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SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 1/7/2020 Anaheim Ducks Columbus Blue Jackets 1169675 Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, Troy Terry and Korbinian Holzer 1169708 Zach Werenski no longer one-dimensional for Columbus practicing again Blue Jackets 1169676 Ducks’ Daniel Sprong makes his mark vs. Nashville, but 1169709 Blue Jackets 4, Kings 2 | 3-2-1 postgame breakdown can he gain some momentum? 1169710 Blue Jackets 4, Kings 2 | Recent call-ups help get trip off to winning start Arizona Coyotes 1169711 Columbus Blue Jackets’ returning players must buy in to 1169677 Coyotes see increase in attendance, TV ratings amid recent emphasis on defense on-ice success, Taylor Hall trade 1169712 Portzline: Elvis Merzlikins shines early, and more observations from the Blue Jackets’ 4-2 win over Los Boston Bruins Angele 1169678 Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy tinkering with his lines, 1169713 Back In The NHL: Nathan Gerbe’s will and work ethic moves Anders Bjork up to second line have paid huge dividends for Blue Jackets 1169679 How much longer will Zdeno Chara play? He’s not saying 1169680 Bruins notebook: Bjork bumped into top six Dallas Stars 1169681 Predators fire HC Peter Laviolette, replacement for 1169714 Ex-Duck out of water: Stars wing Corey Perry calls Tuesday vs. Bruins TBA suspension ‘unfortunate’, will miss return to Anaheim 1169682 Bruins Mailbag: Things are getting desperate in B's losing 1169715 Notebook from Cedar Park: Joel L’Esperance’s hot streak, streak the Emil Djuse-Joel Hanley pair and more 1169683 Brad Marchard, Zdeno Chara share their perspective on 1169716 Shap Shots: Stars coaching transition, Johns’ progress, Tom Brady's legacy, future Montgomery’s statement 1169684 Bruins' Joakim Nordstrom (illness) out against the Predators Detroit Red Wings 1169685 Shinzawa: Why you shouldn’t vote Patrice Bergeron into 1169717 Detroit Red Wings' Filip Zadina a bright spot during the NHL All-Star game miserable season. Here's why 1169686 Buckley: Is Boston heading for a championship drought? 1169718 After winning with Red Wings in first go-around, Valtteri Not so fast Filppula focuses on getting better 1169687 Bruins midseason report cards: Top line, goaltending and 1169719 2030? Odds are very long for Detroit's next pro sports defense lead the way championship 1169720 Filip Zadina main reason to watch Red Wings during bleak Buffalo Sabres season 1169688 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen chosen for ECHL All-Star Classic 1169721 Behind the scenes of the Red Wings’ moms and mentors 1169689 With Bills season over, here's a crash course on the trip, where everyone has a story to tell Sabres 1169690 Sabres assign Dalton Smith to Amerks Edmonton Oilers 1169691 Revisiting our bold (and not so bold) preseason 1169722 Maple Leafs no match for McDavid in 6-4 Oilers win predictions about the Sabres 1169723 Oilers and Leafs stars would love a shot at Olympics 1169724 Edmonton Oilers gaining momentum heading into Calgary Flames showdown with Leafs 1169692 Whirlwind trip still worthwhile for father of Flames' Rasmus 1169725 ‘That’s the nicest goal I’ve ever seen’: Connor McDavid’s Andersson teammates amazed by his latest effort 1169693 Flames prospect Pelletier pumped for peers after Canada's world-junior win Florida Panthers 1169726 Panthers veteran Trocheck rounding into preinjury form Chicago Blackhawks 1169727 Which South Florida team will win the next title? Here’s 1169694 Adam Boqvist’s big goal — and even better decision — what the betting lines say shows the Blackhawks rookie is starting to get a jump on 1169728 Panthers avoid another Pitt-fall, end road trip by winning in 1169695 For some Blackhawks, pregame soccer — called ‘two- Pittsburgh for first time since 2014 touch’ — the best warmup of all 1169697 Predators making coaching change, relieve Peter Los Angeles Kings Laviolette of his duties 1169729 Defensive-zone breakdowns doom Kings in loss to Blue 1169698 Blackhawks notebook: scoring and gaming Jackets 1169699 Blackhawks, Philip Holm mutually agree to contract 1169730 Kings strike early, but surging Blue Jackets prevail termination 1169731 Kings’ top scout takes stock of team’s North American world juniors prospects Colorado Avalanche 1169732 JANUARY 6 RAPID REACTION: BLUE JACKETS 3, 1169700 Former Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov shuts down KINGS 2 Colorado 1169733 GAME 44: LOS ANGELES VS. BLUE JACKETS 1169701 Kiszla vs. Chambers: Can anybody beat out Nathan 1169734 LEWIS ACTIVATED, FRK, BJORNFOT, KUPARI MacKinnon for the Hart Trophy? ASSIGNED TO ONTARIO 1169702 Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon earns NHL No. 1 star of 1169735 1/6: PROJECTED LINEUPS AND HEAR FROM BROWN week AND FORBORT AS THEY RETURN TO THE LINEUP 1169703 Everyone has thoughts on Cale Makar. So do some of the NHL’s premier