Hockey headlines for January 29, 2021

Friday, January 29, 2021

Capitals start slow, but a five-goal second period paves way past Islanders (Washington Post)
With Brian Dumoulin out, shorthanded Penguins’ point streak ends in Boston (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Alexis Lafreniere's first goal comes at perfect time (New York Post)
Necas’ overtime goal gives Carolina Hurricanes win over Tampa Bay Lightning (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kings lose two players to scary-looking injuries in loss to Wild (Los Angeles Daily News)
Golden Knights’ game postponed; Alex Pietrangelo on COVID list (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kings’ Andreas Athanasiou is placed on NHL’s COVID protocol list (Los Angeles Times)
Blackhawks sign Madison Bowey to two-year contract, providing defensive depth and expansion-draft insurance (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jimmy Howard retires after 11-plus seasons with Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
Sharks’ home opener vs. Golden Knights in jeopardy after Vegas COVID issues (San Jose Mercury News)
Deryk Engelland fills in for Silver Knights coaches at practice (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins move on without Jim Rutherford (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'It caught us all by surprise:' Sidney Crosby, Mike Sullivan didn't see Jim Rutherford's resignation coming (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins interim general manager Patrik Allvin has put in the work with organization (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bowman downplays rumors, says everything remains status quo with Toews (Chicago Daily Herald)
Maurice has plan for Dubois (Winnipeg Free Press)
Canadiens' power play feels at home as they beat Flames 4-2 in Bell Centre opener (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers sweep Devils with 3-1 win, led by Carter Hart’s 33 saves, Michael Raffl’s key goal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lotto Line good to be lucky (Vancouver Province)
Christian Dvorak's two goals, defensive effort lead Coyotes past Ducks (Arizona Republic)
Nazem Kadri leads Avalanche to two-game sweep of San Jose Sharks (Denver Post)
Wild ride fast start to important 5-3 win over Kings (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blue Jackets win in shootout, 3-2 (Columbus Dispatch)
‘A dream come true’: Jake Oettinger’s first NHL start in Stars’ win over Red Wings is only the beginning (Dallas Morning News)
Bruins rub out Penguins again (Boston Herald)
'We squeaked one out': Maple Leafs hang on for wild win in Edmonton, improve to 7-2 (Toronto Sun)
Islanders blow three-goal lead, lose to Capitals (New York Newsday)
Auston Matthews' power-play goal for Maple Leafs sinks Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Devils struggle again in third period in loss to Flyers (NorthJersey.com)
Lightning fall quickly to Hurricanes in overtime (Tampa Bay Times)
More late game heroics. Another shootout. But no win as Panthers fall to Blue Jackets (Miami Herald)
Devan Dubnyk solid, but Sharks’ offense sputters in loss to Avalanche (San Jose Mercury News)
Bounces don’t go Ducks’ way as Coyotes cash in late power play to win (Orange County Register)
Yet another change for the Senators in the hopes of finding new energy following slow start (Ottawa Citizen)
'A real step back': Red Wings go winless on road, lose 7-3 to Stars (Detroit News)
Flames 'lacked emotion' in loss to Habs (Calgary Sun)
Quinn's call to go with Blackwell in OT pays off (New York Newsday)
Wild winger Fiala gets game misconduct after dangerous hit (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Veteran defenseman Nate Prosser makes impressive Flyers debut in 3-1 win over Devils (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Milestones for Lee, Bailey with Islanders (New York Newsday)
Avalanche rookie Bo Byram, 19, tied his father in NHL games played (Denver Post)
San Jose Sharks forward, set to make NHL debut, is forced to sit (San Jose Mercury News)
Back in Whitehorse, hometown fans go 'bananas' for Sabres' Dylan Cozens (Buffalo News)
Where's the defense? Blues allowing goals at an uncharacteristic pace (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jets' Perreault ignores critics, shoots for next contract (Winnipeg Sun)
Ducks prospect Jamie Drysdale adjusting to hockey life in the minors (Orange County Register)
Kings planning a new in-game entertainment experience and can’t wait to show it off (Los Angeles Times)
Daniel Carcillo, ex-Blackhawks enforcer-turned-CEO, hopes to heal fellow TBI survivors with psilocybin mushrooms (Chicago Sun-Times)