Hockey headlines for January 15, 2020

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Penguins put on a show in Sidney Crosby's return, crushing Wild (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Stars sweep season series against Avalanche in physical overtime win (Dallas Morning News)
Isles rebound from loss with eight goals in rout of Red Wings (New York Newsday)
Matthews scores a hat trick, Sandin returns with style as Leafs beat Devils (Toronto Sun)
Elvis Merzlikins, Jackets continue hot streak (Columbus Dispatch)
Backstrom signs five-year, $46 million contract with Capitals (Washington Post)
NJ Devils' Nico Hischier to replace Kyle Palmieri at NHL All-Star Game (NorthJersey.com)
Oilers forward Kassian on two-game suspension: 'I would do it all over again' (Edmonton Journal)
Cheating in hockey? Red Wings' Jeff Blashill doesn't see it now or in the future (Detroit News)
If Chuck Fletcher improves team via trade, Flyers would appreciate it (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Phil Kessel, Taylor Hall power Arizona Coyotes in win over San Jose Sharks (Arizona Republic)
Lightning beat Kings in a shootout after Nikita Kucherov scores late (Tampa Bay Times)
Smith beats Rinne in a strong Oilers home win over Predators (Edmonton Journal)
Jets snap home losing streak (Winnipeg Free Press)
Avs blow another third-period lead, fall 3-2 to Stars in overtime (Denver Post)
Golden Knights start road trip with loss to Sabres (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Critical Sharks road trip begins with loss to Arizona Coyotes (San Jose Mercury News)
Jonathan Toews avenges miss, gives Blackhawks OT victory against Senators (Chicago Sun-Times)
NJ Devils squander Blake Coleman's hat trick in 7-4 loss to Maple Leafs (NorthJersey.com)
Tuukka Rask suffers concussion, Bruins blanked by Blue Jackets (Boston Globe)
Red Wings leave Jimmy Howard 'out to dry,' get clobbered by Islanders 8-2 (Detroit News)
Plenty of chances, plenty of misery as series loss streak hits 10 (Vancouver Province)
Predators' Filip Forsberg becomes second NHL player to score lacrosse goal (The Tennessean)
Lightning’s Alex Volkov records his first NHL point (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders’ Noah Dobson gets 1st goal: ‘Weird one to remember’ (New York Post)
Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk benched in Columbus (Boston Herald)
Blackhawks let Anthony Duclair go, and he’s now an All-Star. But he puts the blame on himself: ‘I would have probably let myself go as well.’ (Chicago Inquirer)
Zack Smith's return brings fond memories, reminder of Senators' turnover (Ottawa Sun)
Ducks address loss of confidence, trust after fourth consecutive defeat (Orange County Register)
Isles' Cizikas still out of lineup after shot to groin (New York Newsday)
Flyers goalie Carter Hart leaves practice early with injury; Alex Lyon headed to St. Louis (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Justin Williams could soon be back in the Canes lineup, but who does he replace? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flames centre Mark Jankowski’s scoring dry spell drags on (Calgary Sun)
'All in good fun': Flames fans back campaign to put Tkachuk on Edmonton billboards (Calgary Herald)
Canadiens' Nate Thompson hopes story of his struggles can help others (Montreal Gazette)