Hockey headlines for January 27, 2026

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Edmonton Oilers defence delivers history-making night against Anaheim (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers trade Carson Soucy to Islanders as sell-off begins (New York Newsday)
Islanders shut out Flyers for win they needed in the worst way (New York Newsday)
Hey, guess what? Andrei Vasilevskiy is still the best in the world (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers claw their way to OT win over Bruins with likely fire sale looming (New York Post)
Kings, winger Taylor Ward agree on 2-year contract extension (Los Angeles Daily News)
Penguins forward Bryan Rust to have disciplinary hearing (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Columbus Blue Jackets game vs Los Angeles Kings postponed (Columbus Dispatch)
Maple Leafs' William Nylander fined US$5,000 for viral middle-finger incident/a> (Toronto Sun)

Leafs manage to put winless home stretch on the backburner, thanks to Nylander (Globe & Mail)
Darryl Sittler’s 10-point night with the Maple Leafs is still unchallenged 50 years later (Toronto Star)
Twin Cities unrest has been ‘devastating’ for some Wild players (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Hockey, not politics, on Auston Matthews' mind ahead of Winter Olympics (Toronto Sun)
Is the Ottawa Senators' season already lost? (Ottawa Sun)
No rebellion this time: Jets OK with Arniel’s rip job (Winnipeg Sun)
Canadiens remain confident despite rough spell, Brendan Gallagher says (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers lose 4-0 to Islanders in lifeless performance on home ice (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins cough up point, lose in OT to Rangers (Boston Herald)
Jonathan Quick finally earns first win as full-time Rangers starter to end five-game drought (New York Post)
Islanders shuffling lines pays off —but finding long-term consistency still needed (New York Newsday)
Red Wings on success: Todd McLellan 'won't let us get comfortable' (Detroit Free Press)
Recent spate of OT shows Wild NHL parity (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Margin for error razor thin for struggling Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why Thatcher Demko's latest injury mystery has yet to be solved (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings will be without Simon Edvinsson until after Olympic break (Detroit News)
Bad luck, bad bounces: Jets’ Hellebuyck confident as ever (Winnipeg Sun)
Back at center, Pavel Buchnevich finds production alongside Jordan Kyrou, Jake Neighbours (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
How Sabres defenseman Michael Kesselring re-acclimates in each return to lineup (Buffalo News)
Why the Blues sent rookie Otto Stenberg back to the AHL with Olympic break ahead (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks send rookie Nick Lardis to AHL in forward-group shakeup amid scoring drought (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flames prospect Andrew Basha thriving in return to WHL (Calgary Sun)
Penguins forward prospect Melvin Fernstrom ‘called back’ following struggles in Sweden (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)