The New York Islanders are 1-1-0 without Bo Horvat over the last two games. Despite two different results, there's been a common theme.

In both games, the Islanders deviated from the style that's led to their success this season, reverting to Barry Trotz's style of securing points. 

.@stefen_rosner Morning Minute on what he’s seen from #Isles over these last two games without Bo Horvat: pic.twitter.com/YhJTPy6qjf

— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) December 17, 2025

On Saturday night, the Islanders went up 2-0 early and tried to play a more grindy style to get the two points. 

Ultimately, they allowed the Tampa Bay Lightning to build momentum, come back, and recover for a 3-2 shootout win. 

The Islanders were held to just one shot in the second period, allowing 17 before being outshot 8-6 in the third period. 

When in doubt, it was flip into the neutral zone and out, which kept Tampa on the attack and the Islanders on their heels. 

Sorokin's brilliancy is what allowed the Islanders two points. 

The Islanders owned a Corsi For % of 47.22. 

However, on Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings, the Islanders couldn't win playing that way and fell 3-2. 

After going up 1-0 in the first period courtesy of Emil Heineman, the Islanders tried to get puck deeps and get the forecheck going -- but to no avail -- not consistently at least. 

They weren't winning puck battles, and their struggles to take away time and space in the neutral zone let the Red Wings generate chances off the rush, which helped Detroit get on the board. 

The Islanders allowed two power-play goals, only one at 5-on-5, but they just weren't generating enough when the puck was on their sticks. The latter of the two power-play goals came with 2:17 to play in the third. 

The Islanders owned a Corsi For % of 44.66.

There's a reason the Islanders have been held to 18 or fewer shots this season, compared to the 29.3 shots per game they averaged over the previous 32 seasons. 

The Islanders 939 shots are fifth in the NHL. 

With Horvat's 200-foot game out of the lineup, it's understandable why the Islanders may be tweaking how they're playing. He's a huge loss.

It's a major test, but this group has overcome obstacles all season and found a way to get into rhythms. It's been a tough first two games.

It's been a season of players taking advantage of opportunities, so the question is, who will rise up and take advantage of their newfound minutes? Who will play the leading role in helping the team keep their foot on the gas when the light turns yellow, not slow down to play it safe? 

Philadelphia Flyers forward Christian Dvorak was among the 32 players featured on NHL insider Chris Johnston's latest trade board for The Athletic.

The Flyers center was given the No. 29 spot on Johnston's list. 

"Dvorak has had a nice start to his tenure in Philadelphia, where he signed a one-year contract as a free agent in July. That makes him a deadline asset for the Flyers to flip if they again become sellers," Johnston wrote.

There is no question that Dvorak has proven to be a solid pickup for the Flyers early. In 32 games so far this season, he has recorded seven goals, 16 assists, 23 points, and a plus-10 rating. With numbers like these, he has found himself a spot in the Flyers' top six.

If the Flyers were to shop Dvorak this season, there would likely be a good amount of interest in him given how good he has played this season. This is especially so with the trade market for centers not being the strongest right now. 

Yet, for the Flyers to actually end up being sellers and trade Dvorak, a lot would need to go wrong with their season from here. Right now, the Flyers have been one of the NHL's biggest surprises, as they have a 17-9-6 record and are third in the Metropolitan Division standings. If they continue to play this well as the season rolls on, they will very likely keep Dvorak around for the playoffs. 

Furthermore, given how well Dvorak has fit in, the possibility of him getting a contract extension later this season should not be ruled out. With Dvorak signing a one-year contract this summer with the Flyers, he is not eligible to sign an extension with Philadelphia until January. Once the new month is here, that could be something to keep an eye on.

Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see what happens between the Flyers and Dvorak from here. 

NHL insider Chris Johnston has made his latest trade board for The Athletic, and it featured two Chicago Blackhawks: defenseman Connor Murphy and goaltender Laurent Brossoit.

Seeing Murphy make Johnston's trade board is not necessarily surprising. The veteran blueliner is a pending unrestricted free agent (UFA), and the Blackhawks have a ton of young promising defensemen in their system. Due to this, it certainly is possible that the Blackhawks could shop Murphy as we inch closer to the trade deadline. 

Murphy should generate interest from contenders, as he is a big right-shot defenseman with who is reliable and has plenty of experience. In 33 games this season, Murphy has posted three assists, 29 hits, and 46 blocks. 

