Hockey headlines for January 9, 2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Erik Karlsson enters rare territory as Sharks top Oilers (San Jose Mercury News)
Tuukka Rask sharp as Bruins win fifth in a row (Boston Globe)
Knights extend winning streak with 4-2 win over the Rangers (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canes finally beat Islanders for fifth straight win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Hurricanes' late surge ends Isles' win streak at 6 (New York Newsday)
Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy to replace Carey Price in All-Star Game (Tampa Bay Times)
Schmaltz played just 17 games following trade from Blackhawks (Arizona Republic)
Protecting McDavid: NHL won't do it and his teammates' hands are tied (Edmonton Sun)
Trade deadline is 'pink elephant' that looms over Rangers (New York Post)
Sabres keep it simple, explode for five second-period goals to beat Devils (Buffalo News)
Lightning, Andrei Vasilevskiy bounce back with shutout (Tampa Bay Times)
Matt Murray shines in win over Panthers, but Mike Sullivan says Penguins are capable of more (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Vrana’s three points power Capitals over Flyers (Washington Times)
Stars coach Jim Montgomery again disappointed with team after win: 'We don't come out and take games' (Dallas Morning News)
Jeff Petry scores winning goal as Canadiens move back into playoff spot (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche buried by Jets' depth in 7-4 shootout (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild fall flat in Boston, lose 4-0 to Bruins (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rangers fall to Golden Knights to complete winless road trip (New York Post)
Jackets still can’t solve Lightning (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils doomed by dismal 2nd period dooms in loss to Sabres (NorthJersey.com)
Panthers struggle, fall further behind after loss to Penguins (Miami Herald)
Flyers' spiral continues as they fall to Capitals, 5-3, for 8th straight defeat (Philly.com)
'It stinks': Wings end home stand on sour note (Detroit News)
Back to business as usual for Blues: They dodge prosperity by losing at home (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Zach Aston-Reese, Patric Hornqvist injured in feisty, physical Penguins win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
After some early-season misfortune, Stars center Tyler Seguin knew the pucks would eventually start going in the net (Dallas Morning News)
Bryan Rust's speed continues to create chances, and he cashed in two more Tuesday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Brendan Smith scratched again for Rangers (New York Newsday)
Ryan Callahan misses Blue Jackets game with upper-body injury; Coburn returns (Tampa Bay Times)
Nugent-Hopkins becomes 22nd Oiler to hit 500 games (Edmonton Sun)
Coach Marty? John Tortorella likes the idea (Tampa Bay Times)
Leafs’ second-half worries include goaltending and grit (Toronto Star)
Blues' Steen likely to miss rest of month (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knights reshuffle as Reilly Smith goes on injured reserve (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oh baby: Senators now missing Duchene, Anderson and Chabot (Ottawa Citizen)
Ducks hope Rickard Rakell will ‘just be Ricky’ when he returns to lineup (Orange County Register)
Should Carter Hart be shielded from Flyers’ losing environment? (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Here’s the deal: Blackhawks’ Collin Delia isn’t backing down from anybody (Chicago Sun-Times)
Laine struggling to meet lofty expectations (Winnipeg Free Press)
Nylander, struggling since returning to Leafs, has to find work ethic to make improvements (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings’ Andreas Athanasiou has that ‘X factor’ (MLive.com)
Red Wings' Filip Hronek making a statement to remain in the NHL (Detroit News)
Strome's comfort level with Hawks improves thanks to the 'Cat' (Chicago Daily Herald)
Newest Senator Darren Archibald going through introductions again (Ottawa Citizen)
Joel Eriksson Ek recalled by Wild after Eric Fehr hurt (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Isles activate Filppula, send down Ho-Sang (New York Newsday)
Flames prospect Matthew Phillips streaking in Stockton Calgary Herald)

PNC Arena has had $4 billion economic impact on Wake County, Centennial Authority says (Raleigh News & Observer)