Hockey headlines for January 3, 2020

Friday, January 3, 2020

Andersen comes up big in victory as Leafs defence falters against Jets (Toronto Sun)
Wild, crazy throwback night as win streak hits six (Vancouver Province)
Avalanche breaks out of slump, routs Stanley Cup champion Blues (Denver Post)
Nico Hischier’s hot streak continues to power Devils’ win over Islanders (NJ.com)
Sabres move forward to get Frolik from Calgary after sending Scandella to Montreal (Buffalo News)
Marc Crawford rejoins Blackhawks, discusses personal evolution in first media appearance (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wild players excited about playing in 2021 Winter Classic at Target Field (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Window now open for Penguins, Marcus Pettersson to negotiate extension (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Coyotes roar back in third period, beat Ducks (Arizona Republic)
Brent Burns scores in OT as Sharks top Penguins (San Jose Mercury News)
Pierre-Luc Dubois delivers road win with goal in OT (Columbus Dispatch)
Quick start, Andrei Vasilevskiy propel Lightning past Canadiens (Tampa Bay Times)
Flames use breakaway goals to snag win from Rangers (Calgary Herald)
Breakaway goals help Flames put away Rangers (Calgary Sun)
Ducks start well, but fail to support John Gibson in loss to Coyotes (Orange County Register)
Canucks top Blackhawks in frenzied offensive game (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blues and Binnington buried by an Avalanche of goals (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Islanders handed another home loss by lowly Devils (New York Newsday)
Rangers doomed by familiar issue in loss to Flames (New York Post)
Sean Couturier scores twice, but Flyers fall to Vegas Golden Knights, 5-4 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Patric Hornqvist carries Penguins’ offense in loss to Sharks (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Coach Bruce Cassidy says Bruins ‘got to smarten up’ in overtime (Boston Globe)
Misplay by Price costs Canadiens a 2-1 loss to Lightning (Montreal Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers blow another lead, lose to hapless Sabres (Edmonton Sun)
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask played solid in overtime loss to Columbus (Boston Herald)
Lindgren resilient after getting benched in Tuesday's loss (New York Newsday)
Isles' Pelech finally misses a game with injury (New York Newsday)
Marchment's growth takes him all the way to NHL debut with the Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Flames goalie Cam Talbot learned lots from Henrik Lundqvist (Calgary Herald)
Ex-Jet Hutchinson weathers the storm in Toronto (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers rookie has big night against his former team (New York Post)
Despite 100-point season pace, Stars seek daily improvement (Dallas Morning News)
‘We’re trying to find our way again’: Ailing Capitals hit midway point of the season on late lull (Washington Post)
NHL Takeaways at the Season’s Midpoint (New York Times)
At the halfway point, Blackhawks an average team with potential (Chicago Daily Herald)
Looking back on the Maple Leafs' first half (Toronto Sun)
Ducks coach Dallas Eakins has high expectations at season’s midway point (Orange County Register)
Brendan Gallagher's concussion another blow to Canadiens' playoff hopes (Montreal Gazette)
Arizona Coyotes eye return of Hjalmarsson, Kuemper; Hayton remorseful over helmet incident (Arizona Republic)
He’s not flashy but he’s smart. He’s Lucas Wallmark of the Hurricanes (Raleigh News & Observer)
Chris Stewart’s Flyers contributions seen more off the ice than on (South Jersey Courier-Post)