SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 12/05/17 Anaheim Ducks Columbus Blue Jackets 1086577 What we learned this week in the NHL: The Kings are 1086617 Blue Jackets | Top line cooking; Tortorella tinkers with back others 1086578 Eric Stephens’ NHL power rankings (Dec. 4, 2017) 1086618 Blue Jackets | Opportunity knocks for Scott Harrington, 1086579 Ducks put faith in the process leading to results Gabriel Carlsson 1086619 Blue Jackets | Sonny Milano sent down in numbers crunch Arizona Coyotes 1086580 Arizona Coyotes sign 2017 first-rounder Pierre-Olivier Dallas Stars Joseph to entry-level deal 1086620 Want to know why the Stars have won five in a row? All 1086581 Coyotes sign first-round pick Joseph to three-year contract you have to do is look inside their brains 1086582 Arizona Coyotes recall Kyle Capobianco from Tucson 1086621 NHL recognizes Faksa in Dallas Stars’ recent surge Roadrunners Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins 1086622 Red Wings flip Scott Wilson for 5th-round pick, now hold 9 1086583 Anton Khudobin can’t pick up where he left off picks in 2018 1086584 Bruins defeated in Nashville 1086623 Mental toughness scrutinized as Red Wings seek end to 1086585 Bruins face hot Predators, but roster decision could loom 7-game skid 1086586 Bruins dig early hole, fall to Predators 1086624 Detroit Red Wings vs. Winnipeg Jets: Time, TV/radio, 1086587 Bruins notebook: David Backes reaches 500-point game info milestone with dad in attendance in Nashville 1086625 Wings send Scott Wilson to Sabres for draft pick 1086588 Bruins dig early hole, fall 5-3 to Predators 1086626 Wings GM: Play 'unacceptable;' mum on Blashill 1086589 Khudobin hopes to keep his winning streak going as he 1086627 Red Wings: First step to recovery is competing gets back in 1086628 Red Wings, Generals 4th-Annual Alumni Game slated for 1086590 Cast your vote in NBC Sports Boston's annual '20 under Friday night, December 8th at the Dort Federal Event Cen 25' ratings 1086629 Red Wings trade Scott Wilson to Sabres for fifth-round 1086591 Impending return for DeBrusk means B's need to make a pick roster decision 1086592 Bruins fight back late before falling to Predators, 5-3 Edmonton Oilers 1086593 Talking Points: Early mistakes prove costly for Bruins 1086630 Starting status against Flyers up in air for Oilers goalie 1086594 Bruins know early deficit is 'not a good recipe for winning Brossoit games' 1086631 New Oilers forward chasing his hockey dream around the world Buffalo Sabres 1086632 Lowetide: Total recall for Oilers in bringing Brandon 1086595 Sabres Notebook: Rodrigues recalled; Wilson acquired Davidson back from Wings; Beaulieu ill 1086596 Much-needed shake-up underway for Sabres, starting with Florida Panthers Moulson 1086633 Barzal scores shootout winner, Islanders edge Panthers 5- 1086597 Sabres acquire forward Scott Wilson from Red Wings 4 1086598 Sabres' O'Reilly knows Moulson move could be just the 1086634 Another game, another new line for Panthers' Vincent start Trocheck 1086599 Sabres' waiving of Moulson hits Okposo, Eichel hard 1086635 Panthers' Capuano to face former team for first time since 1086600 Sabres Prospects: Cliff Pu finds his scoring groove being fired by Islanders 1086601 Sabres recall Evan Rodrigues, send Kyle Criscuolo to 1086636 Panthers lose to Islanders in shootout after Roberto Amerks Luongo leaves game with injury 1086602 Sabres will waive Matt Moulson 1086603 Sabres goalie prospect selected for Finland's world juniors Los Angeles Kings camp 1086637 What we learned from the Kings' defeat of the Blackhawks 1086638 No grudge match for Christian Folin and Darcy Kuemper Calgary Flames when Kings host Wild 1086604 Flyers goalie Elliott back to haunt former team 1086639 What we learned this week in the NHL: The Kings are 1086605 Flames leader Giordano pumped by milestone back 1086606 Flames lose to freefalling Flyers, Elliott 1086640 Anze Kopitar says late-November victory over Ducks 1086607 Milestone holds great significance to Flames captain fueled Kings’ fire Giordano 1086641 Jonathan Quick, Kings stop Blackhawks for fifth straight 1086608 Game Day: Flames face a desperate Flyers squad tonight win 1086609 Flames Prospect Update: Dillon Dube starts to dominate 1086642 Eric Stephens’ NHL power rankings (Dec. 4, 2017) 1086643 WAKING UP WITH THE KINGS: DECEMBER 4 Chicago Blackhawks 1086644 JOHN STEVENS ON CUTTING DOWN SHOTS AND 1086610 'You're never getting comfortable:' John McDonough faces CHANCES, KOPITAR, KUEMPER, FOLIN, JOKINEN a new set of challenges with the Blackhawks 1086611 Letting his guard down about dyslexia struggles helped blueliner Brent Sopel find purpose 1086612 Tommy Wingels enjoys being in the center of the action 1086613 Chicago Blackhawks Forsberg getting little offensive support Colorado Avalanche 1086614 The Morning After: Three stars, five takeaways from the Avalanche’s loss to the Dallas Stars 1086615 Struggling Colorado Avalanche confident it can shake slide and not repeat last season’s historic misery 1086616 Everything you need to know about Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild Philadelphia Flyers 1086645 Minnesota Wild aiming for improved defense against red 1086680 Flyers change all four lines, seeking to snap losing streak hot LA Kings 1086681 Flyers-Flames preview: Can Philly contain Johnny 1086646 Wild-Los Angeles game preview Gaudreau and end 10-game losing streak? 