Hockey headlines for January 25, 2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Five members of 2018 Canadian junior hockey team to face sexual assault charges (Globe & Mail)
Bruins rally to tie in third period, then in a pinch, Hurricanes blow past them (Boston Globe)
Kraken turn back Blackhawks to snap four-game losing streak (Seattle Times)
Samsonov slams door, Maple Leafs outlast Jets to win in overtime (Toronto Sun)
Brayden Schenn scores winner in overtime to lead Blues past Canucks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Goalie Petr Mrázek and the Chicago Blackhawks agree to a 2-year extension through the 2025-26 season (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Nashville Predators sign Cole Smith to two-year contract (The Tennessean)
Chicago Blackhawks broadcaster John Scott apologizes for ‘false’ statement about Corey Perry incident (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Devils’ Michael McLeod, Cal Foote granted leave as 2018 Hockey Canada investigation heats up (NJ.com)
As five 2018 world junior players face sexual assault charges, Flames wait for more information (Calgary Sun)
Danny Brière talks Carter Hart, the trade deadline, and keeping the Flyers’ eyes ‘on the future’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Roy keeping himself and Isles away from massive Montreal media (New York Newsday)
Canadiens feel emotional gamut preparing for Patrick Roy's Islanders (Montreal Gazette)
Avs crush Capitals behind Nathan MacKinnon’s natural hat trick, four total goals and more history (Denver Post)
Shorthanded Jets do everything but score in OT loss to Leafs (Winnipeg Sun)
Blackhawks overrun by Kraken after third-period momentum swing (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kings celebrate Anze Kopitar before Sabres rally to spoil the party (Los Angeles Daily News)
Nathan MacKinnon is a riddle the Capitals can’t solve in loss to Avalanche (Washington Post)
Grinding, playoff-like game goes St. Louis' way (Vancouver Province)
Rick Tocchet calls for better from Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Province)
Scott Perunovich back in Blues lineup as Justin Faulk misses game in Vancouver due to injury (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Philipp Grubauer returns to Kraken, but Joey Daccord continues to shoulder workload (Seattle Times)
Oilers turn from NHL's oldest to newest in search of 12th straight win (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers limp home after 1-2-1 road trip out west (New York Newsday)
What would the Sharks’ record be if they had healthy centers all season? (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins change up top lines, drop Rickard Rakell to bottom 6 in response to lackluster road trip (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jacques Martin and the Ottawa Senators taking steps in the right direction (Ottawa Sun)
Add forward Austin Watson to list of Lightning’s injury woes (Tampa Bay Times)
Scheifele, Vilardi continue to convalesce (Winnipeg Free Press)
Pierre Engvall set to return to Islanders’ lineup after upper-body injury (New York Post)
Patrick Kane back on the ice, Red Wings consider return date (MLive.com)
Artturi Lehkonen, Bowen Byram set to return as Avalanche lineup gets much-needed reinforcements (Denver Post)
Wild's Faber has emerged as surprise candidate for NHL's top rookie award (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger flashes skills in successful NHL debut (Orange County Register)
Senators' unsigned winger Alex Formenton given leave by Swiss league team (Ottawa Sun)
Woman testifies former Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro raped her on a boat in East Texas (Dallas Morning News)
Knights make special stop with Stanley Cup on road trip (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Eddie Olczyk enjoying family reunion in Seattle, where he lives with son Nick (Chicago Sun-Times)