Hockey headlines for January 17, 2026

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Lightning’s win streak ends at 11 with shootout loss to Blues (Tampa Bay Times)
Hurricanes lay smackdown on nemesis Panthers, hit milestones in a thunderous win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Beckett Sennecke, Mason McTavish help Ducks edge Kings in shootout (Orange County Register)
Why Sharks’ trade with Hurricanes is significant; Will Smith back in lineup (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers aren’t offering Artemi Panarin a contract extension with potential trade looming (New York Post)
Bruins trade reserve forward to Ducks (Boston Herald)
Linus Ullmark returns from leave to skate with Ottawa Senators at practice (Ottawa Sun)
Chris Drury promises ‘retool’ for underwhelming Rangers in Letter 2.0 to fans (New York Post)
Idling Capitals are ‘actively’ looking for a high-end winger, GM says (Washington Post)
With Rasmus Andersson trade talks heating up, could Stars be ready to make a move? (Dallas Morning News)
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings take a bite out of San Jose Sharks, 4-2 (Detroit Free Press)
Will Smith scores in return, but turnovers haunt Sharks in loss to Red Wings (San Jose Mercury News)
Jared Bednar not happy after Avalanche’s 7-3 loss: “I hated that game from start to finish” (Denver Post)
Marco Kasper gets the points, finally, in Detroit Red Wings win (Detroit Free Press)
Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, Zach Bogosian on IR as Wild start road trip (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rehabbing Bo Horvat set to stay in New York for rest of Islanders’ road trip (New York Post)
Defenseman Jordan Harris back practicing with the Bruins after ankle surgery: ‘Every two seconds I was out there smiling’ (Boston Globe)
Isles getting by without Horvat due to the play of Sorokin, defense (New York Newsday)
Why the Maple Leafs can’t afford to lose William Nylander again (Toronto Sun)
Maple Leafs No. 1 netminder Anthony Stolarz is almost ready to play. They need him at his best (Toronto Star)
Golden Knights get boost with Adin Hill’s return: ‘He made some huge saves’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Merzlikins credits 'new coach' for Columbus Blue Jackets' improvement (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins’ ‘LAD’ line of Blake Lizotte, Noel Acciari, Connor Dewar continues to offer club boost (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jets defenceman Logan Stanley among the league’s best (Winnipeg Sun)
Anthony Duclair’s ‘dynamite’ play after healthy scratches helps reshape look of top line (New York Post)
‘Runaway freight train’: Kevin Bahl becoming big-hit threat for Flames (Calgary Sun)
For Avalanche rookie Gavin Brindley, production slump hasn’t meant a dip in performance (Denver Post)
Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler demoted to AHL's Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
NHL flame still flickers for Laval Rocket goalie Kaapo Kahkonen (Montreal Gazette)