Hockey headlines for January 14, 2021

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Lightning celebrate, then dominate in opener (Tampa Bay Times)
Blues come on strong to beat Avs in opener (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers whip Pittsburgh Penguins in opener, 6-3, as Joel Farabee leads way with 4 points (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maple Leafs open with thrilling OT victory over Canadiens (Toronto Sun)
'I can't be more honored': Wings name Dylan Larkin captain (Detroit News)
Hoglander makes memorable debut, Boeser delivers (Vancouver Province)
Golden Knights name first captain (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lafreniere filled with nervous excitement for NHL debut (New York Newsday)
Avalanche’s Erik Johnson out with positive COVID test, one of 27 NHL players during training camp (Denver Post)
San Jose Sharks rookie unavailable due to COVID-19 protocol (San Jose Mercury News)
Detroit Red Wings' Darren Helm out due to COVID-19 protocol (Detroit Free Press)
Miller, Benn forced to miss Canucks' opening week due to COVID-19 tests (Vancouver Province)
Hoffman misses Blues opener due to work visa issue (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
‘We’ll be ready as best we can’: Start of Stars’ season still in flux amid team’s COVID-19 outbreak (Dallas Morning News)
After Much Different Bubble Stays, Rangers and Islanders Start New Year (New York Times)
Sabres prepared for new 'norm' of playing in front of no fans (Buffalo News)
Stars, GM Jim Nill maximize cap flexibility in constructing regular-season roster (Dallas Morning News)
Steve Yzerman eager to see Red Wings’ young players, prospects improve (MLive.com)
Seems like yesterday Connor McDavid was 18, now the Oilers captain is 24 (Edmonton Journal)
Avalanche loses to St. Louis Blues, drops first game of season at Ball Arena (Denver Post)
Penguins open season with 3-goal loss to Flyers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Newcomers look good, but Canadiens fall 5-4 to Leafs in OT (Montreal Gazette)
Disappointing start as Oilers drop season opener to Vancouver Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Erik Gustafsson ignites power play in his first game with Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning winger Mathieu Joseph takes advantage of opening night promotion (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins penalty kill gives Flyers life in Game 1 letdown (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
What’s different about a Lightning game without fans (Tampa Bay Times)
Jackets confident they can win Stanley Cup (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers' expectations this season: Make the playoffs (New York Newsday)
Flames enter shortened season with lofty expectations (Calgary Sun)
Arizona Coyotes' 25th season arrives with challenges (Arizona Republic)
After a short training camp, Capitals feel as ready as they can be for the season opener (Washington Times)
Kings approach new season with playoff aspirations (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ducks hope mixture of veterans and youngsters can end playoff drought (Los Angeles Times)
Golden Knights begin season with reconfigured roster (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kings announce active roster for opener against Wild with several players out (Los Angeles Times)
Coyotes' regular-season roster set for opener (Arizona Republic)
Devils set roster, ready for 2021 opener (NorthJersey.com)
Gerry Mayhew, Brad Hunt and Kaapo Kahkonen make Wild's opening roster (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bobrovsky makes first practice appearance but won’t be on ice for Panthers’ season opener (Miami Herald)
San Jose Sharks to start season without key defenseman (San Jose Mercury News)
Ilya Samsonov, the Caps’ present and future in goal, is ready for the spotlight (Washington Post)
If this is it for Pekka's Preds career, he'll go out changing diapers (The Tennessean)
'Batman needs Robin:' How Sabres' Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall could be elite duo (Buffalo News)
Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov is viewed as the savior. Is he ready for that? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Erik Karlsson’s return to health will be key to San Jose Sharks’ resurgence (San Jose Mercury News)
Flames' Tkachuk aims to prove how high his ceiling is this season (Calgary Sun)
Shea Theodore emerges as top defenseman for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gaudreau, Monahan anxious to prove they can still be dynamic duo for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Blue Jackets to fill Koivu void with Texier (Columbus Dispatch)
Anders Bjork determined to prove his value in his fourth season (Boston Globe)
Panthers’ Ryan Lomberg wants to be ‘relentless,’ ‘physical’ and ‘fast’ on fourth line (Miami Herald)
Top prospect Thomas Harley makes Stars camp debut, but what will Dallas decide to do with him? (Dallas Morning News)
Coyotes to wear new purple 'reverse retro' jersey 5 times (Arizona Republic)
NC Trump supporter said NHL pushed to have him fired. NHL said it’s never heard of him (Raleigh News & Observer)