Hockey headlines for January 6, 2018

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Canadian juniors score golden goal in final minutes to beat Sweden (Toronto Star)
With something to prove, the U.S. wins bronze (Buffalo News)
Four in a row! Streaking Wings speed past Panthers (Detroit News)
Golden Knights rally to defeat Blackhawks, 5-4 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chris Kreider needs surgery to fix blood clots (New York Post)
Milan Hejduk’s jersey to be raised to the rafters before the Avalanche hosts the Wild (Denver Post)
Battle between Blues, comptroller ends with settlement over upgrades at Scottrade Center (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Canada Olympic hockey team sizes up juniors (Toronto Star)
Senators prospect Drake Batherson should be buoyed by world junior performance (Ottawa Sun)
Coyotes prospect scores gold for Canada (Arizona Republic)
Alex Ovechkin, known best for scoring goals, is on the cusp of 500 career assists (Washington Post)
McDavid's leadership of Oilers on full display in win over Ducks (Edmonton Journal)
Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf wonders when calls will go his way (Orange County Register)
Brossoit blindsided by Oilers' trade for fellow backup goalie (Edmonton Journal)
Daniel Sprong scores twice; Tristan Jarry posts shutout as Penguins top Islanders (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jets scratch out 4-3 win over Sabres (Winnipeg Free Press)
Senators battle back, triumph over Sharks in OT (Ottawa Sun)
Isles blanked by Pens for fifth straight loss (New York Newsday)
Sharks cough up three-goal lead in overtime loss to Senators (San Jose Mercury News)
1st-year Golden Knights score late to shock last-place Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)
Johnson remains a hanging Chad in the crease (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks don’t give goalie Glass much of a chance in 5-4 loss to Las Vegas (Chicago Sun-Times)
Islanders hold their breath after Josh Bailey's lower-body injury (New York Post)
Sprong making case to stick in NHL (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Weight on Greiss 'He's got to keep fighting' (New York Newsday)
Defenseman Luca Sbisa returns to Golden Knights lineup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Forward Zack Smith returns to the Senators lineup from injury (Ottawa Sun)
Halfway through season, Kings are reaching goals ... and scoring them, too (Los Angeles Times)
Bruins are just trying to ride this wave (Boston Globe)
Lightning will have to be better in front of goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Times)
Tortorella’s goal: Get key players scoring (Columbus Dispatch)
Flames coach Gulutzan blasts team during expletive tirade (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford still out ‘indefinitely’ (Chicago Tribune)
No goalie controversy: Allen agrees that Hutton deserves playing time (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Preds need Johansen, Arvidsson to step up (The Tennessean)
Rookie Matt Grzelcyk an important part of Bruins’ blue line (Boston Herald)
Leafs call up defensive prospect Travis Dermott (Toronto Star)
New Flyers winger Tyrell Goulbourne took a long ride to Philly (Philadelphia Daily News)