Hockey headlines for January 19, 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Home sweet home: Faulk scores twice as Blues rally to beat Sharks in home opener (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Varlamov returns to earn second shutout as Isles win home opener (New York Newsday)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson to miss 3-4 weeks for Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Flames depth defenceman Michael Stone sticking around on one-year, two-way deal (Calgary Sun)
Winger Kasperi Kapanen finally joins Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings’ Robby Fabbri, Adam Erne on COVID protocol list (MLive.com)
Another Lightning player lands on coronavirus protocol list (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov is NHL's No. 1 star in opening week (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
IIHF drops Belarus as co-host of 2021 world hockey championship, citing political unrest, COVID-19 worries (Globe & Mail)
Facing the faceoff truth: Senators young centres learning the art of the draw on the fly (Ottawa Citizen)
John Gibson posts shutout as Ducks edge Wild in home opener (Orange County Register)
Another strong third period as Knights rally past Arizona (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Svechnikov, Reimer help Hurricanes rebound to beat Predators 4-2 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blue Jackets fight to the finish in first win (Columbus Dispatch)
Sharp Andersen, Marner help lead Maple Leafs to third win in four games (Toronto Sun)
Flames overcome slow start, hand Canucks second straight loss at Saddledome (Calgary Sun)
Jake Allen stonewalls Oilers to earn first victory with the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Sam Reinhart, Curtis Lazar score twice to send Sabres to impressive road win (Buffalo News)
Arizona Coyotes lose two-goal lead, game to Vegas Golden Knights in first road contest (Arizona Republic)
Sloppy mistakes doom Sharks in loss to St. Louis Blues (San Jose Mercury News)
No late-game magic as Wild gets shut out by Ducks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Pekka Rinne makes rare start for Nashville Predators in loss against Hurricanes (The Tennessean)
Buffalo Sabres chase Carter Hart and embarrass Flyers, 6-1 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jets fall to Leafs after getting dominated in second period (Winnipeg Sun)
From fun night to fright night in one bad period (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers in hole, dropping second game to Montreal Canadiens (Edmonton Journal)
The Bruins controlled play and outshot the Islanders, but lost anyway (Boston Globe)
Ryan scores twice, melee in final minute highlights Wings' 3-2 loss to CBJ (Detroit Free Press)
Matt Grzelcyk hurt in Bruins’ loss (Boston Herald)
San Jose Sharks get key defenseman back for game vs. St. Louis Blues (San Jose Mercury News)
Bruins defensemen Carlo, Lauzon, shine on PK against Islanders (Boston Herald)
Nic Hague in, Cody Glass sits for Knights against Coyotes (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bear and Jones scratched against Canadiens as Oilers shuffle their defence (Edmonton Sun)
Games with Blues are a welcome change of scenery for Sharks team without a home (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
On MLK Day, Trotz gives praise to hockey pioneer O'Ree (New York Newsday)
Temporary words on Coliseum ice: Nassau Live Center (New York Newsday)
Capitals’ penalty kill unit has been good, but all the penalties haven’t been (Washington Times)
Quinn to stick with Rangers' lineup, is thrilled with Trouba's effort (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs' Nick Robertson out at least four weeks (Toronto Sun)
'Day-to-day is an honest assessment' of Laine's injury: Maurice (Winnipeg Free Press)
Lankinen's turn to help Blackhawks reach win column (Chicago Daily Herald)
Already a standout defenseman for the Stars at 21 years old, what’s the next step for Miro Heiskanen? (Dallas Morning News)
Why Stars forward Jason Robertson will be an interesting player to watch this season (Dallas Morning News)
After scoring game-winner, an ‘under-the-radar’ Panthers rookie wants to keep impressing (Miami Herald)
Penguins assign Sam Lafferty to taxi squad, recall Kevin Czuczman (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Doug Risebrough: Building the Minnesota Wild ‘a very, very unique experience’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
In retirement, Brooks Orpik is balancing his roles as a college assistant coach, a Capitals staffer and a dad (Washington Post)