Hockey headlines for January 24, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Edmonton Oilers flex third-period muscle to make it 14 straight (Edmonton Sun)
Islanders fall to Vegas in Roy's second game behind bench (New York Newsday)
Hertl’s OT goal gives Sharks an improbable win over Rangers (San Jose Mercury News)
Devils GM reveals Jack Hughes’ All-Star game status (NJ.com)
Vincent Trocheck’s family will make second All-Star weekend even more special (New York Post)
Flyers goalie Carter Hart to take indefinite leave of absence (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Devils give GM Tom Fitzgerald a promotion and new deal (NJ.com)
Sidney Crosby ties former Penguins teammate as he ascends NHL's all-time goal-scoring list (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Eight games and counting: Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will work through longest point drought of his career (Toronto Star)
With trade deadline and stretch run looming, the clock is ticking for the Penguins to figure it out (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
As Kings celebrate Kopitar milestones, trade for Dubois looks worse by the day (Los Angeles Daily News)
Martin Brodeur finally speaks on Devils’ goalie situation: ‘I’m not coming back, alright?’ (NJ.com)
Eriksson Ek tallies 20th goal this season as Wild fend off Capitals 5-3 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jakob Silfverberg scores twice as Ducks beat Sabres to snap skid (Orange County Register)
Rangers blow lead in ugly loss to cellar-dwelling Sharks (New York Post)
Canadiens lose third straight game as Senators win 4-1 (Montreal Gazette)
Blues begin West Coast road trip with 4-3 win over Flames behind Brandon Saad's two goals (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Flames blow lead, suffer painful loss to Blues on last-minute goal (Calgary Sun)
Flyers stand their ground but fall short in loss to Tampa Bay (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Slow start dooms Capitals to another loss on this pivotal road trip (Washington Post)
Detroit Red Wings' rally no match for putrid 2nd period in 5-4 loss to Dallas Stars (Detroit Free Press)
Semyon Varlamov had ‘goose bumps’ when Islanders hired Patrick Roy (New York Post)
Jake Neighbours is back in his hometown Calgary, but this time as a key contributor for the Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
For the Thompsons and Johnsons, Sabres-Ducks matchup becomes father-son affair (Buffalo News)
Isles learning as they go with Patrick Roy (New York Newsday)
Canadiens, Senators owners to watch game together at Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
New coach, new system to learn for Isles (New York Newsday)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette taking ‘consistency’ approach to line combos (New York Post)
Why Sharks’ Quinn doesn’t see the point in rushing injured center back (San Jose Mercury News)
Laviolette says there's no timetable on Chytil's return (New York Newsday)
Sharks defenseman ‘out for a little bit’ with lower body injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars optimistic Miro Heiskanen will return from injury before NHL All-Star break (Dallas Morning News)
As Artturi Lehkonen nears return, the Avalanche needs his all-around impact (Denver Post)
Canucks' Phil Di Giuseppe 'getting close' to a return (Vancouver Province)
Kraken’s Vince Dunn, Matty Beniers practice; Philipp Grubauer activated (Seattle Times)
Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov thanks all parts of his 'family' for turnaround (Toronto Sun)
Panthers enjoyed watching Anthony Stolarz ‘flash some leather’ as they snapped losing streak (Miami Herald)
Hurricanes goalie Spencer Martin relishes another opportunity: ’I have more to prove’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
Morgan Geekie acquisition paying off in big way for Bruins (Boston Herald)
Blackhawks’ Seth Jones hopes long-awaited goal sparks surge alongside Alex Vlasic (Chicago Sun-Times)
Olle Lycksell ready for a bigger opportunity: ‘I want to see if he can bring us some offense’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flames call-up Cole Schwindt hopes to join pals as a permanent NHLer (Calgary Sun)
Former Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro’s East Texas sexual assault trial begins (Dallas Morning News)
Canucks to wear 'metallic blue' helmets (Vancouver Province)