Hockey headlines for January 4, 2022

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Streaking Rangers roll past Oilers (New York Newsday)
Anxious Maple Leafs await Auston Matthews' COVID test result (Toronto Sun)
Ducks cancel practice after Nicolas Deslauriers, Derek Grant test positive for COVID-19 (Orange County Register)
Wild winger Greenway in COVID protocols, goalie Talbot injured (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson among 10 Stars players to exit COVID-19 protocols (Dallas Morning News)
Panthers coach ‘disappointed’ in Sam Bennett suspension. Here’s how they will replace him (Miami Herald)
Copp has a COVID Christmas (Winnipeg Free Press)
Dave Hakstol, Ron Francis weigh in on challenges after Kraken’s home game vs. Senators is postponed (Seattle Times)
Coyotes ready for first game of new calendar year after a week of postponements (Arizona Republic)
Islanders see upcoming schedule as ‘blessing for us’ (New York Post)
Georgiev makes 33 saves in first start since Dec. 17 (New York Newsday)
Suddenly, the Blues are healthy — and they look good (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Recent absences on defense allowed Rangers to examine depth (New York Post)
Red Wings contemplate changes on struggling power play (MLive.com)
Sharks’ Boughner looks at shaking up defense after ugly loss to Penguins (San Jose Mercury News)
Sutter praises Gaudreau as ‘one of the best 200-foot players in the league right now’ (Calgary Sun)
As Tristan Jarry exits COVID isolation, could the Penguins finally be nearing full strength? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Carter Hart, Scott Laughton return to practice; ‘No timeline’ for Ryan Ellis’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights get 2 key players back at practice Monday (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maple Leafs' pandemic pause could help save Jack Campbell (Toronto Sun)
Confident Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is finding a home in Sabres' crease (Buffalo News)
Demko better than advertised in latest remarkable run (Vancouver Province)
Carolina forward Nino Niederreiter coming through for the Canes when it matters most (Raleigh News & Observer)
Dobson blossoms with some encouragement from Chara (New York Newsday)
Henrik Borgstrom’s best fit with Blackhawks starting to come into focus (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jake McCabe moving his feet, improving as Blackhawks’ season progresses (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist overcomes obstacles - not setbacks - to reach the NHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Brown sticks with Blues as team back to full strength at forward (St. Louis Post Dispatch)