Hockey headlines for January 31, 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

Extraordinary Avalanche defeats Buffalo Sabres to tie NHL record for victories in any month (Denver Post)
Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov bust scoring slump to give Stars ‘crucial’ 6-1 win over Bruins (Dallas Morning News)
Wild sweeps through New York, holds off Islanders for fifth win in row (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi replaces Nathan MacKinnon on All-Star team (The Tennessean)
Capitals’ Kuznetsov added to All-Star Game roster (Washington Times)
Rangers' Fox will miss All-Star Game because of an injury (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights agree to contract extensions with 3 players (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mario Ferraro spends hours in dentist’s chair, still meets Sharks at breakfast (San Jose Mercury News)
First injury to Canada's Olympic hockey team is to head coach Claude Julien (Edmonton Journal)
Leafs fans love Michael Bunting’s scrappy side (Globe & Mail)
Break in case of emergency: The Barkov-Huberdeau pairing is the Panthers’ secret weapon (Miami Herald)
Size matters as Myers may have escaped suspension for big hit (Vancouver Province)
Maple Leafs' Cup drought hits another painful milestone (Toronto Sun)
Ducks’ general manager search moving into new phase, reports say (Orange County Register)
Developed in the desert: Phoenix native Matthew Knies earns spot on U.S. Olympic hockey team (Arizona Republic)
Canes roll into the All-Star break on a win streak after 2-1 victory over the Sharks (Raleigh News & Observer)
K’Andre Miller’s late goal saves Rangers after ‘awful’ performance (New York Post)
Blue Jackets down Canadiens for second straight win (Columbus Dispatch)
Islanders' comeback against Wild falls short (New York Newsday)
Reimer shines, but late goal sinks Sharks in loss to Carolina Hurricanes (San Jose Mercury News)
With no secondary scoring (again), Penguins’ latest comeback bid comes up short (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kraken stunned by last-minute goal in defeat to Rangers (Seattle Times)
Stars make short work of Linus Ullmark, bury Bruins in flurry of goals (Boston Globe)
Another loss for Canadiens, but only 6-3 this time against Columbus (Montreal Gazette)
Stars penalty kill shows signs of improvement by blanking Boston’s power play unit (Dallas Morning News)
Ilya Sorokin, Semyon Varlamov struggling at inopportune time for Islanders (New York Post)
Penguins forward Danton Heinen a late scratch against Kings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blue Jackets' Domi enjoys return to Montreal to face Canadiens (Columbus Dispatch)
Islanders unveil plaque honoring former owner Charles Wang (New York Newsday)
Deeper, heavier new-look Edmonton Oilers getting their swagger back (Edmonton Sun)
Blues can't afford many Winnipeg-like efforts once they return from break (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jets could crash without leaving runway (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Flyers are ‘not in any way’ satisfied after first win in January (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nashville Predators' Juuse Saros is the hardest working man in NHL, but is the workload too much? (The Tennessean)
Need a spark? Lightning’s Pat Maroon is the one for the job (Tampa Bay Times)
J.T. Miller's high-risk, high-reward game is always a gamble (Vancouver Province)
Blackhawks’ Sam Lafferty making immediate impact with speed, energy (Chicago Sun-Times)
Gaudette finds his groove, moving up the lineup because of injuries (Ottawa Citizen)
For Leafs' Rasmus Sandin, more minutes mean a 'different style of game' (Toronto Sun)
‘We need that type of player in our lineup’: Opportunity knocks for Flames rookie Ruzicka (Calgary Sun)
John Hayden and Tage Thompson rally Sabres in memory of Teddy Balkind (Buffalo News)