Hockey headlines for January 5, 2018

Friday, January 5, 2018

Canadian juniors check off one more foe to reach gold-medal game (Toronto Star)
Vindication for Sweden, a dagger for the U.S. (Buffalo News)
Hutton stays hot as Blues cool off Vegas (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Welcome back: Niederreiter's hat trick propels Wild past Buffalo 6-2 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nazem Kadri sets tone in Leafs’ shootout win, getting a piece of Thornton and his beard (Toronto Star)
Flyers score 4 goals in second period, outlast Isles (Philadelphia Daily News)
Isles sign Scott Mayfield to five-year extension (New York Newsday)
One fine day for Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen (Toronto Sun)
Attendance not an issue for World Juniors officials (Buffalo News)
Snow wreaks havoc (Boston Herald)
Why the Golden Knights are one of the best teams in the NHL (Chicago Daily Herald)
Rangers’ travel plans disrupted by snowstorm (New York Newsday)
Jonathan Marchessault gets long-term security with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Erik Karlsson roller-coaster ride of old is back (Ottawa Citizen)
Oilers down Ducks 2-1 in shootout (Edmonton Journal)
Avalanche down Blue Jackets behind Jonathan Bernier, who was perfect in net (Denver Post)
Coyotes flip the script in OT win vs. Preds (Arizona Republic)
'This felt like a Game 7 for both teams': Why win over Devils is big for Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Flames put together royal rally to take down Kings (Calgary Sun)
Golden Knights’ 8-game win streak ends in St. Louis (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marleau, Leafs win rematch with Sharks in shootout (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders’ late rally falls short in 6-4 loss to Flyers (New York Newsday)
Mistakes costly for Devils in 4-3 loss to Stars (NJ.com)
Jackets show effort but lack offense (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins lose to Carolina, 4-0 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning falls to Canadiens in shootout (Tampa Bay Times)
Preds lose to Coyotes in overtime (The Tennessean)
Things get ugly for Kings in second period of 4-3 loss to Flames (Los Angeles Times)
Ducks’ 3-game win streak ends via shootout in Edmonton (Orange County Register)
Sabres don't compete on night where Ristolainen gets an early gate (Buffalo News)
Devils Miles Wood reaches 100-game milestone (NorthJersey.com)
Phil Housley on first trip back as NHL head coach: ‘It’s special.’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Colorado Avalanche is building through youth like Columbus Blue Jackets (Denver Post)
Amid all the losing, the Senators are asking where all the goals have gone (Ottawa Citizen)
Enstrom's return will bolster blue line (Winnipeg Free Press)
From backup to starter to backup, Blackhawks goalie Anton Forsberg taking role in stride (Chicago Tribune)
Bruins’ fourth line has deep impact with Tim Schaller, Noel Acciari and Sean Kuraly (Boston Herald)
Wings hope Athanasiou’s breakout here to stay (Detroit News)
Coyotes' Crouse hoping to stick this time (Arizona Republic)
Flyers hope scrappy Goulbourne gives them energy when he arrives (Philadelphia Daily News)
Flames lose a Hamilton to Coyotes (Calgary Sun)
Penguins announce time change to avoid overlap with Steelers playoff game (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)