Hockey headlines for January 3, 2025

Friday, January 3, 2025

Alex Ovechkin moves a goal closer to Gretzky, but Caps fall in shootout (Washington Post)
Jonathan Quick helps Rangers start 2025 with skid-busting win over Bruins (New York Post)
Devon Toews completes wild Avalanche comeback in 6-5 overtime win (Denver Post)
‘Weird’ goal spoils solid night for Sergei Bobrovsky as Panthers fall to Hurricanes (Miami Herald)
USA routs Switzerland, heads to world juniors hockey semifinals; full schedule (USA Today)
Bad reffing? Canada feels heartbreak after getting KO'd from world juniors (Ottawa Sun)
Jared Spurgeon avoids season-ending injury but will miss multiple weeks (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nashville Predators' Zach L'Heureux suspended three games for slew-foot on Jared Spurgeon (The Tennessean)
Dallas Stars extend rookie forward Oskar Bäck on a two-year deal (Dallas Morning News)
Jonathan Toews considering trying to resume NHL career, per report (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canada gets eliminated from world juniors by Czechia for the second year in a row (Ottawa Sun)
Ryan Leonard pays a price in rout of Swiss that puts US in semi-final at World Juniors (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings prospects lead teams into World Junior semifinals (MLive.com)
NHL goal leader Draisaitl remains focused on two-way game with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Needed response: San Jose Sharks beat Lightning behind Askarov’s solid effort (San Jose Mercury News)
Lawson Crouse breaks out in Utah Hockey Club win (Salt Lake Tribune)
Berggren's breakaway goal lifts Wings to dramatic win against Blue Jackets (Detroit News)
Sparked by Roope Hintz’s two-goal night, Stars’ top line comes alive in win vs. Senators (Dallas Morning News)
Bobby McMann does the scoring, Joseph Woll the stopping in Leafs’ win over Islanders (Toronto Star)
Jets' mistakes costly in 4-3 loss to Ducks (Winnipeg Free Press)
Lightning surrender Sharks’ 1st home win since November (Tampa Bay Times)
Kraken fall in shootout, but not before more late drama with Canucks (Seattle Times)
Detroit Red Wings deal Columbus Blue Jackets gut-wrenching loss with late breakaway (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins’ scoring woes continue in 2-1 loss to Rangers (Boston Herald)
Islanders can't find a way to beat Maple Leafs in spirited game (New York Newsday)
Another blown lead, but a 'scrappy' character win on the road (Vancouver Province)
Fuming Senators captain Brady Tkachuk calls loss to Stars "embarrassing" and "unnacceptable" (Ottawa Sun)
Lightning’s Victor Hedman bloodied by puck to head against Sharks (Tampa Bay Times)
Thatcher Demko leaves game vs. Seattle with back spasms (Vancouver Province)
Islanders’ Anders Lee not surprised his potential game-tying goal didn’t count in loss (New York Post)
Brett Berard notches first NHL game-winning goal in ‘special’ Rangers moment (New York Post)
Rare, prolonged cold streak for Jared McCann doesn’t help Kraken’s struggles (Seattle Times)
Forward Arttu Hyry makes NHL debut with Stars vs. Ottawa (Dallas Morning News)
Return to Colorado is a big day on the calendar for Sabres' defenseman Bowen Byram (Buffalo News)
Todd McLellan explains risky challenge that nearly backfired for Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
No regrets for Ducks' Jacob Trouba after messy split from New York (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin will miss at least one game with lower-body injury (Denver Post)
Islanders in tricky Anthony Duclair spot with season at critical point (New York Post)
Poor goaltending one of Blackhawks' many problems during ongoing collapse (Chicago Sun-Times)
Can Cody Glass stop the revolving door the Penguins have had since the Lars Eller trade? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
P.O Joseph happy to be back with Penguins and wants to stay this time (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Oilers defenceman Emberson flying under the radar, and that's a good thing (Edmonton Sun)
Colton Dach will make his Chicago Blackhawks — and NHL — debut against his brother: ‘Keep it family-friendly out there’ (Chicago Inquirer)
‘I can play in the NHL’: How Uvis Balinskis has earned team’s trust in Year 2 with Panthers (Miami Herald)
Nashville Predators recall defenseman Spencer Stastney, forward Ozzy Wiesblatt (The Tennessean)