Hockey headlines for January 3, 2026

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Winter Classic in Miami a spectacle, but Panthers fall to Rangers (Miami Herald)
Behind Brayden Schenn's late goal, Blues open 2026 with a 4-3 win over Golden Knights (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Beniers delivers clutch shootout goal, Kraken win in Vancouver (Seattle Times)
Hughes’ four assists power Wild past Ducks 5-2 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lightning sign Charle-Edouard D’Astous to 1-year extension (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche places goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood on injured reserve (Denver Post)
Outdoor hockey in Florida is finally a reality, now heading to Tampa (Tampa Bay Times)
Time running out for Chevy to salvage Jets’ season (Winnipeg Free Press)
Avalanche center Brock Nelson named to United States Olympic team (Denver Post)
Lightning’s Jake Guentzel named to Team USA’s Olympic roster (Tampa Bay Times)
Connor, Hellebuyck make U.S. team for Olympic hockey tourney (Winnipeg Sun)
Panthers’ Seth Jones named to United States Olympic roster, joining Matthew Tkachuk (Miami Herald)
Ottawa Senators' Jake Sanderson will chase Olympic gold with Team USA (Ottawa Sun)
Wild players Brock Faber, Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes on U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Dylan Larkin only Detroit Red Wing named to U.S. Olympic hockey roster (Detroit Free Press)
Flames' Rasmus Andersson named to Swedish Olympic team: 'Dream come true' (Calgary Sun)
Blues defenseman Philip Broberg named to Swedish Olympic team (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
J.T. Miller, Vincent Trocheck join Rangers’ Team USA brigade for 2026 Winter Olympics (New York Post)
Elias Pettersson, Kevin Lankinen have Olympic gold in their sights (Vancouver Province)
Penguins Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell named to Sweden’s Olympic roster (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell named to Sweden's 2026 Olympic team (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Nashville Predators' Erik Haula named to Finland's 2026 Olympics roster (The Tennessean)
Maple Leafs' Oliver Ekman-Larsson makes Team Sweden, Matthew Knies snubbed by U.S. (Toronto Sun)
Knights defenseman joins Eichel on US Olympic roster (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Utah Mammoth captain named to Team USA’s Olympic roster (Salt Lake Tribune)
Stars’ Finnish four make Olympic hockey roster; Oettinger lands on Team USA (Dallas Morning News)
Kraken sending two more to Olympics (Seattle Times)
These 4 Ducks are slated to play in the Winter Olympics (Orange County Register)
These 5 Kings are slated to play in the Winter Olympics (Los Angeles Daily News)
Fearing this was his last chance, Sharks center sees Olympic dream come true (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres' Tage Thompson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen react to making Olympic teams, Alex Tuch’s omission (Buffalo News)
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell gets to live his own Olympic dream (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
For Bruins named to Olympic teams, representing their countries is ‘huge honor’ (Boston Globe)
‘Dark day’: Mark Scheifele overlooked by Team Canada brass (Winnipeg Sun)
Stars forward Jason Robertson snubbed from Team USA Olympic hockey roster (Dallas Morning News)
Islanders’ Emil Heineman a surprise Sweden snub for 2026 Winter Olympics as Simon Holmstrom also misses cut (New York Post)
Disappointment as Flames' Mikael Backlund snubbed by Swedish Olympic team (Calgary Sun)
Canadiens' Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson left off U.S. Olympic team (Montreal Gazette)
Injured Knights center isn’t on Sweden’s Olympic roster (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks can’t keep up with Wild as losses continue to mount (Orange County Register)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. supports Rangers at Winter Classic in old Miami stomping grounds (New York Post)
Clock ticking on Ottawa Senators’ playoff hopes as NHL midseason nears (Ottawa Sun)
Why Maple Leafs’ second-half playoff hopes depend on Auston Matthews’ dominance (Toronto Sun)
How Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube has used the healthy scratch to his advantage (Toronto Star)
Why Nick Foligno believes this Blackhawks team is still 'different' (Chicago Sun-Times)
Isles goalie Sorokin returns from injury for full practice (New York Newsday)
Blue Jackets forward Miles Wood out after suffering lower-body injury (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin resumes practicing (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Garnet Hathaway and Emil Andrae are excited to rejoin the lineup after hitting the reset button (Philadelphia Inquirer)