakell (upper body), Nick Ritchie (knee) and Troy Terry (fractured leg) were sidelined by injuries. Getzlaf, Rakell and Silfverberg were the Ducks’ co-leaders with 25 points at the four-day break. Silfverberg was their leader with 13 goals. Getzlaf and Rakell were tied for second with 15 assists each. Hampus Lindholm, a defenseman, had a team-leading 16 assists. It was unclear whether Getzlaf and Silfverberg were sound enough to return to the lineup Friday. Eakins couldn’t say how long Rakell might be sidelined, but his injury wasn’t thought to be as serious as the ones suffered by Grant, Ritchie and Terry. Grant is expected to be sidelined for between four and six weeks and it was anticipated Terry would be out for up to 10 weeks after they were hurt in the Ducks’ 4-1 loss Dec. 17 to the Philadelphia Flyers. Ritchie was hurt Dec. 6 and his layoff was expected to be up to 10 weeks. Rakell was hurt in the Ducks’ 6-5 shootout victory Saturday over the New York Islanders. “I’m hopeful,” Eakins said when asked if Rakell would be back in the lineup sooner than later. DISAPPOINTING TRIP The Ducks lost three of four games on their trip that led into the Christmas break, beating the Islanders and losing to the Flyers, New Jersey Devils and Rangers.