Hockey headlines for January 5, 2019

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Dominik Simon, Zach Aston-Reese chip in again as Penguins keep on rolling (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Avalanche snaps six-game losing streak with win over Rangers (Denver Post)
Golden Knights beat Ducks 3-2 for 5th straight win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canadiens prospect Cayden Primeau leads U.S. to world junior final (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers sign Mike McKenna off waivers, team’s seventh goalie this season (Philly.com)
Blackhawks promote former defenseman Sheldon Brookbank to assistant coach (Chicago Sun-Times)
Former NJ Devils enforcer Mike Peluso sues team, Lou Lamoriello over head injuries (NorthJersey.com)
Ovechkin should play in All-Star Game, Hull says (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Can Alex Ovechkin catch Wayne Gretzky? ‘If anyone can, he’s the only one,’ Brett Hull says. (Washington Post)
If not the last man in for all-star game, the idea of rest suits Rielly just fine (Toronto Sun)
Detroit Red Wings battle back, beat Predators, 4-3, in overtime (Detroit Free Press)
McKegg an unexpected star in Canes’ 4-2 victory (Raleigh News & Observer)
Seguin gets last word Friday with winning goal in overtime against Capitals (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Devils beat Coyotes in shootout after Mackenzie Blackwood’s injury (NJ.com)
Predators fall to Red Wings in overtime (The Tennessean)
Sloppy start dooms Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Capitals’ skid reaches three with a 2-1 OT loss in Dallas (Washington Post)
Rangers kick off road trip with an absolute clunker (New York Post)
Coyotes wrap up first half of season with shootout loss to Devils (Arizona Republic)
Ducks fall again to Golden Knights as losing streak hits seven (Los Angeles Times)
Pens display dominance at home with 4-0 win over Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
Vanek joins exclusive club, costing Red Wings again (Detroit News)
Tyler Seguin scores twice for second straight game: 'I think since everything happened, he really dug in' (Dallas Morning News)
Stars captain Jamie Benn misses first game in almost two years with upper-body injury (Dallas Morning News)
Vesey gets plugged into Rangers' third line vs. Avalanche (New York Newsday)
Breaks starting to go Penguins winger Dominik Simon's way (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Matt Murray ‘the most important reason’ for Penguins’ success (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sid a big fan of Scheifele (Winnipeg Free Press)
Crosby feels junior captain's troll-induced pain, knows it'll pass (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flames goalie Rittich: ‘I’m ready to go’ (Calgary Sun)
Christian Jaros makes quick comeback from broken finger (Ottawa Sun)
Golden Knights send Brandon Pirri to AHL, activate Max Pacioretty (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Carl Hagelin's sprained knee has healed and he's ready to return to Kings' lineup (Los Angeles Times)
Rickard Rakell skating, but return to Ducks lineup is uncertain (Orange County Register)
Coyotes have missed injured defenseman Jason Demers more than many expected (Arizona Republic)
The Leafs’ Frederik Andersen is practising again, but Michael Hutchinson will face Canucks (Toronto Star)
Sabres' Linus Ullmark surging, could earn second consecutive start (Buffalo News)
Predators Viktor Arvidsson almost fully recharged as Nashville's 'Energizer Bunny' (The Tennessean)
Wild’s Jared Spurgeon a key component in blue line block party (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
These days are different for Kings defenseman Alec Martinez (Los Angeles Daily News)
Heinen looking to bust out (Boston Herald)
Flames rolling with all-rookie defence duo (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks forward Dominik Kahun starting to get results that match his work ethic (Chicago Tribune)
Avs’ Ryan Graves eager to show what he can do with new organization (Denver Post)
His father drove him to the NHL. Literally. Ride along with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s sharpest mind (Tampa Bay Times)