Hockey headlines for January 17, 2022

Monday, January 17, 2022

Pettersson's pair powers pivotal win in Washington (Vancouver Province)
Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger, who started last two games, enters COVID protocol (Seattle Times)
Leafs fan favourite Mikheyev rebounds from hard-luck injuries (Globe & Mail)
This isn't a slump, the Edmonton Oilers have serious problems (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews having little trouble with foes' defence in march to road record (Toronto Sun)
The keys to the Panthers’ absurd scoring binge? Talent, ‘joy’ and one bad ‘funeral suit’ (Miami Herald)
For red-hot Wild, ice-cold Winter Classic was a turning point (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
The Leafs like what they’re learning on the road, despite the blown leads (Toronto Star)
Rangers’ resilience to in-season adversity helping them stay afloat (New York Post)
Blackhawks use team meeting as springboard to success (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Hope and intrigue returns for Senators following sweep of Alberta (Ottawa Citizen)
In a now-annual tradition, the Dallas Stars are looking for more offense (Dallas Morning News)
As Flyers’ skid extends to seven games, team struggling to put together complete games (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Oilers Notes: Ottawa beaten up by Edmonton last season (Edmonton Journal)
Knights may have 4 players back Monday against Penguins (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Rust rejoins Penguins at practice following bout with COVID (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Berube backs Binnington amid goalie's struggles (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
There was nothing silly about Louis Domingue's Penguins debut (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With shutout, Nedeljkovic strengthens grip on Wings' No. 1 goalie job (Detroit News)
Dig into the details. Devon Toews is as important as any Avalanche player (Denver Post)
Rangers fueled by Chris Kreider’s career year: ‘Always been there for us’ (New York Post)
Alex DeBrincat has ascended among the NHL elites — just ask Chicago Blackhawks teammate Patrick Kane: ‘He’s been our best player this year’ (Chicago Tribune)
Mathieu Joseph showing versatility across Lightning’s forward lines (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins’ Jason Zucker hopes to regain scoring touch upon return (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Noah Gregor cannot buy a goal right now. The Sharks’ advice? Don’t change a thing (San Jose Mercury News)
Called out by coach, Flames defensive pairings vow to be better (Calgary Herald)
Blackhawks’ Lukas Reichel shows skill, confidence during 2-game taste of NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruins place Karson Kuhlman on waivers (Boston Herald)