Hockey headlines for January 6, 2026

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Rangers falling to Mammoth in OT least of their concerns after Igor Shesterkin injury (New York Post)
'That felt real good': Red Wings back in first after win over rival Senators (Detroit News)
Jacob Melanson’s 1st NHL goal sparks red-hot Kraken to win over Flames (Seattle Times)
Justin Sourdif’s first hat trick puts the Caps back in the win column (Washington Post)
Flyers sign center Christian Dvorak to five-year, $25.75 million contract extension (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nashville Predators sign goaltender Justus Annunen to two-year extension (The Tennessean)
Blues sign fourth-line forward Alexey Toropchenko to two-year contract extension (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins waive defenseman Egor Zamula for contract termination (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
James Dolan backs Chris Drury as Rangers try to establish new culture: ‘Does not happen overnight’ (New York Post)
Blackhawks legend Bob Pulford, a four-time coach and four-time GM, dies at 89 (Chicago Sun-Times)
David Branch, who built the foundation of Ontario junior hockey, dies at 77 (Toronto Star)
Why Filip Chytil stays in the fight to get concussion recovery right (Vancouver Province)
Jets GM continues to preach patience despite club’s basement status (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Sharks decided they needed Wennberg, but what about other pending UFAs? (San Jose Mercury News)
Could the Rangers trade Panarin after the Olympic break? (New York Newsday)
Concern for Gabe Landeskog’s health goes beyond Avalanche: ‘He’s too important to the game of hockey’ (Denver Post)
Panthers’ Sam Bennett on Team Canada Olympic snub: ‘Pretty disappointed’ (Miami Herald)
No regrets: Jets’ Stanley takes suspension in stride (Winnipeg Sun)
Kings beat Wild for 2nd time in 3 days (Los Angeles Daily News)
No more comebacks for Wild in 4-2 loss to Kings (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ottawa Senators can't get enough stops in loss to Detroit Red Wings (Ottawa Sun)
Why Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk can't drop the gloves right now (Ottawa Sun)
Why the Maple Leafs believe their second half will be better than the first (Toronto Star)
Sharks’ John Klingberg to miss more time after being placed on IR (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars captain Jamie Benn to miss start of six-game road trip with facial injury (Dallas Morning News)
Bruins will be without Hampus Lindholm for some time (Boston Herald)
Maple Leafs face growing injury crisis without key defenceman Jake McCabe (Toronto Sun)
Injured forwards Nick Bjugstad, Nathan Walker back at Blues practice (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Matvei Michkov misses Flyers practice after taking a puck off his foot (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Clock ticking as Ingram, Pickard battle for Edmonton Oilers backup job (Edmonton Sun)
‘I want him to be upset with not being in the lineup’: Why Jason Zucker itches to return to Sabres (Buffalo News)
Oilers defenceman Spencer Stastney finding his love of hockey again (Edmonton Sun)
Stars reactivate Casey DeSmith from non-roster status, recall forward Nathan Bastian (Dallas Morning News)
From record to ‘robot’ quote, recapping Zayne Parekh’s world junior tournament (Calgary Sun)
Predators' top 2025 pick Brady Martin suffers injury at world juniors (The Tennessean)
Red Wings draft pick Eddie Genborg starring at world junior tournament (Detroit News)
‘Such an unreal feeling’: Flames ready to audition this exciting forward prospect (Calgary Sun)
Ex-Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson retires, takes scouting job with Canucks (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)