Hockey headlines for January 24, 2021

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Jackets score three in the first period, hand Lightning first loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Jets end emotional day with win over young Senators (Winnipeg Sun)
Canadiens cruise past Canucks 5-2 and pull into first place in Canadian Division (Montreal Gazette)
Laine blockbuster: Ehlers emotional, Wheeler stoic but sincere (Winnipeg Free Press)
Bruins pound Flyers into submission, 6-1 (Boston Herald)
Carolina Hurricanes’ have sixth player added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list (Raleigh News & Observer)
After quarantine, Mikael Granlund returns to Nashville Predators lineup against Stars (The Tennessean)
Questions remain as Sharks officially relocate first two home games to Arizona (San Jose Mercury News)
The Maple Leafs are getting the best of John Tavares. No one’s talking about his contract now (Toronto Star)
‘One of the legends.’ Why Brent Burns misses bearded buddy Joe Thornton so much (Toronto Star)
It’s early in the NHL’s pandemic season, but the Capitals already see how tough it will be (Washington Post)
Pete DeBoer reacts to Sharks being kept out of San Jose for now (San Jose Mercury News)
Where Sergei Bobrovsky stands, and the Panthers’ readiness to ‘play real games’ again (Miami Herald)
Laine, Roslovic leave with good memories; excited about new opportunities with Columbus (Winnipeg Free Press)
Another good series start for Blues with win over Kings (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kings tripped up by turnovers in first road game, lose to Blues (Los Angeles Daily News)
Carter Hart’s meltdown punctuates Flyers’ miserable loss to Boston (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lacklustre performances becoming too common (Vancouver Province)
Good riddance: Senators lose third in a row to Jets (Ottawa Sun)
Sabres desperate to make dent in the number that counts – their record (Buffalo News)
Salary cap forces Golden Knights to rotate younger players (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights fail to generate goals, momentum on power play (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jamie Benn (lower body) misses Saturday’s practice, listed day-to-day as Stars keep quiet on further details (Dallas Morning News)
Solid goaltending has been the heartbeat of Wild's 4-1 start (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lankinen makes most of first two opportunities in net for Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Rangers rookie learns big lesson facing Sidney Crosby (New York Post)
Ducks’ Adam Henrique and linemates respond to benching and criticism (Orange County Register)
Kailer Yamamoto punching above weight with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Rangers rookie K'Andre Miller settling in nicely on defense (New York Newsday)
Absences of Jonathan Toews, Kirby Dach giving Dylan Strome chance to prove he belongs at center (Chicago Sun-Times)
Will Isles' Wahlstrom get his first chance to play this season? (New York Newsday)
DeMelo has a new teammate (Winnipeg Free Press)