Hockey headlines for January 22, 2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Blackhawks fall to Quenneville-led Panthers as Robin Lehner suffers rare off-night (Chicago Sun-Times)
Williams scores twice as Canes go into long break with 4-1 win over Jets (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles overcome late penalties to beat Rangers (New York Newsday)
Flyers, Brian Elliott avenge early-season loss and blank Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-0 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Former Senator Chris Phillips thrilled his No. 4 will be raised to rafters (Ottawa Sun)
Florida Panthers reportedly to host 2021 NHL All-Star Game (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
John Tavares flirted with 50 goals. Now Auston Matthews is ahead of the game — with a different approach (Toronto Star)
Kings coach Todd McLellan’s faster, aggressive system is run by AHL Ontario affiliate (Los Angeles Times)
Bruins finish up their work before leaving for vacation (Boston Globe)
Golden Knights lose lead in 3rd period, fall to Bruins (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders get much-needed win over Rangers before break (New York Post)
Flyers blank Penguins in final game before All-Star break (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets' tailspin continues in 4-1 loss to Hurricanes (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers no match for Islanders without their superstar (New York Post)
Rangers coach gives Kaapo Kakko top-line minutes (New York Post)
Trotz benches Barzal during third period of win over Rangers (New York Newsday)
Former Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville makes his long-awaited return to the United Center: ‘I was a lucky guy at the right time' (Chicago Inquirer)
Joel Quenneville reflects on bond with Blackhawks’ fans, players during first return to United Center (Chicago Sun-Times)
Lengthy break comes at opportune time for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Elvis Merzlikins’ improvement with Blue Jackets can be traced back to mistake (Columbus Dispatch)
Detroit Red Wings might not see top winger Anthony Mantha for rest of season (Detroit Free Press)
Wild extra cautious with players who are ill this time of year (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Wild's third line starts turning defense into offense (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bearing Down: Hard work paying off for Edmonton Oilers defenceman Ethan Bear (Edmonton Sun)
Blue Jackets count on David Savard’s fearless shot-blocking (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings’ big, gritty Givani Smith makes presence felt down low, around net (MLive.com)
Penguins assign Agozzino, Blandisi, Czcuzman, Lafferty to AHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
TSN's Sawyer apologizes for on-air comments (Winnipeg Sun)