Hockey headlines for January 22, 2022

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Hurricanes vault into first in the Metro Division with a win over the New York Rangers (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sidney Crosby, Penguins bail out struggling Casey DeSmith to win 4th straight game (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Florida Panthers shake off slow start, rally to beat Vancouver Canucks in shootout (Miami Herald)
Islanders legend Clark Gillies dies at 67 (New York Newsday)
San Jose Barracuda forward suspended 30 games for racist gesture (San Jose Mercury News)
Sheldon Keefe says Leafs are among the best in NHL (Globe & Mail)
Edmonton Oilers refuse to believe their condition is fatal (Edmonton Sun)
Acquiring 1st-round draft pick should be Blackhawks’ top priority this winter (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ducks in no rush on GM hire or contract extensions (Orange County Register)
Time for Matt Murray to grab hold of the Senators crease again (Ottawa Citizen)
Jets living in a confusing COVID-19 blur (Winnipeg Free Press)
Islanders breeze past Coyotes to move out of last place, above .500 (New York Post)
Ducks rout Lightning after Dallas Eakins tests positive for COVID-19 (Orange County Register)
Stars accept gifts from shaky Red Wings goaltender to earn first road win streak of the season (Dallas Morning News)
Wild erupts for 5-1 victory to open home-and-home series with Chicago (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blues rock the Kraken 5-0 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Short-handed home team salvages a gutsy point (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets 'implode' against Penguins (Columbus Dispatch)
Wings find a few quick answers, give up late lead, lose to Stars in OT, 5-4 (Detroit Free Press)
Blackhawks routed by Wild after good injury news proves short-lived (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kraken’s short win streak comes to an emphatic end as Blues have little trouble (Seattle Times)
Red Wings lament mistakes, inability to finish, lost point (MLive.com)
Rangers' Georgiev leads off in goal in first half of back-to-back (New York Newsday)
Luke Glendening’s scrappy plays provide spark for Dallas in first game back against former team (Dallas Morning News)
Dryden Hunt’s return to Rangers’ lineup makes Julien Gauthier a healthy scratch (New York Post)
Bellows goes from first line to scratch vs. Coyotes (New York Newsday)
Wild center Ryan Hartman returns home with success on his side (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Why leaving Wings for Stars was hard — but exciting — for Glendening (Detroit Free Press)
Former Blue Dunn making himself at home in Seattle (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sharks’ depth scoring woes have never been more glaring than right now (San Jose Mercury News)
Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is letting his team know he expects more (Toronto Star)
Bruins need to find replacements for all the roles the injured Brad Marchand plays (Boston Globe)
Jack Quinn joins the Sabres' long injury list as Craig Anderson returns to practice (Buffalo News)
Joel Farabee to IR; Wade Allison recalled by Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mike Matheson has been less noticeable this season — and that's good for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Carl Dahlstrom takes the long way to Maple Leafs debut (Toronto Sun)
After first taste of NHL, Rocket's Harvey-Pinard seeks a bigger bite (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers prospect Noah Cates is ready to live out his Olympic dream (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Justin Abdelkader signs pro tryout with Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit News)