defensemen Minnesota Wild 1169704 Varlamov, Islanders shut out the Avalanche in Long Island 1169736 Wild winger Marcus Foligno relishing role after promotion 1169705 Avs Game 43 Grades: Avert your eyes 1169706 Semyon Varlamov saves his best for his former club 1169707 Avs Weekly Mailbag: The Central Division, Annunen, Circling the Sharks, and more Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers 1169737 In the Habs' Room: 'The guys aren't quitting,' Julien says 1169774 Flyers coach Alain Vigneault switching things up in effort 1169738 Chiarot scores twice, but Canadiens lose to Jets to jump-start struggling team 1169739 Liveblog replay: Chiarot's pair not enough as Jets beat 1169775 Flyers defenseman Justin Braun sidelined for several Habs weeks with groin injury 1169740 Stu Cowan: Canadiens goalie Charlie Lindgren focused on 1169776 O’Connor’s Observations: The Flyers’ post-Christmas road the present trip blues, analyzing Morgan Frost’s demotion 1169741 What the Puck: Adding Kovalchuk, Scandella nothing but PR moves for Habs Pittsburgh Penguins 1169742 Canadiens vs. Jets: Five things you should know 1169777 Grading the Penguins: The forwards 1169743 Video Review: It’s official — Ben Chiarot is a sniper 1169778 Penguins captain Sidney Crosby appears closer to return 1169744 Melnick’s weekly GBU: The Canadiens need divine 1169779 Penguins GM Jim Rutherford searching for a winger to intervention. They’re getting Ilya Kovalchuk replace Jake Guentzel 1169780 Penguins recall Andrew Agozzino, assign Thomas Di Pauli Nashville Predators to AHL 1169745 In dumping Peter Laviolette, David Poile shows he hasn't 1169781 Mark Madden, Tim Benz on Penguins replacing Jake given up on Predators' season | Estes Guentzel, Matt Murray’s goaltending, Patriots loss 1169746 A brief history of Peter Laviolette's tenure with the 1169782 Sidney Crosby traveling with Penguins for Western Predators Conference swing 1169747 Everything we know about the Predators' firing of Peter 1169783 Penguins first-half superlatives: MVP, biggest surprise, Laviolette and what comes next best addition 1169748 Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette 1169784 DGB weekend power rankings: Penguins and Sharks 1169749 Craig Smith: Predators need to stop overthinking, say remind us of the two ways a veteran contender can go '(forget) it; let's get after it' 1169785 The Penguins are going back on the road, and they’re 1169750 Outside the playoff picture, the underperforming Predators bringing a familiar face fire Peter Laviolette 1169751 Should the Predators be sellers at the trade deadline? San Jose Sharks 1169786 How Sharks made wrong kind of NHL history in late New Jersey Devils collapse to Capitals 1169752 Devils’ Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt absent from practice 1169787 Has Sharks' Aaron Dell surpassed Martin Jones as team's again | What it means No. 1 goalie? 1169753 Devils prospects Ty Smith, Kevin Bahl win gold with 1169788 After taking a modest contract, Kevin Labanc is not Canada at World Junior Championships replicating last season’s success with the Sharks 1169754 Monday morning (power play) QB: NJ Devils' Nico Hischier transforms into a leader St Louis Blues 1169755 Revisiting 15 bold (and mostly wrong) preseason Devils 1169789 After 'wake-up call,' snoozing Blues should rebound predictions against San Jose 1169790 In a season of streaks, the Blues look to get headed the New York Islanders right way again 1169756 Semyon Varlamov blanks Avalanche to help Islanders 1169791 Blues updates: Parayko skates, but will he play? Mikkola snap 2-game skid called up, Walman sent down 1169757 Islanders’ penalty kill makes up for punchless power play 1169792 Final score aside, it was a weekend to remember for 1169758 Islanders end skid as Semyon Varlamov tames Avalanche Blues' Walman 1169759 Noah Dobson’s rides with Islanders vet prepared him for 1169793 Veteran Brouwer can't crack the lineup as Blues get long-awaited shot healthier 1169760 Thomas Greiss expected to return to Islanders' net against 1169794 Blues goalie prospect Hofer stars as Canada wins gold at Devils World Juniors 1169761 Sharp Semyon Varlamov blanks Avalanche as Islanders 1169795 Golden fix — how former Mizzou star cashed in with the end home skid NFL's Giants 1169796 St. Louis takes home win streak into matchup with San New York Rangers Jose 1169762 Rangers’ headache comes with Igor Shesterkin’s 1169797 Amid success, Blues confront an uncertain future. Namely, curiously-timed promotion what becomes of Pietrangelo? 1169763 Rangers call up goalie prospect Igor Shesterkin 1169764 The wild journey that led Artemi Panarin to Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning stardom 1169798 Best part of back-to-back Lightning games in Ottawa and 1169765 NY Rangers entering the most delicate phase of the Carolina? They’re over rebuild by adding Igor Shesterkin 1169799 Tampa Bay Lightning midseason