Hockey headlines for January 3, 2019

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Finland steals WJC champion team's thunder with OT victory in quarterfinals (National Post)
Pettersson completes hat trick with overtime heroics (Vancouver Province)
Evgeni Malkin gets on track, Matt Murray rolls as Penguins win again (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Goalie Nilsson leaves Canucks' dressing room, walks down hall to join Senators after trade (Ottawa Sun)
Alex Ovechkin to skip NHL All-Star Game, will be suspended one game (Washington Post)
Matthews understands Ovechkin's all-star conundrum (Toronto Sun)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby picked for 8th All-Star Game, plans to attend (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Maple Leafs’ John Tavares going to all-star game (Toronto Star)
Carey Price named to 2019 NHL All-Star Game roster, Weber has chance to join (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks goaltender John Gibson picked to play in NHL All-Star Game (Orange County Register)
Avs star Mikko Rantanen will join Nathan MacKinnon at the NHL All-Star Game (Denver Post)
Flames winger Gaudreau doubles up on monthly nod, all-star invite (Calgary Sun)
Isles' Barzal selected as NHL all-star (New York Newsday)
Taylor Hall of the Devils named as NHL All-Star (NorthJersey.com)
Dubnyk named Wild's All-Star Game representative (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Eichel picked for All-Star Game, Skinner part of new 'Last Men In' vote (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks' Patrick Kane makes Central Division team (Chicago Sun-Times)
Carlson, Holtby to represent Capitals at NHL All-Star Game (Washington Times)
Lightning’s Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov make NHL All-Star Game (Tampa Bay Times)
Predators Pekka Rinne, Roman Josi named NHL All-Stars (The Tennessean)
Three Sharks selected for NHL All-Star Game in San Jose (San Jose Mercury News)
Claude Giroux lone Flyer on all-star team (Philly.com)
O'Reilly will represent Blues in All-Star Game (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Howard, not Dylan Larkin, named to All-Star Game (Detroit Free Press)
Bruins’ David Pastrnak makes first All-Star Game (Boston Herald)
Canes’ Sebastian Aho selected for NHL All-Star Weekend (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rookie defenseman Miro Heiskanen chosen as Stars' lone All-Star; Tyler Seguin up for last spot in fan vote (Dallas Morning News)
Yandle voted Florida Panthers All-Star; Barkov still has shot on fan vote (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Sweet Pete: Pettersson named rookie of the month again, going to All Star Game (Vancouver Province)
NHL All-Star Game Last Men In: Vote will determine Jonathan Toews’ status (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flyers prospect Noah Cates stars in U.S. win; Morgan Frost finishes superb tournament for Canada (Philly.com)
McKenna, Pyatt tabbed for Canucks' minor-league team (Ottawa Sun)
Edmonton Oilers snap out of drought with win in the desert (Edmonton Sun)
Flames' top line too hot to handle in win over Wings (Calgary Sun)
Burns, Pavelski put together career nights in Sharks win (San Jose Mercury News)
In Dallas' whirlwind of headlines, Stars rookie Miro Heiskanen shows he may still be the biggest in win over Devils (Dallas Morning News)
Detroit Red Wings start strong, but can't hold on, in loss to Flames (Detroit Free Press)
Lundqvist pulled after allowing six goals in loss to Pens (New York Newsday)
Connor McDavid dominates as Coyotes' offense continues to slump vs. Oilers (Arizona Republic)
Shark Tank: Avalanche losing streak hits six thanks to San Jose power play (Denver Post)
Devils' rally falls short in bizarre loss to Stars (NJ.com)
Bryan Rust returns to lineup against Rangers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jamie Benn exits Stars' win vs. Devils with upper-body injury after controversial hit from Miles Wood (Dallas Morning News)
Amid talk of results and goal-scoring, Tyler Seguin leans on process to turn in 'his best game in a long time' (Dallas Morning News)
Hometown goal from Zach Aston-Reese gives Penguins a boost (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jimmy Vesey is the latest to be scratched by David Quinn (New York Post)
Stars' Tyler Pitlick was warmed up, ready to play Monday night when he got the call his wife was in labor (Dallas Morning News)
Isles confident of earning a playoff spot (New York Newsday)
Blue Jackets have little margin for error in Metro Division (Columbus Dispatch)
Blues still searching for solution to scoring woes (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wings' Svechnikov working hard to return from knee surgery (Detroit News)
Flames goalie Rittich sidelined by lower-body injury (Calgary Sun)
Kings goalie development coach Dusty Imoo has turned Jack Campbell into a top-tier NHL performer (Los Angeles Times)
Is it time for the Arizona Coyotes to ride rookie goaltender Adin Hill? (Arizona Republic)
Kings’ Jack Campbell didn’t miss a beat after long layoff (Los Angeles Daily News)
Alex Tuch developing into ‘game-changer’ for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Eric Robinson’s skills much like Josh Anderson’s (Columbus Dispatch)
Dogged Gauthier makes strides on Leafs’ fourth line (Toronto Star)
Canadiens rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi has handled every challenge so far (Montreal Gazette)
How Blackhawks goalie Collin Delia went from playing roller hockey in California to the NHL (Chicago Daily Herald)
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin shows support for explosion victims in his hometown (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)