Hockey headlines for January 16, 2024

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

No. 552! Fleury passes Roy in wins as Wild shut out Islanders to end skid (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Tristan Jarry earns another shutout as Penguins defensively dominate red-hot Kraken (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
It was Justin Williams’ big day with Hurricanes but Kings won the game (Raleigh News & Observer)
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program (Denver Post)
Bedard skates, but timeline to return remains same (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Red Wings await word on severity of Patrick Kane’s injury (MLive.com)
Bowness honour longtime coming (Winnipeg Free Press)
MLK Day a missed opportunity for NHL to promote diversity (Edmonton Sun)
Alex Ovechkin’s decline, the Jets, and other compelling storylines from the first half of the NHL season (Boston Globe)
Wild GM Bill Guerin acknowledges problems, but won’t second-guess his decisions (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
What Predators center Tommy Novak said about impending free agency, where he wants to play (The Tennessean)
Jason Dickinson represents Blackhawks’ most interesting trade-or-sign decision (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruins grind out 3-0 win over Devils (Boston Herald)
An impressive performance by Canadiens in 4-3 win over Avalanche (Montreal Gazette)
Canadiens send Avalanche to 4-3 defeat with late third-period goal (Denver Post)
Running on road trip fumes, leaning on Casey DeSmith (Vancouver Province)
Nico Daws sharp again, but Devils blanked by Bruins 3-0 (NJ.com)
Absences bite Kraken in loss to Penguins as club-record win streak ends (Seattle Times)
Nashville Predators fall to shorthanded Vegas Golden Knights, ending winning streak at two (The Tennessean)
Missed opportunities cost Sharks in loss to Buffalo Sabres (San Jose Mercury News)
Goaltending, special teams not enough as Blues lose to Flyers, 4-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kraken call in all reinforcements for road game against Penguins (Seattle Times)
Isles' Appleby replaces Sorokin in third, makes first NHL appearance in six years (New York Newsday)
Wild’s Jonas Brodin returns after a 17-game injury absence (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Flyers’ Noah Cates to return from broken foot, play first game since Nov. 25 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blues captain Brayden Schenn grinds away to reach 900-game plateau (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Upcoming lighter schedule could be good news or bad for high-flying Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
'We're making strides': Strong starts fuelling Calgary Flames' hot streak (Calgary Herald)
Peter Laviolette’s defensive tweak paid off for Rangers in streak-snapping win (New York Post)
Penguins goalies Tristan Jarry, Alex Nedeljkovic are pals between pipes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
End of Alexis Lafreniere’s goal drought could be a Rangers boon (New York Post)
Senators promote goalie coach Justin Peters and reassign Zac Bierk (Ottawa Sun)