As for Brossoit, it is no secret that the Blackhawks have been working to find him a new home. The veteran goaltender recently cleared waivers, but Johnston noted that Brossoit still could generate trade interest, especially if the Blackhawks are willing to retain some of his $3.3 million salary. In three games this season with the Rockford IceHogs, he has posted a 2-1-0 record, a .900 save percentage, and a 3.39 goals-against average. 

Brossoit could be a nice pickup for a team that needs help at the backup position if he stays healthy. 

ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild (20-9-5) returned to the ice on Tuesday against the Washington Capitals (18-11-4). 

There was a record that was broken in that game.

Kirill Kaprizov has now set a Wild franchise record in the win over the Capitals. He entered the game with zero goals and zero career points in five games against the Capitals but walked out with a record.

With his power-play goal in the second period, Kaprizov now has 70 career power-play goals. It was his 21st goal of the year and his eighth power-play goal this season. 

Kirill Kaprizov is the new @mnwild franchise leader in power-play goals! 💚 pic.twitter.com/5QgelsZKSQ

— NHL (@NHL) December 17, 2025

Since entering the NHL in 2020-21, Kaprizov and Alex Ovechkin were tied for the most goals by a Russian skater. Kaprizov broke that tie in a game against Ovechkin.

Kaprizov: 206 goals in 353 games

Ovechkin: 205 goals in 372 games

Since it was his 206th career goal, Kaprizov passed Mikko Koivu (205) for the second most in franchise history. He sits 13 back of Marian Gaborik (219) for the franchise record.

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The big story of the day in town on Tuesday was the Montreal Canadiens’ decision to send Samuel Montembeault down to the Laval Rocket on a conditioning stint, which was no doubt prompted by the fact that Jacob Fowler has shown he can already do the job with the Habs. As a result, the 21-year-old netminder got his first home start against the Philadelphia Flyers.

That development took some of the spotlight away from the fact that Mike Matheson would be missing the game with an upper-body injury, but that came back to the forefront when Jayden Struble was slotted in to play on the top pairing alongside Noah Dobson.

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A Golden Opportunity

As is always the case in pro sports, one man’s injury is another one’s opportunity. With Matheson sidelined, Arber Xhekaj was back in the lineup, joining Struble and Adam Engstrom. That was an opportunity for the three defensemen to show that they deserve to be in the lineup when the injured players return, but not everyone seized it.

Xhekaj looked nervous on the ice, and 12 minutes into the first frame, he made an ill-advised pass, which turned into a giveaway. Nothing came of it, but it didn’t go unnoticed. On his next shift, he was unable to handle a routine pass, and it turned out to be his last shift of the period. Every other defenseman saw some ice time on the penalty kill, but not Xhekaj.

While he does bring something special to the lineup with his grit and physicality, he cannot rely solely on that to ensure his presence in the lineup. He really needs to clean up those mistakes that keep happening too often. Since being called up, Engstrom has played a cleaner game than the young veteran, and with 2:49 left in the first frame, he got to play a first shift with Lane Hutson. It might have been because Xhekaj was sitting, but it does show that the coach appreciates his work.

That being said, I don’t believe Struble is having a better season than Xhekaj; his mistakes are not as obvious or frequent.

Late Goals Are Gut Punches

Whoever is in net, one thing that never helps a team is to let in late goals. Through 40 minutes, the Flyers were leading 3-1, and two of their goals came with less than a minute left in the first two frames. That’s a momentum killer if there ever was one, especially when it comes 40 seconds after taking the lead. That Carl Grundstrom goal was the result of yet another defensive snafu, though, so it’s not entirely on Fowler, but the goaltender is there to stop the pucks and to fix mistakes as well.

As for the goal that made it 3-1, that one was on Fowler; he came out of his net to handle the puck behind the goal line and just left it, thinking his defenseman would collect it, but he hadn’t seen Matvei Michkov coming. The Russian fed Bobby Brink in front of the net, and just like that, the Habs were down 3-1. Of course, one could say there was a breakdown in communication between the goaltender and his defensemen, but still, Fowler cannot do that. That’s a mistake he’s not likely to repeat anytime soon.

Lil rookie mistake by Fowler leads to a Flyers goal 😅 pic.twitter.com/DaEqdndSdH

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) December 17, 2025

Not The Same Without Matheson

The Canadiens better hope that the veteran blueliner isn’t out long-term, because they missed him greatly tonight. Lane Hutson had to shoulder much of the load and spent over 27 minutes on the ice, which is a lot even by his standards. However, in his post-game press availability, coach Martin St-Louis explained he felt his team’s attack struggled tonight because it didn’t use its blueliners enough:

I felt like we died with the puck in the offensive zone because we weren’t using our defensemen. It’s a team that plays really tight in front of the net, and if you don’t use your blueliners, you’re playing three-on-five. It’s something we talked about before the game as well; we had trouble sending the puck up the zone. When you do that, you force those teams that are compact in front of the net to deploy themselves, and then you can attack more on the inside.

