NHL Daily – News Day with Some Action

On a busy news day in the NHL, we would be treated to four fun games during the night.

NHL News and Notes from Friday, January 19th, 2024

News

  • The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Shane Pinto.
    • Pinto has signed a one year deal worth $775,000.
    • Pinto is eligible to join the Senators on Saturday after serving a 41 game suspension for violating the NHL’s sports wagering rules.

  • The Vancouver Canucks announced that they have extended General Manager Jim Rutherford’s contract.

  • The Carolina Hurricanes claimed goaltender Spencer Martin off of waivers from Columbus.

  • The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have fined Arizona Coyotes forward Liam O’Brien.
    • O’Brien would be fined $2,018.23 for roughing Vancouver Canucks forward Sam Lafferty on Thursday night.
    • The fine is the maximum allowed per the CBA.

  • The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have suspended Seattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde.
    • Gourde would be suspended for two games for charging Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm on Thursday.
    • Gourde will forfeit $53,819.44 per the CBA and based on his average annual salary.

  • The Washington Capitals announced that they have signed forward Aliaksei Protas to a contract extension.
    • Protas would sign a five year contract that would carry an AAV of $3.375 million per season.

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Game Recaps

Detroit Red Wings v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p ET

  • In Carolina the Hurricanes would play host to the Detroit Red Wings, and in the first period Klim Kostin would open the scoring for the Wings, but Jordan Martinook would strike for the Canes to tie the game at one. In the second period both teams would trade goals again as Martin Necas would strike for the Canes while JT Compher would score for the Wings for the 2-2 tie. Then in the third period Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho would score to give the Hurricanes the 4-2 victory over the Red Wings.

New Jersey Devils v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7p ET

  • In Columbus the Blue Jackets would go to battle with the New Jersey Devils, and in the first period Cole Sillinger would score to give the Jackets the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period John Marino, Alexander Holtz, Nico Hischier, and Nathan Bastian would score to give the Devils the 4-1 victory over the Blue Jackets.

Minnesota Wild v. Florida Panthers – 7p ET

  • In Florida the Panthers would take on the Minnesota Wild, and in the first period Kirill Kaprizov would score to give the Wild the 1-0 lead. In the second period Aaron Ekblad and Eetu Luostarinen would score for the Panthers, but goals from Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Mats Zuccarello would give the Wild the 4-2 lead. Then in the third period Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling would score for the Panthers, but both Kaprizov and Hartman would net their second goals of the game to give the Wild the 6-4 victory over the Panthers.

Late Games

  • New York Islanders v. Chicago Blackhawks – 830p ET

Today’s Games

  • TB v. BUF – 1230p ET
  • COL v. PHI – 1p ET
  • NAS v. ARI – 3p ET
  • WIN v. OTT – 3p ET
  • MON v. BOS – 7p ET
  • DAL v. NJ – 7p ET
  • TOR v. VAN – 7p ET
  • WAS v. STL – 8p ET
  • EDM v. CAL – 10p ET
  • ANA v. SJ – 10p ET
  • PIT v. VGK – 10p ET
  • NYR v. LA – 1030p ET

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