Hockey headlines for January 18, 2026

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Golden Knights pour it on Predators, earn 7th straight victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins rally against Blackhawks to stretch win streak to six games (Boston Globe)
Columbus Blue Jackets top Pittsburgh Penguins in exciting shootout win (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers rout Flyers to snap five-game losing streak day after Chris Drury’s ‘retool’ declaration (New York Post)
Ducks edge Kings in OT, complete weekend sweep (Orange County Register)
Draisaitl leaving Edmonton Oilers, flying to Germany for family matter (Edmonton Sun)
Two NHL prospects drove home one rainy Sudbury night. Only one made it. Now, Dale McCourt breaks his silence on mysterious 1977 crash (Toronto Star)
Why the Maple Leafs have an interesting decision looming in net (Toronto Sun)
Evason 'shocked and disappointed' by Columbus Blue Jackets' shakeup (Columbus Dispatch)
Stars coach Glen Gulutzan on Jason Robertson’s Team USA snub: ‘He’s shown a lot of class’ (Dallas Morning News)
Depleted Wild rally for overtime win in Buffalo (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
No Draisaitl, no problem as Edmonton Oilers humiliate hapless Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins, Arturs Silovs lose another shootout, fall to Blue Jackets (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sabres burned in OT by a Wild goalie making great pass, not great save (Buffalo News)
Max Domi-Auston Matthews chemistry shines through in Leafs' OT win over Jets (Toronto Sun)
Winnipeg Jets fall 4-3 in overtime to the Maple Leafs (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers lose their sixth straight to the lowly Rangers amid boos. Can they keep their season from slipping away? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals can’t get right at home, fall to Panthers (Washington Post)
Frustrated Ottawa Senators say "they need more than 10 saves" to win after late loss to Montreal Canadiens (Ottawa Sun)
Chicago Blackhawks alumni return for ‘Banner Years’ celebration — then watch a 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins (Chicago Tribune)
Islanders, Rittich just can't find a way to beat Flames (New York Newsday)
Kraken wrap up tough road trip with loss to Mammoth (Seattle Times)
Bruins activate Hampus Lindholm (Boston Herald)
Patrick Roy denies early goal pull was due to analytics (New York Newsday)
Lightning are winning but must keep piling up points in tight Atlantic (Tampa Bay Times)
The skill is still there. Now, ferocity is part of the Lightning DNA (Tampa Bay Times)
How Jeff Blashill has cleverly maintained continuity in Blackhawks' forward lines (Chicago Sun-Times)
Islanders’ Patrick Roy not concerned over Cal Ritchie hitting rookie wall (New York Newsday)
John Gibson found his rhythm just in time to lift Red Wings (MLive.com)
'Different player': Wings' Marco Kasper shows signs of ending sophomore struggle (Detroit News)
Wranglers conditioning stint a golden opportunity for Flames blueliner Zayne Parekh (Calgary Sun)
Former Senators defenceman Steve Duchesne looks back at his time in Ottawa with fond memories (Ottawa Sun)