Hockey headlines for January 6, 2022

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Blackhawks’ Alex Nylander experiment ends with trade to Penguins (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sidney Crosby sparks comeback win over Blues, upping Penguins' win streak to 9 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hot Mikheyev scores winner to send Maple Leafs to fourth consecutive victory (Toronto Sun)
Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim latest Flyers to hit COVID-19 protocols (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Reports: Owen Power to play for Team Canada at Beijing Olympics (Buffalo News)
Canadiens' Jan. 15 game postponed; two more players added to COVID list (Montreal Gazette)
Chicago Blackhawks’ Jan. 18 game in Edmonton is postponed — their 6th postponement — because of attendance restrictions in Canada (Chicago Tribune)
Another Leafs home game postponed as NHL cites ‘Canadian attendance restrictions’ (Toronto Star)
Montreal Canadiens name Chantal Machabée VP of communications (Montreal Gazette)
Fenway Sports Group formally takes over Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues can't withstand Penguins' pressure in 5-3 loss (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Oilers put up determined effort but lose fifth straight falling to Maple Leafs (Edmonton Journal)
Jets interim coach making team his own (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild’s Dean Evason: ‘We need to work our way out’ of five-game losing streak (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Back to full strength: Stars players clear COVID list, face immediate challenge in Florida Panthers (Dallas Morning News)
Sharks’ thin roster being exposed by COVID absences, injuries (San Jose Mercury News)
Artemi Panarin out again but Rangers return grows nearer (New York Post)
Ferraro returns, but Sharks’ defense in flux with Karlsson, Middleton injuries (San Jose Mercury News)
Pettersson’s pluck to improve game now slowed by COVID-19 (Vancouver Province)
Back from mono, Jack Quinn determined to earn a permanent spot with Sabres (Buffalo News)
With offense ticking up across the NHL, Stars will depend on goalie duo for upcoming stretch (Dallas Morning News)
With Talbot out, Kahkonen steps in as Wild's starting goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ondrej Palat should be remembered as ‘one of the top players that ever was a Bolt’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Red Wings’ Filip Zadina should feel urgency after being scratched (MLive.com)
Florida Panthers’ Anton Lundell is shining as a rookie but also sees the larger plan (Miami Herald)
Rask clears waivers for Wild, headed for taxi squad; Bjugstad sidelined (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Arizona Coyotes enter sports betting landscape with digital presence (Arizona Republic)