That’s a fair point, and it may go some way toward explaining the lack of shots in the first two periods, but this has now become a trend. You’re rarely going to win a game when you’ve had a total of 10 shots on net after 40 minutes.

Asked for his thoughts on Adam Engstrom, whom he’s now seen in a few games, the bench boss said:

Obviously, he’s a great skater. I just think he plays the game that’s in front of him. I don’t think he’s intimidated by the NHL; he just plays the game. I think he’s a confident kid, and he can do a lot on the ice. He doesn’t seem too worried out there, so not only has he got a lot of tools, but he’s also got the confidence behind the tools.

The pilot was very pleased with his ability to make reads at high speed, which bodes well for the young man’s future.

The Canadiens will practice in Brossard at 11:30 on Wednesday before leaving for their traditional children’s Christmas hospital visit at 1:30 PM. They'll play their next game on Thursday night at home against the Chicago Blackhawks, who will be without injured star Connor Bedard.

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The Detroit Red Wings owed the New York Islanders for their previous two losses in which they were outscored 12-2. 

Forward Alex DeBrincat, one of the hottest goal scorers in the NHL right now, made sure that New York wouldn't enjoy a third straight win over Detroit. 

He scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season, both on the power-play, in the third period of what would ultimately be a 3-2 Red Wings victory at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday evening. 

Not only did DeBrincat reach the 20-goal mark for the sixth consecutive season, but he also became the fastest Red Wings player to reach the plateau since Henrik Zetterberg in 2007-08, the most recent season in which they won the Stanley Cup. 

What's been going right for him? As the old adage goes, just get pucks on net. 

"Just shooting the puck a lot, I think," DeBrincat said. "Obviously playing with great players who get me the puck in good situations, and I'm just trying to pull the trigger as much as I can. Luckily, two went in today and hopefully it keeps going." 

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The Red Wings have not had a 40-goal scorer since Marian Hossa reached that mark during his first and only season in Detroit in 2008–09.

Following their devastating Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, Hossa signed with the Chicago Blackhawks and went on to win the Stanley Cup three times alongside current Red Wings forward Patrick Kane from 2010 to 2015.

Kane later developed an instant chemistry with DeBrincat during their time in Chicago, a special bond that they now share as members of the Red Wings. 

Head coach Todd McLellan made no secret about the fact that he appreciates the competitive nature of DeBrincat, and that it rubs off on the rest of his teammates. 

“His competitiveness rubs off on everybody else and his ability to shoot it into the net is second to none, so that combination is great," McLellan said. "He does so many other things that he almost drags the rest of the group into the game. That’s a good thing for us.”

Currently, DeBrincat is on pace to reach 48 goals, which would be the highest number by a Red Wings player since Brendan Shanahan scored 46 goals following his trade to Detroit in October 1996. 

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The biggest story going into the Tuesday matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers was the goaltending battle, which featured two netminders in Tristan Jarry and Stuart Skinner who were swapped in a trade between the teams on Friday. 

And, unfortunately for the Penguins, Jarry and the Oilers got the better of them.

The Penguins fell to the Oilers, 6-4, on Tuesday to bank their sixth consecutive loss and bring their record to 14-9-9. Edmonton scored three times on the power play, Connor McDavid registered four points, and Jarry stopped 26 of 30 Penguins' shots to propel the team to the win. 

Skinner allowed five goals on 22 shots, and he admitted the first part of the first period was a little weird for him. 

"It was definitely different. Super weird, like, taking a nap and thinking that I'm playing the old team," Skinner said. "So, the first period, I feel like for the first five minutes I kind of had to settle my game in and calm my mind down. And as the game went on, I think I did a better and better job at that. Obviously not the way that I wanted to start. I think I definitely could have helped these guys out on a few goals."

Skinner may have had the opportunity to settle in a bit more naturally. But an early disallowed goal may have changed the entire complexion of the game.

A little more than six minutes into the game, Rickard Rakell drew a tripping penalty on Mattias Ekholm. The Penguins had a generally lackluster power play after that, but Ben Kindel came in on the rush within the last 20 seconds of the man advantage and found Justin Brazeau in the slot, who sniped it past Jarry for what would have been his ninth goal of the season. 

