Hockey headlines for January 15, 2021

Friday, January 15, 2021

OT winner caps debut for Wild rookie Kaprizov: 'Yeah, he's something else.' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
New Capitals season, old names in the goal column as Caps beat Sabres in opener (Washington Post)
Mark Stone shows his captain’s stripes in Golden Knights’ win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Evander Kane, Martin Jones shine as Sharks top Coyotes in shootout (San Jose Mercury News)
Laine leads Jets to 4-3 OT win over Flames (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blais hit earns him a two-game suspension from NHL (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks announce Seabrook's injury; put Toews, Dach on LTIR (Chicago Daily Herald)
Blue Jackets coaches won't gripe about masks (Columbus Dispatch)
Coyotes taking risk allowing 3,450 fans watch them play (Arizona Republic)
Wild know what they’re up against with COVID: ‘It could ruin your season’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Why Patrick Marleau might soon be NHL’s active ironman streak leader (San Jose Mercury News)
McDavid and Draisaitl lead Oilers in rematch win over Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Islanders shut out Rangers on opening night (New York Newsday)
Carolina Hurricanes open new season with 3-0 win over Detroit Red Wings (Raleigh News & Observer)
Brad Marchand lifts Bruins to shootout win over Devils in season-opener (Boston Herald)
Sabres can't overcome 'very disappointing start,' drop season opener to Capitals (Buffalo News)
Coyotes force OT, but fall to Sharks in season opener (Arizona Republic)
Ty Smith’s 1st NHL goal not enough as Devils fall to Bruins in shootout (NJ.com)
McDavid makes amends with hat trick performance (Vancouver Province)
Kings’ season opener spoiled by Wild’s Russian rookie (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ducks sputter early and late in season-opening loss to Golden Knights (Orange County Register)
Wings eye redemption after opening night loss (Detroit Free Press)
Goalie Markstrom snags point for Flames despite season-opening loss (Calgary Sun)
Rangers lose Rooney to injury, suffer Shesterkin scare (New York Newsday)
Eric Staal's status uncertain after taking elbow to the jaw in Sabres' loss (Buffalo News)
Robin Lehner starts in net for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Laine silences rumours, naysayers with masterclass performance (Winnipeg Sun)
Rangers rookies get rough NHL welcome (New York Post)
Season-opener ends Valimaki’s extended wait for another taste of NHL action (Calgary Sun)
Isles youngsters Dobson, Bellows play like vets in opener (New York Newsday)
Flashy forward gets green light after passing COVID-19 test (Winnipeg Free Press)
As the NHL season gets underway, the Florida Panthers watch, practice and wait (Miami Herald)
Bowness: Jamie Benn, Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov ‘dominating’ as Stars’ top line in camp (Dallas Morning News)
Jackets coach Tortorella ready for more hurdles (Columbus Dispatch)
Marc-Andre Fleury, Robin Lehner OK with sharing net (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘It just wasn’t meant to be’: Blake Comeau looks back on missing majority of Stars’ Cup Final appearance (Dallas Morning News)
Oskar Lindblom and Nolan Patrick make inspiring returns to the Flyers’ lineup (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panarin doesn't feel pressure to duplicate Year 1 with Rangers (New York Newsday)
We'll have to wait to find out if White is the odd-man out in the middle (Ottawa Citizen)
Enemies no more, Clifford joins revived fourth line with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
For a rookie defenseman, no better mentors than Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh (Tampa Bay Times)
Ducks want taxi squad players to be included and ready (Orange County Register)
Kings’ choice for helmet logo creates ‘goosebumps’ (Los Angeles Times)
Maple Leafs to be featured on new Amazon docuseries (Toronto Star)