Hockey headlines for January 4, 2019

Friday, January 4, 2019

Bruins fight fire with fire against the West-leading Flames (Boston Globe)
Carey Price looks healthy and rested while blanking the Canucks 2-0 (Montreal Gazette)
Power play makes impact as Lightning beats Los Angeles (Tampa Bay Times)
Pettersson goes down before team follows (Vancouver Province)
John Hynes gets multi-year contract extension from NJ Devils (NorthJersey.com)
Why Evander Kane’s contract could haunt Sharks GM this summer (San Jose Mercury News)
Ducks prospect Max Comtois cyberbullied after Canada’s loss at World Juniors (Orange County Register)
Jets all-stars heap praise on each other, teammates (Winnipeg Free Press)
Coyotes' Clayton Keller humbled by All-Star selection, but not satisfied with season (Arizona Republic)
Brayden Point should be in the All-Star Game, and he still has a chance (Tampa Bay Times)
Patrick Kane hopes Blackhawks teammate Jonathan Toews joins him at the All-Star Game (Chicago Tribune)
Avalanche’s Gabe Landeskog can be an NHL all-star with Last Men In vote (Denver Post)
Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault downplays All-Star chances (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Leon Draisaitl needs fan help to make NHL All-Star Game (Edmonton Sun)
Marner takes all-star snub in stride, will be glad to have rest instead (Toronto Sun)
Wild overcomes fastest goal against, downs Maple Leafs 4-3 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jeff Skinner scores twice, Eichel-less Sabres outlast Panthers to snap skid (Buffalo News)
Toews' first NHL goal gives Isles OT win (New York Newsday)
Blues rise to the challenge to beat Stanley Cup champs (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Another slow start snaps Cats 7-game streak against Sabres (Miami Herald)
Hearty finish gains Blackhawks a point in 3-2 overtime loss to Islanders (Chicago Sun-Times)
Capitals fall flat in St. Louis, lose to the Blues (Washington Post)
Kings can’t keep up with Lightning in 6-2 loss (Los Angeles Times)
Maple Leafs drop matinee to Wild despite Marner’s early magic (Toronto Star)
Bruins score six in victory over Flames (Calgary Sun)
Lightning cut down on goals allowed in win over Kings (Tampa Bay Times)
Jared Spurgeon steps up with big game in Wild victory (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sean Walker’s first NHL goal for Kings a double-take (Los Angeles Daily News)
Tarasenko ill, misses game against Capitals (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Big win, all-star selection make things better for Wild goalie Devin Dubnyk (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Colliton fondly recall time in Isles organization (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights get defensive during winning streak (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Edmonton Oilers counting on another streak, this time in the right direction (Edmonton Sun)
Coach John Tortorella resists tweaking top line (Columbus Dispatch)
Jets coach comfortable with fourth-line centre role for Copp (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why Predators forward Filip Forsberg's return is 'probably around the corner' (The Tennessean)
Stars captain Jamie Benn 'day-to-day' with upper-body injury following hit from Miles Wood (Dallas Morning News)
Flyers provide injury updates on several players; Brian Elliott ‘progressing pretty well’ (Philly.com)
Henrik Lundqvist rest suddenly a major Rangers' concern (New York Post)
Maple Leafs’ goaltending situation anything but clear (Toronto Star)
Growth of Seth Jones, Cam Atkinson mirrors team’s rise (Columbus Dispatch)
Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian looked right at home on first line (Edmonton Sun)
Wings' Larkin focuses on win streak, not points streak (Detroit News)
Flames prospect Pettersen proving to be worth wait as NCAA freshman (Calgary Sun)
Sidney Crosby had a surprise for the guy who chirped him during Penguins-Rangers game (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)