1086647 Ironing out the little things are big in Devan Dubnyk's 1086682 Flyers end 10-game losing streak as Brian Elliott makes success 43 saves 1086648 After losing job with Wild, Darcy Kuemper rebounding in 1086683 Flyers 5, Flames 2: Flyers break their losing streak and Los Angeles other quick observations 1086649 Leg is ‘strong and sturdy,’ and so is Wild forward Charlie 1086684 Recent Devils trade should open Ron Hextall's eyes Coyle 1086685 Future Flyers Report: Honors, shutouts and more for 1086650 John Shipley: Wild in danger of drifting into irrelevance Carter Hart 1086686 Flyers breaking up top line Monday vs. Flames MontrealCanadiens 1086687 Flyers-Flames observations: Losing skid is finally over 1086651 Canadiens Notebook: Jonathan Drouin still out with a 1086688 'Such a relief' as Flyers put 10-game skid to bed with win lower-body injury over Flames 1086652 St. Louis Blues at Canadiens: Five things you should know 1086653 Stu Cowan: Habs' Jordie Benn scores one for stay-at- Pittsburgh Penguins home defencemen 1086689 Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry prepares for stiff tests ahead 1086654 Canadiens' Jacob De La Rose takes advantage of time on 1086690 Vintage Sidney Crosby in midst of prolific scoring streak top line 1086691 The Penguins finally will face some divisional opponents 1086655 Canadiens successfully erase their wretched start to the this week season 1086692 Sidney Crosby has found his scoring touch in the past two weeks Peter Diana/Post-Gazette Nashville Predators 1086656 Predators' Ryan Johansen day-to-day with upper-body San Jose Sharks injury 1086693 Three things to know: Sharks’ minor league coach 1086657 Nashville Predators 5, Boston Bruins 3: 3 things we reaches remarkable milestone learned 1086694 Sharks forward is responding to DeBoer’s criticism: ‘I wanted to prove a point’ New Jersey Devils 1086695 Sharks lose to Caps in regulation for just the second time 1086658 How Devils lined up in practice entering important week of in 18 years Metropolitan Division play 1086696 Three takeaways: Sharks take exception to Caps’ 1086659 Ex-Devil Scott Stevens to join NHL Network as analyst ‘premeditated’ fight with Thornton 1086660 Why game vs. Blue Jackets will be character test for 1086697 Washington Capitals get rare win over San Jose Sharks Devils 1086698 Sharks and Capitals, forever linked, could not be more 1086661 How Devils' Nico Hischier has settled into role, adapted to different this season playing with Taylor Hall 1086699 Chippy game goes way of the Capitals, Sharks end 1086662 NHL Network hires Devils Hall of Famer Scott Stevens roadtrip with loss 1086663 Devils Daily Faceoff: Three storylines for Dec. 4 1086664 Struggling Devils must regroup quickly against Blue St Louis Blues Jackets 1086700 Blues looking for an encore against Montreal, but with 1086665 Pavel Zacha frustrated not being in Devils' lineup more goals 1086666 Devils coach John Hynes keeps his messages consistent 1086701 St. Louis comptroller extends legal battle over Scottrade Center financing New York Islanders 1086702 Blues' Blais is back in Quebec, but not as a fan this time 1086667 Islanders win shootout after Panthers goalie exits with 1086703 Preview: Blues at Montreal injury 1086704 Yeo happy with Blues' 'energy' last game 1086668 Islanders beat Panthers in shootout on Mathew Barzal’s goal Tampa Bay Lightning 1086669 Jack Capuano fondly recalls his time as coach of the 1086705 Lightning out in Seminole Heights to support community Islanders 1086706 Lightning continues to boost community hockey initiative 1086707 Lightning’s Jake Dotchin takes a step toward returning New York Rangers 1086708 A visit from Lightning players brings cheer to Seminole 1086670 Rangers must sustain recent success after slow start, Heights especially with upcoming games against divisional rivals 1086671 Rangers hanging onto Mika Zibanejad’s positive injury Toronto Maple Leafs news 1086709 Staying on the attack key for the Maple Leafs 1086672 Rangers’ season is going to start to feel real now 1086710 KOSHAN: Maple Leafs' Nylander could get shot at centre 1086673 Henrik Lundqvist will start against Penguins, then may get as Bozak nurses illness some rest 1086711