Hockey headlines for January 30, 2026

Friday, January 30, 2026

Patrick Kane gets U.S. record, Red Wings surge back in 3rd for SO loss (Detroit Free Press)
Alex Lyon stands alone and atop Sabres goalies, after 10th consecutive win (Buffalo News)
Schaefer nets 14th goal to help Isles sweep season series vs. Rangers (New York Newsday)
Carolina comeback win over Utah earns Hurricanes a piece of NHL history (Raleigh News & Observer)
Lightning stay on task, beat Jets in final game before going outdoors (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins spread the wealth, rout Blackhawks to extend winning streak to 5 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Oilers' Leon Draisaitl nominated as Olympic flag bearer for Team Germany (Edmonton Sun)
Dallas Stars to host Vegas Golden Knights for 2027 Stadium Series game at AT&T Stadium (Dallas Morning News)
Schaefer keeps his focus on the Islanders, but will follow Team Canada (Globe & Mail)
Leafs GM Brad Treliving says club will ‘make the necessary decisions’ as NHL trade deadline approaches (Toronto Star)
The balancing act for Artemi Panarin as he weighs his trade destination (New York Post)
Does acquiring Artemi Panarin, and signing him to a big contract, make sense for the Sharks? (San Jose Mercury News)
Kraken win third straight in another big night for offense (Seattle Times)
Blues losing streak ends at five with 5-4 win over Panthers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Brutal start, but Oilers superstars carry Edmonton to miracle finish (Edmonton Sun)
Former Blues assistant Steve Ott adjusting to life as head coach in the AHL (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Bruins continue to cook at home, beat Flyers (Boston Herald)
Wild’s early goals hold up in 4-1 victory over Flames (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nashville Predators drop third straight, lose 3-2 in OT to New Jersey Devils (The Tennessean)
Jets overpowered by surging Lightning (Winnipeg Free Press)
Maple Leafs' four-game trip starts in Seattle in yet another dud (Toronto Sun)
Sharks blow big third period lead, suffer stinging loss to Edmonton Oilers (San Jose Mercury News)
Scott Wedgewood struggles, Avalanche blown out 7-3 by Canadiens: “That’s a goalie loss” (Denver Post)
Knights rally, but shootout struggles continue in loss to Stars (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flyers fall 6-3 to Bruins in a game that felt doomed from the start (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Struggling Chicago Blackhawks allow 4 second-period goals in another blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins (Chicago Tribune)
Uh, oh: Devils’ Jack Hughes exits game with injury (NJ.com)
Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov briefly exits game against Jets with injury (Tampa Bay Times)
Carson Soucy gets measure of revenge on Rangers with his first Islanders goal (New York Post)
With goals in last 2 games, Penguins rookie Ben Kindel leaves monthlong drought in dust (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ryan McDonagh returns to Lightning lineup against Jets (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks' second-year centre Celebrini already being compared to Crosby (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings revel in Patrick Kane’s ‘special hockey moment’ (MLive.com)
Logan Thompson out with upper-body injury as Winter Games loom (Washington Post)
Sabres left wing Jordan Greenway paces himself in latest injury setback (Buffalo News)
James Reimer has brought stability to the Ottawa Senators crease (Ottawa Sun)
Yan Kuznetsov playing more than any Flames rookie in nearly 20 years: 'He's been excellent' (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings recall pair from Grand Rapids as flu impacts lineup (MLive.com)
Nashville Predators assign Fedor Svechkov to AHL Milwaukee Admirals (The Tennessean)
Penguins recall Rutger McGroarty from AHL, place Jack St. Ivany on injured reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why goalie Dennis Hildeby is keeping his chin up in return to AHL's Marlies (Toronto Sun)