NHL Capsules: Darryl Sutter wins in Calgary (The Canadian Press)

CALGARY - The Los Angeles Kings knew that winning in Darryl Sutter's return to Calgary was a big deal for the stoic head coach, even if he wouldn't admit it.

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Wilson hints at Christmas contract extension (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Toronto head coach Ron Wilson is making his Christmas wish known to Santa Claus — and Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke.

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Winnipeg Jets meet Montreal for 2nd time (The Canadian Press)

WINNIPEG - With the line in sight that separates the playoff-bound from the rest of the pack in the NHL, Winnipeg Jets head coach Claude Noel wants more effort from his team when they meet the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

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Darryl Sutter hired as coach of L.A. Kings (The Canadian Press)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Darryl Sutter will be the Los Angeles Kings' next head coach, general manager Dean Lombardi announced Tuesday.

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Luongo most expensive bench warmer as Schneider starts Tuesday (The Province)

If the Canucks are in the middle of a goalie controversy, head coach Alain Vigneault is not saying.

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Nugent-Hopkins, Dubnyk spur Oilers to comeback victory (The Edmonton Journal)

On a raging opening night that Edmonton Oilers head coach Tom Renney laughingly called “hormone hockey,” the kids came through. Goalie Devan Dubnyk rewarded Renney for his faith as he got the start over veteran Nikolai Khabibulin as he made 28 straight stops after Kris Letang’s power-play slapshot three minutes into the 65-minute affair.

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Panthers blank Isles 2-0 (AP)

The Florida Panthers spoiled the New York Islanders' home opener. Stephen Weiss and Jason Garrison scored and Jose Theodore made 27 saves to lead the Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Islanders on Saturday night. Brian Campbell added two assists as the Panthers won in Kevin Dineen's first game as an NHL head coach.

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Montreal Canadiens’ power play struggling without powerful point shot (The Montreal Gazette)

Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin believes that special teams and goaltending are the keys to victory, but his team goes into the season with a major concern about the power play and it won’t be resolved when Andrei Markov returns to the lineup.

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Claude Noel named Winnipeg NHL team’s coach (CBC.ca)

Claude Noel is officially named the first head coach of Winnipeg's new NHL franchise.

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Maple Leafs name two new assistants (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson will have some new assistants on the bench next season.

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