Hockey headlines for January 31, 2025

Friday, January 31, 2025

Fleury gets hometown hero treatment — and a shutout — in Montreal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Welcome ‘home’: Hurricanes’ Mikko Rantanen scores in home debut, a win over Chicago (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders beat Flyers for sixth straight win (New York Newsday)
Jets make it five in Beantown, hit Washington on a roll (Winnipeg Sun)
McLellan challenges Red Wings in 3-2 shootout win over Oilers (Detroit News)
For the Capitals, season’s longest trip ends with its weirdest loss (Washington Post)
Flyers trade Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee to Flames for a package that includes Andrei Kuzmenko and picks (Philadelphia Inquirer)
What’s next for Kraken after Philipp Grubauer clears waivers (Seattle Times)
Wasatch out and Outlaws in for Utah Hockey Club (Salt Lake Tribune)
Senators' owner Michael Andlauer is committed to winning a Stanley Cup in Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
Future of Rogers’s NHL broadcast rights uncertain as puck drops on talks for new deal (Globe & Mail)
Why Sharks GM Mike Grier might be on edge during 4 Nations Face-Off (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby named Canada's captain in 4 Nations Face-Off (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews named captain of Team USA for 4 Nations Face-Off (Toronto Sun)
Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov named captain for Finland’s 4 Nations Face-Off team (Miami Herald)
Columbus Blue Jackets start trip with Cole Sillinger's OT winner over Vegas Golden Knights (Columbus Dispatch)
Kraken score 4 goals in under 6 minutes to rout Sharks (Seattle Times)
Lightning hold on, push through for shutout win over Kings (Tampa Bay Times)
Senators beat Capitals as defenceman Thomas Chabot celebrates his birthday in style (Ottawa Sun)
Drama Kings: Edmonton Oilers pushed to the brink again, and lose (Edmonton Sun)
Dismal second period costs Sharks in blowout loss to Seattle Kraken (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers fall 3-0 to Islanders on a ‘weird’ night inside the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins let Winnipeg get away in third, lose 6-2 (Boston Herald)
As Vasilevskiy returns, Lightning goaltending availability churns (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles' Tsyplakov gets into fight in first period vs. Flyers (New York Newsday)
Ford firing on all cylinders after Jets recall (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flyers call up defenseman Adam Ginning for Thursday’s game vs. Islanders (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Taylor Hall clears the air before the Chicago Blackhawks’ 1st game against Carolina since his trade: ‘They wanted to play young guys’ (Chicago Inquirer)
Former Oilers head coach McLellan completes career circle back behind Detroit bench (Edmonton Sun)
Capitals, Senators pay tribute to D.C. plane collision victims (Ottawa Sun)
‘I’m playing with my food here:’ Panthers tinkering with forward lines to prepare for playoffs (Miami Herald)
Jim Montgomery searches for right buttons to push as Blues look for turnaround (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen expected to miss extended time with knee injury (Dallas Morning News)
What’s the latest on injured Flames forward Connor Zary? (Calgary Sun)
Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad hardly recognizable as brutal struggles become hard to ignore (New York Post)
Alex Nedeljkovic seized net after Tristan Jarry was waived, giving Penguins glimmer of hope (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Forward Alexandre Texier looking forward to chance to play on Blues' top line (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers’ Arthur Kaliyev still getting up to speed with new team (New York Post)
Tony DeAngelo leaving past behind him in fresh start with Islanders (New York Post)
Goalie mask designed by Dakota artist and worn by Wild’s Marc-André Fleury acquired by MN Historical Society (St. Paul Pioneer Press)