Hockey headlines for January 29, 2025

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Isles make it five straight with tough win over Avs (New York Newsday)
Tage Thompson didn't have Sabres' only hat trick, but here's why his was meaningful (Buffalo News)
Resilient Caps resume their winning ways with a 3-1 victory in Calgary (Washington Post)
Wild scoring leader Kirill Kaprizov will have surgery (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz 'feeling good' in return to full practice (Toronto Sun)
Blues waive Brandon Saad as team starts ‘chipping further and further up’ into roster (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Questions loom for Sharks’ Mike Grier as NHL trade deadline nears (San Jose Mercury News)
GM Barry Trotz outlines scenario where Nashville Predators are buyers at NHL trade deadline (The Tennessean)
Blackhawks' Ryan Donato has made himself attractive trade target with consistency, productivity (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wild GM Bill Guerin: ‘I don’t expect this to be a bad team. We’re not.’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Landon Slaggert plays a big role in his return to the Chicago Blackhawks, an upset of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Chicago Inquirer)
Kyle Connor scores twice, Jets down Canadiens 4-1 for fourth straight win (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche starts strong, fades late again in loss to Islanders: “We’ve got to be better than that” (Denver Post)
Bruins thumped by lowly Sabres, 7-2 (Boston Herald)
‘We hung him out to dry’: Kraken breakdowns costly for Philipp Grubauer in loss to Ducks (Seattle Times)
Rangers blanked by Hurricanes as push for playoff spot takes hit (New York Post)
Home ice can’t cure Lightning’s ills in loss to Blackhawks (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers miss out on opportunities due to poor decision making (New York Post)
Knights’ Stone says he was tripped on play that injured Stars defenseman (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stars’ Miro Heiskanen leaves game vs. Golden Knights after scary collision with Mark Stone (Dallas Morning News)
Scott Perunovich has strong debut in Islanders’ win: ‘really good game’ (New York Post)
No chirps? Andersson and Mangiapane not sure they can trash talk one another (Calgary Sun)
Jets’ Morrissey gets taste of Montreal’s hockey culture ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off (Winnipeg Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers on a roll heading toward Four Nations break (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs still limping, but hope worst of the injury bug is behind them (Toronto Sun)
Blues coach Jim Montgomery accepts blame for unsuccessful goaltender interference challenge (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Edmonton Oilers' million dollar man worth every penny (Edmonton Sun)
Lucas Raymond draws comparisons to past Red Wings great (MLive.com)
Ageless Corey Perry still scoring goals with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Carrick's strong month keys surge for Rangers' fourth line (New York Newsday)
Shine's feel-good story appears to be continuing a bit longer with Red Wings (Detroit News)
Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov gets his first KHL hat trick (Montreal Gazette)
Senators' Thomas Chabot comes to Spartacat's defence after mascot misstep (Ottawa Sun)