Hockey headlines for January 8, 2022

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Canes offense stays red hot as Carolina tops Calgary for its ninth win in 10 games (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blues bounce back, bounce Capitals 5-1 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Saturday’s Canucks game against Senators postponed (Vancouver Province)
Ducks await COVID-19 test results as uncertainty looms (Orange County Register)
Injured Kaprizov won't play Saturday; loss stings as Wild prepares to face Capitals (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Mitch Marner, Pierre Engvall go into protocol as Maple Leafs face more adjustments (Toronto Sun)
Blue Jackets' Texier tests positive for COVID-19 (Columbus Dispatch)
Canadiens add Alex Belzile and Kale Clague to NHL's COVID-19 list (Montreal Gazette)
Rangers lose forwards Hunt and Gauthier (New York Newsday)
Well-traveled Riley Nash arrives to join new Coyotes teammates (Arizona Republic)
COVID cancels Tuukka Rask’s scheduled start with the Providence Bruins (Boston Globe)
Jets call off skate to Saskatoon (Winnipeg Sun)
Marc-Andre Fleury opens up about returning to face Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marc-André Fleury wants to be all business in his 1st game against his former team, but the Chicago Blackhawks goalie admits it ‘may be emotional’ (Chicago Tribune)
Canadiens build bridge to a brighter future in 2022 (Montreal Gazette)
Capitals start fast, then slow to a crawl and get overrun by the Blues (Washington Post)
Flames defenceman Hanifin relishes marquee matchups: ‘I think that’s made me better as a player’ (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton Oilers return home in surprisingly good spirits (Edmonton Sun)
Hurry up and pack: Wings scramble to deal with schedule shift (Detroit Free Press)
Kraken seeking better neutral-zone play to improve transition offense (Seattle Times)
King OK with 'broken record' message -- now it's up to Blackhawks to respond (Chicago Daily-Herald)
With Jeff Carter, Evgeni Malkin nearing returns, Penguins make roster moves (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flyers’ Derick Brassard doubtful after one game back (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jakub Vrana gradually working toward what Red Wings hope is February return (MLive.com)
‘It’s clicking and it looks good’: Stars’ Gurianov-Benn-Seguin line starting to come into form (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins forward Brian Boyle finds professional and personal balance (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'Trustworthy' Czarnik has filled in nicely for Isles (New York Newsday)
Rangers’ Barclay Goodrow filling in on 2nd line exposes fourth line (New York Post)
Brandon Hagel further cementing NHL value in 2021-22, even with Blackhawks struggling (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sharks’ Ryan Merkley shows ‘a lot of promise’ in return to NHL (San Jose Mercury News)
Michael Peca using his role in Rochester to help Sabres build a winner (Buffalo News)
Sabres to put Rick Jeanneret banner in the rafters as part of April 1 tribute (Buffalo News)