Hockey headlines for January 21, 2022

Friday, January 21, 2022

Florida rides Sergei Bobrovsky’s best game as a Panther to a blowout win in Edmonton (Miami Herald)
Avalanche escapes Kings to sweep Southern California road trip (Denver Post)
Charlie McAvoy’s last-minute goal lifts B’s to win over Caps (Boston Herald)
Flyers drop 10 straight for second time this season with 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Boudreau frustrated by Canada’s COVID-19 border rules as two key players test positive (Vancouver Province)
The Ottawa Senators will have to get used to an empty rink (Ottawa Sun)
Maple Leafs will play another 10 home games before SBA is full again (Toronto Sun)
Jets happy to see end of daily testing (Winnipeg Free Press)
At midseason mark, Lightning’s Victor Hedman making another strong case for Norris Trophy (Tampa Bay Times)
Golden Knights rally for OT win, end homestand on high note (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A win streak: Kraken hold off visiting Sharks for their second close victory this week (Seattle Times)
Jason Robertson, stellar power play lead Stars to first road victory in nearly two months (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins build big lead, hold off lowly Senators (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blue Jackets get gritty in victory over Flyers (Columbus Dispatch)
Roman Josi sets franchise assist record as Nashville Predators end four-game losing streak (The Tennessean)
Kings can’t overcome miscues against Avalanche (Los Angeles Daily News)
Sam Montembeault’s 49 saves not enough as Canadiens lose in OT to Vegas (Montreal Gazette)
Sharks lose again to Seattle Kraken, blow chance to move up division standings (San Jose Mercury News)
Capitals fall late on a night of thundering hits in Boston (Washington Post)
Road-weary Jets fall to Preds 5-2 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Knights star forward to miss Canadiens game, in COVID protocol (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Former Blue Jacket Atkinson: 'I was born to wear the Flyers jersey' (Columbus Dispatch)
Jake Voráček says Philly will 'hold a special place in my heart' ahead of return (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Matt Murray’s reunion with Penguins spoiled by illness (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Flyers' Cam Atkinson is excited to play against some familiar faces (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maple Leafs know they have it in them to return to sound, structured hockey (Toronto Sun)
Isles have a plan for their new, packed schedule (New York Newsday)
Improving defense, stringing together points key for Red Wings in second half (Detroit News)
Canucks’ COVID-19 crunch puts more pressure on defence to produce (Vancouver Province)
Penguins forward Jason Zucker returns to injured reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Seth Jones’ return boosts Blackhawks with games against Wild, Avalanche looming (Chicago Sun-Times)
Green light for Dylan Holloway is great news for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Casey Mittelstadt close to return, but Sabres' injury report continues to grow (Buffalo News)
Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen is a reason to feel good about Wild's stretch run (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Coyotes' Jakob Chychrun focuses on playing with teammates in return from injury, COVID (Arizona Republic)
'Fire eyes': Bortuzzo brings old-school edge to Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
There’s nowhere to go but up for Liljegren, Sandin after first game as Leafs’ second defensive pair (Toronto Star)
Veteran defenseman’s steady play could soon force Sharks into some hard decisions (San Jose Mercury News)
Chicago Blackhawks goalie prospect Drew Commesso boils down the huge spotlight of the Beijing Olympics for Team USA to a simple job: ‘Stop the puck’ (Chicago Tribune)
New hire: Canucks add Rachel Doerrie as analyst (Vancouver Province)