Hockey headlines for January 20, 2025

Monday, January 20, 2025

Rookies rise to the occasion in dominant first period as the Stars beat the Red Wings (Dallas Morning News)
Ottawa Senators lean on goalie Anton Forsberg to defeat Devils (Ottawa Sun)
Former Canadien Marcel Bonin dies at age 93 (Montreal Gazette)
Leafs captain Auston Matthews ticks another box on his bucket (of goals) list (Toronto Star)
Connor McDavid finally snapped. Are you happy now, NHL? (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks might benefit in trade negotiations because of playoff logjam in Eastern Conference (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wings fall behind early, can't overcome Stars 4-1 (Detroit News)
Devils’ offensive slump hits new low in loss to Senators (NJ.com)
Rangers blow four separate leads in wasteful OT loss to Canadiens (New York Post)
Rangers’ Matt Rempe still earning trust from coaches with playing time limited (New York Post)
How midseason shakeup changed the Avalanche locker room: “We’re closer as a group” (Denver Post)
Changes coming to Blues lineup in Las Vegas after loss to Utah (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knights focused on ‘limiting the damage’ as losing streak continues (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders’ woeful penalty kill finally showing signs of improvement (New York Post)
Rebuilds take time, so Blackhawks fans will need still more patience (Chicago Daily Herald)
Kraken prove sometimes one shot can be enough to squeeze out a victory (Seattle Times)
With Stolarz out, Woll continues to prove his worth for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Marcus Hogberg’s emergence not creating an Islanders’ goalie controversy (New York Post)
Wild’s Jiricek finds a comfort level and a growing role after arriving via trade (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blackhawks forward Lukas Reichel now understands value of battling for every puck (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canadiens call up Owen Beck from AHL’s Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Winnipegger brought the house down with stirring renditions of national anthems (Winnipeg Free Press)