Hockey headlines for January 16, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026

Golden Knights rally past Maple Leafs on Jack Eichel’s OT goal (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins get jump on Kraken early to extend winning steak to five (Boston Globe)
Columbus Blue Jackets make a lead stand up for 3rd straight win (Columbus Dispatch)
'That’s all he cares about, is winning’: Tage Thompson’s hat trick paces Sabres in win against Montreal (Buffalo News)
Duclair's third-period goal, Sorokin's 35 saves help Isles blank Oilers (New York Newsday)
Stanley Cup champion Panthers go to White House again. Take a look at their visit (Miami Herald)
Brady Tkachuk knows the Ottawa Senators are in a 'must-win' situation (Ottawa Sun)
Penguins snap losing skid by beating Flyers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Warsofsky’s adjustment, Celebrini’s dazzling play lead Sharks past Capitals (San Jose Mercury News)
The Winnipeg Jets get Wild, earning a 6-2 win over Minnesota (Winnipeg Sun)
In less than three minutes, the Caps come unglued and swallow a loss (Washington Post)
Kraken give up early goal, never lead in loss to Boston Bruins (Seattle Times)
Flyers’ skid reaches five games as penalty kill falters, Sam Ersson pulled in 6-3 loss to the Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild pummeled by Jets 6-2 for third loss in a row (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Special teams doom Chicago Blackhawks in physical 3-1 loss to Calgary Flames (Chicago Tribune)
Tough one for McDavid, Ingram as Edmonton Oilers get blanked by Isles (Edmonton Sun)
Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen to miss second straight game due to personal matter (Dallas Morning News)
Capitals coach explains why he’d give Hart Trophy vote to Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders' rookie Schaefer impressive as an elite first-pairing defenceman (Edmonton Sun)
Golden Knights' Mitch Marner says Maple Leafs 'like brothers' ahead of first game vs. Toronto (Toronto Sun)
Zdeno Chara takes rightful place among Bruins greats (Boston Herald)
Rangers at loss for words of how directionless season has gone down hill so fast (New York Post)
How the Blues will judge their final 10 games before the Olympic break (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Will Predators' bold overtime tactic catch on? What Andrew Brunette said (The Tennessean)
Stars GM Jim Nill provides encouraging update on defenseman Lian Bichsel’s injury (Dallas Morning News)
His starting job slipped away, but this goalie is never going to complain (Washington Post)
Lightning leaning on Nick Paul to fill the middle on top line (Tampa Bay Times)
Gabe Perreault showing more flashes of what Rangers envisioned for young forward (New York Post)
Erik Gustafsson tries to be a positive force, with Red Wings or Griffins (Detroit News)
Flyers recall goalie Aleksei Kolosov from Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jets call-up Moose defenceman over batch of blue-line injuries (Winnipeg Free Press)
Top Flames prospect Matvei Gridin headed to AHL all-star game (Calgary Sun)
Laval Rocket's Jacob Fowler, Adam Engstrom, Laurent Dauphin named to AHL all-star team (Montreal Gazette)
Draft steal? Meet the Flames’ fifth-round pick who leads NCAA in freshman scoring (Calgary Sun)
Avalanche players still keep an eye on former teams: ‘You pay attention to your buddies’ (Denver Post)
Renovated Lenovo Center will be able to seat more fans (Raleigh News & Observer)