Hockey headlines for January 19, 2020

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Alex Ovechkin, steaming up the NHL career goals list, leads Caps to wild win (Washington Post)
Avalanche skates past Blues with big second period (Denver Post)
Rested Wild blows out Dallas 7-0 for historical win (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
David Backes clears waivers, assigned to AHL Providence by Bruins (Boston Globe)
Justin Williams expected to play for Hurricanes on Sunday. Williams: ‘Ready to rock.’y (Raleigh News & Observer)
NHL coaching carousel keeps turning at breakneck speeds (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kings’ Tyler Toffoli could be a hot commodity ahead of NHL trade deadline (Los Angeles Times)
Henrik Lundqvist acknowledging his Eli Manning-like dilemma (New York Post)
Hitting the break in first place (Vancouver Province)
Jonathan Toews and Dominik Kubalik score twice and Patrick Kane hits 999 career points in the Blackhawks’ 6-2 victory against the Maple Leafs for their 4th straight win (Chicago Tribune)
Cam Atkinson scores twice, Elvis Merzlikins gets shutout (Columbus Dispatch)
Travis Konecny, JVR lead Flyers to 4-1 win over the Kings (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panthers’ win streak up to four after chippy win over Detroit in Bobrovsky’s return (Miami Herald)
Canadiens survive a nail-biter after surrendering an early 3-goal lead (Montreal Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers run over Coyotes on way to bye week (Edmonton Sun)
Golden Knights rally but lose in shootout at Montreal (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
San Jose Sharks end road trip with barely a whimper (San Jose Mercury News)
Christmas, all over again: Stars enter bye week with lopsided 7-0 loss to Wild (Dallas Morning News)
End result the same for Blues in Colorado: a loss (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Isles give up five goals in third, lose to Capitals (New York Newsday)
Devils blown out by Blue Jackets as Cory Schneider gets pulled (NJ.com)
'We overcomplicated it': Red Wings' lackluster power play leads to 4-1 loss to Panthers (Detroit News)
Predators' third-period surge causes 'pain' for Sabres entering bye week (Buffalo News)
Leafs, Andersen mail it in, head off to bye week with dismal loss to Blackhawks (Toronto Sun)
Flames struggle to find offence in loss to Senators (Calgary Sun)
Alex Ovechkin sinks Islanders with his second straight hat trick (New York Post)
‘This is the day I’ve looked forward to’: Stephen Johns to make NHL return after 22-month absence (Dallas Morning News)
Parayko sits, but Berube confident he'll be back with Blues after break (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Golden Knights’ Max Pacioretty enjoys subdued return to Montreal (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lemieux feels good, says he's ready to return to lineup (New York Newsday)
Can Evgeni Malkin keep 'fire' burning with Sidney Crosby back? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Brad Marchand fighting the puck but unconcerned (Boston Herald)
Penguins forward Bryan Rust savors 20-goal mark (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Two Red Wings draft picks know value of All-American Game in Plymouth (Detroit News)
Red Wings' Daley: Minorities making strides in hockey, but more work ahead (Detroit News)
NHL is making a push to increase its Latino fan base (Los Angeles Times)