Hockey headlines for January 30, 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Kings fall on a night of tributes to Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Times)
Ducks honor spirit of Kobe Bryant with 4-2 (or 2-4, if you like) win over Coyotes (Orange County Register)
Flames top Oilers in shootout battle (Calgary Sun)
Canucks come back for fourth straight win (Vancouver Province)
Former Avs star Chris Drury returns as GM of USA world’s team (Denver Post)
Golden Knights weigh options with trade deadline approaching (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the trade deadline approaching, the Jets should be focusing on the future (Winnipeg Sun)
Red Wings' options appear slim as NHL trade deadline gets closer (Detroit News)
Rangers’ prospect pool is filled with tantalizing talent (New York Post)
Maple Leafs set team goal-scoring road record in win over Stars (Toronto Sun)
Tomas Hertl injured in Sharks’ loss to Vancouver Canucks (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars abandon who they are, lament lack of focus in loss to Maple Leafs (Dallas Morning News)
Capitals continue to fall prey to Predators, drop eighth straight to Nashville (Washington Post)
Oilers fall to Flames in explosive Battle of Alberta game (Edmonton Journal)
‘It makes it awesome, to be honest’: Fight for playoff positioning stokes Battle of Alberta (Calgary Sun)
Oilers' Smith gets call against Flames, downplays significance of facing former team (Calgary Sun)
Matt Benning thrown into the fire in first NHL game in almost two months (Edmonton Journal)
‘I really enjoyed it here’: Former Stars forward Jason Spezza soaks in Dallas return (Dallas Morning News)
Kings honor Kobe Bryant, others in first Staples Center game since crash (Los Angeles Daily News)
Lightning players struck by Kobe Bryant’s death (Tampa Bay Times)
Alex Ovechkin honors Kobe Bryant with No. 24 warmup jersey (Washington Times)
Blue Jackets’ current run is both memorable and improbable (Columbus Dispatch)
Sens won't let season slip away quietly (Ottawa Citizen)
Peter DeBoer’s priority as coach is to speed up Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Carter Hutton to 'carry the ball' for Sabres with Linus Ullmark out 3 to 4 weeks (Buffalo News)
Blues still not immune to injury bug as Sundqvist heads to injured reserve (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Hungry Anderson's pizza analogy helps deliver winning feeling (Ottawa Citizen)
Amid trade rumors, Sharks’ Brenden Dillon set to establish new franchise record (San Jose Mercury News)
Leafs teenager Rasmus Sandin is winning over his teammates with his presence and personality (Toronto Star)
Rangers' Igor Shesterkin recalled from AHL (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks prospect Evan Barratt improving his skating, priming himself for NHL future (Chicago Sun-Times)