Hockey headlines for January 2, 2023

Monday, January 2, 2023

Rangers’ power play finally gets going in win over Panthers (New York Post)
Kraken start 2023 by ending three-game skid with victory over New York Islanders (Seattle Times)
Veteran defenseman scores in milestone game as Sharks snap losing skid (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars sign Joe Pavelski to one-year extension (Dallas Morning News)
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin named NHL’s First Star of Month (Washington Times)
Sabres center Tage Thompson named NHL's Third Star for December behind Ovechkin, McDavid (Buffalo News)
Ahead of Winter Classic, Penguins trying to 'embrace' unique experience and still leave with a win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
It’s a mashup of Boston owners of Pittsburgh team vs. Boston team with New York owners at Fenway Park (Boston Globe)
Undrafted Thomas Milic solves Canada’s world junior goalie problem (Toronto Star)
TSN’s camouflaged camera operator is a hit at the world juniors, after an assist from Wayne Gretzky (Toronto Star)
Gretzky’s goals record is in Ovechkin’s sights. When could ‘The Great 8’ pass ‘The Great One’? (Washington Times)
Lucchini steps into the spotlight as Senators rebound with big New Year's Day victory (Ottawa Citizen)
Devils’ Lindy Ruff defends Mackenzie Blackwood after 5-4 shootout loss to Hurricanes (NJ.com)
Isles' three-game win streak snapped by Kraken (New York Newsday)
Florida Panthers can’t complete comeback in loss to New York Rangers (Miami Herald)
Blackhawks drop fourth straight, lose 5-2 to Sharks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers' struggling power play scores in odd fashion (New York Newsday)
Backup goalie Jaroslav Halak impresses again for Rangers (New York Post)
No matter what comes next in 2023 for strong Maple Leafs club, playoff fortunes must change (Toronto Sun)
Young Red Wings continue to make plays as roster decisions loom (Detroit News)
Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson wants Ian Mitchell to play to his strengths (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flyers defensemen stepping up offensively to help team reverse scoring woes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins adjusting to an imbalanced group of defensemen (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues' power play hits a rut with Torey Krug sidelined by injury (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Alexandar Georgiev might have streaky tendencies, but Avs aren’t concerned with how goalie responds to bad games (Denver Post)
Ducks send down Lukas Dostal, despite promising performances (Orange County Register)
Sammy Walker and Adam Beckman sent back to Iowa by Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)