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However, the Penguins were offside on the play, and the goal was called back. From there, they took a disastrous string of penalties that, ultimately, doomed them early on in the game. 

About a minute after the expiration of Ekholm's penalty, Danton Heinen took an interference penalty, followed by a Bryan Rust hooking penalty then a Brett Kulak - playing in his first game with the Penguins as well - delay of game penalty that came just 18 seconds after the Rust penalty to give the Oilers an extended five-on-three. 

Zach Hyman scored on the two-man advantage with assists from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who recorded his 1,000th career NHL point on the play. He became the first German-born player to ever reach the 1,000-point mark. 

Draisaitl hits 1,000 @NHL points on Hyman's opening PPG 🙌 #LetsGoOilerspic.twitter.com/2Jto5GsASM

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 17, 2025

Then - still on the power play - McDavid skated through the neutral zone and through the entire Penguins' penalty-killing unit for a breakaway, and he buried it just 16 seconds after the first power play goal. Even though Tommy Novak responded with a late first-period goal - and the rest of the game was back-and-forth - the Penguins could never quite recover after those initial power play goals. 

Skinner let in a leaky goal to Matt Savoie early in the second period, and the Penguins - once again - responded via a booming one-timer on the power play by Erik Karlsson to make it 3-2. Sidney Crosby registered the primary assist on the play, putting him just one point shy of tying Mario Lemieux for the Penguins' all-time lead in points. But Brazeau took another Penguins' penalty a few minutes later, and Evan Bouchard had a power play goal of his own from the slot to put Edmonton back up by two. 

Vasily Podkolzin added a goal in the third period to make it 5-2, then Bryan Rust scored with the net empty with less than four minutes to go in regulation to make it 5-3. But McDavid got his second of the night on the empty net after that, and Heinen's goal with 14 seconds left on the clock was too little, too late.

"The season's always going to be a bit of a roller coaster, and obviously, right now, we're in a downswing," Rust said. "And I think we can't just go around here moping around and coming in every day with long faces. I think each day is a new day. We'll think about this one for the rest of the night, to learn our lessons, to move on.

"Obviously, we've had a few too many lessons to learn here recently, but we can't sit and sulk and dwell on it."

'We're Ripping Off The Band-Aid Right Away': Skinner, Jarry To Square Off Against Former TeamsThe Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers completed a trade Friday that involved a goaltender swap - and they will face off against each other in their new uniforms Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Here are some takeaways from this one:

- The story of this game was special teams from start to finish. And, unfortunately, the Penguins just didn't have an answer for Edmonton's lethal power play unit. 

But they didn't do themselves any favors in the first period. 

First, there was the inteference call on Heinen near the midway point of the first. The Penguins did a pretty good job killing off the first half of that penalty until Rust was called for hooking a minute and eight seconds later. Edmonton went to the five-on-three. 

And - once again - the Penguins did pretty well for themselves. That is, until Kulak airmailed a clearing attempt into the stands, extending the Oilers' five-on-three.

That's when Hyman scored and gave Draisaitl point No. 1,000. Then, just 14 seconds later, McDavid walked the entire Penguins' penalty kill and went right in on Skinner, who never had a chance. 

When things aren't going well for your team, you have to find a way to stay disciplined and stay out of the box, especially against a power play as lethal as Edmonton's. The call on Brazeau ahead of Bouchard's goal was a bit weak, but it was still costly. 

The Penguins were a pretty decent five-on-five team in this game, but - in a rare instance - their special teams let them down big-time.

- I think it might be time to break up that top line.

They're getting caved in defensively on most nights and aren't generating enough on offense to make up for it. They look slow. Crosby is turning the puck over with high frequency, Rust is hard to watch in his own zone, and Rakell looks like the only player on the line interested in playing a full 200-foot game, even if he's still shaking off some rust. 

Most first lines are outmatching them at five-on-five. They really need a new look, and - although I don't expect it to happen - I do think Crosby and Rust need to be split up. They're becoming a liability defensively together. 

I don't love the idea of breaking up the second line - as I think that has, generally, been the Penguins' best line - but I'd give Brazeau some runway with Crosby and Rakell and let Rust slide down to the second line with Kindel and McGroarty. Just swap those guys for a few games and see if it works. Maybe McGroarty can see some minutes on the top line in place of Brazeau instead. 

I really do think that Rakell and Crosby should be kept together regardless. Rakell not only has chemistry with Crosby, he also has a defensive conscience. I think either McGroarty or Brazeau could be a good complement there. 

