Hockey headlines for January 21, 2020

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Nazem Kadri, Nathan MacKinnon carry Avalanche to rout of Red Wings at the Pepsi Center (Denver Post)
Joel Quenneville’s return to the United Center sends Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane down memory lane: ‘You just didn’t think things would ever change’ (Chicago Inquirer)
NHL adds new dimension to All-Star skills package: Shots from the stands (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kings’ playing surface is notoriously unruly. The ‘ice guru’ is here to fix that (Los Angeles Times)
Leafs great Vaive sees 50 in Matthews' sights, if not beating his record 54 goals (Toronto Sun)
Last-second deflection costs Wild in 5-4 loss to Panthers (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Memories of classic Wings, Avalanche rivalry come into focus again (Detroit News)
Edmonton Oilers get through rough patch of schedule and back in division race (Edmonton Sun)
Ducks’ struggles at the break were not unexpected going into 2019-20 (Orange County Register)
Flames optimistic they’re trending in right direction heading into All-Star break (Calgary Sun)
Penguins F Dominik Kahun out with concussion (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Justin Schultz returns to Penguins practice, could play against Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins Dominik Simon ‘dodges bullet,’ feels well at practice day after hip injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With Lowry out, Copp gets another chance to 'build some chemistry' (Winnipeg Free Press)
Peter DeBoer’s changes to Golden Knights starting to show (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henrik Lundqvist finding way to contribute even from Rangers bench (New York Post)
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Cam Atkinson give Blue Jackets scoring boost immediately back from injury (Columbus Dispatch)
Jake DeBrusk brings grit to Bruins power play (Boston Herald)
Paul Stastny maintains sense of humor after latest injury to mouth (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sam Gagner looks to gain traction with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Teddy Blueger thriving in pivotal role for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kaapo Kakko taking perfect break from Rangers’ grind (New York Post)
Switch to right-side defense has sparked Slater Koekkoek’s excellent recent stretch (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins recall Joseph Blandisi for seventh time (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Getting chance to share in sons’ hockey lives unforgettable experience for Jets’ moms (Winnipeg Sun)