Hockey headlines for January 27, 2025

Monday, January 27, 2025

Cale Makar, new guys lead Avalanche past Rangers in wild, much-needed win (Denver Post)
Ottawa Senators vault back into a playoff spot with win over Utah (Ottawa Sun)
Wild continue to thrive on the road, holding off Blackhawks 4-2 in Chicago (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lightning’s Emil Lilleberg to have hearing for hit against Red Wings (Tampa Bay Times)
Eric Comrie breaks skid, Jets power play deadly, in win over Flames (Winnipeg Sun)
Utah Hockey Club closes road trip with a loss: ‘It’s tough when you don’t play a full 60 minutes' (Salt Lake Tribune)
Chicago Blackhawks rally with 2 goals in the third, but they fall short in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild (Chicago Inquirer)
Artemi Panarin in middle of Rangers’ most critical plays — both good and bad (New York Post)
Slow start, sketchy suspension doesn't derail Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Lightning’s January grind has been a physical and mental test (Tampa Bay Times)
The Sharks’ problems are plentiful. In fixing them, where do they even start? (San Jose Mercury News)
Detroit Red Wings' new 'sense of belief' spurs turnaround under Todd McLellan (Detroit Free Press)
Blues coach Jim Montgomery is left searching for solutions after another poor start (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wrist injury to sideline Columbus Blue Jackets' Sean Monahan six-to-eight more weeks (Columbus Dispatch)
Injuries to Pulock, Hogberg latest hurdle for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Veteran defenseman hits IR as injuries mount for struggling Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)
Jonathan Lekkerimäki being evaluated after crashing headfirst into boards Saturday (Vancouver Province)
An alarming trend continues for Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (The Tennessean)
Penguins defensemen Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson happy with unexpected reunion (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why Jamie ‘Big Rig’ Oleksiak has meant so much to Kraken (Seattle Times)
Blackhawks goalie prospect Drew Commesso finding rhythm in AHL after brief taste of NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)