But, regardless, something needs to change at the top of the lineup. The Penguins are limited on center depth right now, so honestly, it wouldn't surprise me to see Rakell get some reps at center on the second line - even if I'm not sure that's the best way for the Penguins to go right now. 

Opinion: The Penguins Need To Right The Ship - And It Starts With Their LeadersThe Pittsburgh Penguins are mired in their worst stretch of the season, and it's up to Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, and Kris Letang to pull them out of it.

- Aside from the Savoie goal, not much of this can be pinned on Skinner tonight. 

It's not ideal to greet your newly acquired goaltender - in his first game in your uniform which happens to be against his former team - by giving him an endless three-on-five to defend against in his first period as part of the team. The unfortunate thing is that Skinner made some saves in this game, but his start was tainted from the beginning because of that five-on-three. 

It will be interesting to see who gets the net Thursday between Skinner and Arturs Silovs. I thought, for the most part, Skinner was fine on Tuesday, all things considered. 

- This was a really, really rough night for Karlsson and, especially, Parker Wotherspoon.

Wotherspoon was on for all five of the Oilers' goals against aside from the empty-net goal, and Karlsson was on for five as well (including the empty-net goal). Wotherspoon was credited with two giveaways, and he also got undressed on McDavid's breakaway goal and didn't look particularly good on Podkolzin's goal. 

Podzilla attack 🦖 #LetsGoOilerspic.twitter.com/uCiH7hqNQS

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 17, 2025

Karlsson was one for five against - including the empty-net goal - and he looked lost in his own zone and in the neutral zone all night. 

Look, every player is entitled to a bad game or two. Wotherspoon and Karlsson have been so, so good for the Penguins for most of the season, but like everyone else lately, their play has fallen off in a big way in recent games. 

With Kulak in the mix, it will be interesting to see how Muse shuffles the defensive pairings. I'd keep Wotherspoon and Karlsson together for now, but things are starting to fall apart a bit.

- Speaking of Kulak, I thought he was - for the most part - fine in his Penguins' debut. Obviously, the delay of game penalty was very costly, but aside from that one huge blip on the radar, he was fine next to partner Jack St. Ivany, who was also playing in his first NHL game this season. 

'It Just Made Sense For Us To Do It At This Time': Penguins' GM Kyle Dubas Gives Insight On Jarry TradeIt's safe to say that <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/breaking-penguins-deal-tristan-jarry-to-edmonton-oilers">the trade sending Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday</a> - which returned goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick - surprised a whole lot of people, fans and players alike.

I thought St. Ivany looked a bit rusty, which is to be expected in a player's first game of the season in mid-December. One thing I did like from him, though, is that he was engaged physically, and he was tied for the team lead in hits with four. 

I'd give that pairing a few games runway. But I also think it wouldn't be the worst thing to try Kulak with Kris Letang, who has struggled this season. Ryan Shea's play has fallen off lately, and he's still, ideally, a third-pairing or seventh defenseman on a playoff team. 

- This is six straight losses for the Penguins. They went 0-2-3 on their five-game homestand, and they are 0-2-4 without Evgeni Malkin in the lineup. 

As I've said for much of the past week, the Penguins' leadership group just needs to find a way to lead this team out of the rut it's in. There's no other choice, no other way. Crosby needs to be better. Rust needs to be better. Karlsson needs to be better, and so does Letang. Most teams are only as good as their best players will take them, and right now, the Penguins aren't getting enough from their top players.

If they hope to salvage their season, it needs to start with them and with a reset on the road, beginning in Ottawa against the Senators on Thursday.

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San Jose Sharks forward Jeff Skinner has hit a new career milestone.

During the Sharks' Dec. 16 contest against the Calgary Flames, Skinner officially played in the 1,100th game of his NHL career. 

It is undoubtedly a big accomplishment for an NHL player to reach 1,100 career games, and Skinner is now the latest player to do so. This new milestone shows just how strong of a career the Sharks sniper has had. What also makes it even more impressive is that he is still just 33 years old. 

Skinner became an NHL regular immediately after being selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with the seventh-overall pick of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, as he put up a 63-point season as a rookie in 2010-11. Now, Skinner is in his 16th NHL season.

Skinner joined the Sharks this off-season when he signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the club in free agency. In 21 games so far this season with the Sharks, he has recorded four goals and seven points. 

In 1,100 career NHL games split between the Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, and Sharks, Skinner has posted 377 goals, 329 assists, and 706 points.