Hockey headlines for January 18, 2021

Monday, January 18, 2021

Penguins beat Capitals in shootout to win home opener, avoid 0-3 start (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Two scoring flurries lead Florida Panthers to season-opening win over Chicago Blackhawks (Miami Herald)
Defensemen Erik Johnson and Bo Byram complete quarantine, rejoin Avalanche (Denver Post)
J.T. Miller returns from COVID-19 protocol to propel stagnant Canucks' offence (Vancouver Province)
What's next for Nashville Predators' Mikael Granlund after immigration issues? Quarantine, of course (The Tennessean)
Four more Stars skaters returned to practice on Sunday (Dallas Morning News)
Spezza, Dell on waivers as Leafs revamp roster (Toronto Sun)
Summer 2023 setting up to be crucial moment in Blackhawks’ franchise trajectory (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flyers broadcaster Bill Clement, Renaissance man, steps down after birthday ‘awakening’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Adam Boqvist’s struggles grow as Blackhawks lose to Panthers, remain winless (Chicago Sun-Times)
Joel Quenneville on facing Blackhawks: There's a different feeling than other games (Chicago Daily Herald)
Familiar surroundings: Blues ready for first home game in 10 months (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Stars’ COVID-19 outbreak has provided some unexpected position battles in camp (Dallas Morning News)
Blue Jackets quickly put to test amid shortened season (Columbus Dispatch)
More questions than concerns for the Edmonton Oilers right now (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers coach pushed the right buttons in bounce-back win (New York Post)
Pete DeBoer lobbies officials for more Knights power plays (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flames' red-hot powerplay the product of familiarity (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings see promise in potential second scoring line (MLive.com)
Laine hurt as Jets return to practice (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins place defenseman Mike Matheson on injured reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Coyotes' Ekman-Larsson to IR with lower-body injury, will miss team's games in Las Vegas (Arizona Republic)
Stars have decided who will fill alternate captain role in Tyler Seguin’s absence, but won’t reveal who just yet (Dallas Morning News)
Morgan Frost replaces injured Sean Couturier; Flyers’ other 3 lines remain intact (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild goalie Talbot takes good breaks with the bad (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Tobias Rieder 'can fly,' provide spark for Sabres all over the ice (Buffalo News)
With Joel Kellman on waivers, what are the Sharks’ options to replace him? (San Jose Mercury News)
Minor league debuts of Ducks prospects Trevor Zegras, Jamie Drysdale delayed again (Orange County Register)
Sabres coach Ralph Krueger on the pick-six: 'I think the whole city just exploded' (Buffalo News)
Canadiens fan hopes his giant Olaf snowman will make people smile (Montreal Gazette)