Hockey headlines for January 5, 2022

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Jets dump lowly Coyotes to win desert duel (Winnipeg Sun)
High-scoring Florida Panthers top Calgary Flames to close perfect homestand (Miami Herald)
Lightning get back on pace in win over Blue Jackets (Tampa Bay Times)
The status of Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid is up in the air for Leafs-Oilers game (Toronto Star)
NHL fine-tuning Islanders’ COVID-19 ravaged schedule (New York Post)
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn exits COVID-19 protocols (Dallas Morning News)
Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov placed in COVID-19 protocols; Cam York activated (Philadelphia Inquirer)
San Jose Sharks captain placed in NHL’s COVID-19 protocol (San Jose Mercury News)
One Penguins player enters COVID protocol, three removed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canadiens add four more players to NHL's COVID-19 protocol list (Montreal Gazette)
Sabres' Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Anders Bjork enter NHL Covid protocol (Buffalo News)
Jeff Vinik sells Lightning stake to private equity firm Arctos (Tampa Bay Times)
Weeks after scary hit, Stars' Kero 'appreciative' of Blackhawks who reached out (Chicago Daily Herald)
Lambert polishing coaching credentials as Isles' interim leader (New York Newsday)
Troy Terry’s 1st NHL hat trick propels Ducks past Flyers (Orange County Register)
Filip Forsberg's 2 goal push Nashville Predators past Golden Knights, into first place (The Tennessean)
Bertuzzi, Suter each score two as Red Wings sink Sharks, 6-2 (Detroit Free Press)
Bruins outlast Devils for third straight win (Boston Herald)
Blackhawks’ comeback spoiled by Cale Makar’s spectacular winner (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flyers lose 4-1 to Ducks, finish road trip 1-2-1 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights lose in rookie goaltender’s 1st NHL start (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Without two key players, Sharks fall apart in loss to Detroit Red Wings (San Jose Mercury News)
Coyotes lose close one to Jets in first home game in three weeks (Arizona Republic)
Shorthanded Blue Jackets lit up by Lightning (Columbus Dispatch)
Several Red Wings stepped up in key win before trip (MLive.com)
Ducks, Flyers take the ice without key contributors (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets forced to compensate without Werenski, Texier and Merzlikins (Columbus Dispatch)
Sharks’ Vlasic among scratches for game vs. Detroit Red Wings (San Jose Mercury News)
Wings' Zadina needs to hit reset button after being healthy scratch (Detroit Free Press)
Coyotes glad to be back on the ice for a game after extended breaks (Arizona Republic)
Rangers’ second line clicking on short notice during Artemi Panarin’s absence (New York Post)
Schenn gives the Blues a full set of forwards and gives Berube some options (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Dmitry Orlov, Ilya Samsonov leave Capitals practice with apparent injuries (Washington Post)
Maple Leafs' Ondrej Kase absent from practice after ‘tweaking something’ during off-ice workout (Toronto Sun)
Edmonton Oilers have more to worry about than Koskinen (Edmonton Sun)
Lafrenière starting to show why he was a No. 1 pick (New York Newsday)
'Sometimes the simple play is the right play': Kris Letang's efficient work a boon for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canucks’ Quinn Hughes ‘taking it personal’ on defence in developing complete game (Vancouver Province)
High-energy prospect Emil Heineman aiming for ‘hopefully a lot of seasons in Calgary’ (Calgary Sun)
Wild calls up first-round picks Boldy, Rossi from minor leagues (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)