🏒Pittsburgh Sports Teams Can’t Win at Fenway

Bruins edge Penguins in Winter Classic, push home point streak to 22, Golden Knights hand Avalanche 4th loss in row, Bedard sets Canadian records as Canada defeats Slovakia in OT, 4-3, United States cruises to 11-1 victory over Germany, Sweden edges Finland 3-2, Czechia stomps Switzerland 9-1, Latvia takes the lead against Austria, Lightning sign defenceman Nick Perbix to two-year, $2.25M contract extension, and Kraken to host 2024 Winter Classic, face Golden Knights at Mariners home. Here are all the links you need before you get to the rink.

Boxscores

Source: Sportsnet

Upcoming Games & Odds

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NHL News

• Bruins edge Penguins in Winter Classic, push home point streak to 22

• Golden Knights hand Avalanche 4th loss in row

• Ersson makes 28 saves, Flyers top Ducks for 3rd straight win

AHL News

• Canucks Push Win Streak To Five With Win Over Calgary

ECHL News

• ECHL Today - Jan. 3

• ECHL Plays of the Week - Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023

• ECHL Saves of the Week - Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 1, 2023

• ECHL Transactions - Jan. 2

• ECHL announces fines, suspensions

• Corridor Cross Checks: NHL defenseman Anthony DeAngelo giving back to Cedar Rapids

International News

• World Junior Championship roundup: Bedard, Canada advance with OT win

• Lokomotiv keeps the lead in the KHL Power Rankings after Week 16

• Coach Bill returns, Maillet leads the way — the KHL week in review

• Best players of December

• Rinne talks transition to coaching at WJC in Q&A with NHL.com

• A veteran at 17

College News

• First USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of 2023 finds Denver again No. 1 as Pioneers garner 29 first-place votes

• Maine's Long Road Back

Signings, Trades, and Acquisitions

• TB Nick Perbix, $2.25 M, 2 yrs, $1.125 M, Contract Extension (Details)

Miscellaneous

• Daily fantasy hockey picks, projections

• Kraken to host 2024 Winter Classic, face Golden Knights at Mariners home

• Gretzky wowed by Ovechkin chasing his NHL goals record

• Rangers Scratching Lafreniere Raised Questions About Future

• Slovak WJC goalie Adam Gajan who stopped 53 out of 57 shots against Canada today

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NHL Injuries

• ANA Derek Grant C Lower Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 2

• ANA Max Jones LW Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 2

• COL Evan Rodrigues C Upper Body

• COL Pavel Francouz G Lower Body Expected to be out until at least Jan 5

• DAL Denis Gurianov RW Not Injury Related Expected to be out until at least Jan 3

• DET Jakub Vrana C Personal IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 4

• LV Paul Cotter C Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 2

• LV Shea Theodore D Leg Expected to be out until at least Jan 2

• NYI Kyle Palmieri RW Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 1

• PHI Carter Hart G Concussion IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 2

• PIT Ryan Poehling C Undisclosed

• PIT Tristan Jarry G Lower Body

• PIT Kris Letang D Lower Body Expected to be out until at least Jan 2

• STL Vladimir Tarasenko RW Hand Day-to-Day

• STL Logan Brown C Upper Body

• STL Ryan O'Reilly C Foot

• WAS John Carlson D Face IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 3

• WAS Connor Brown RW Knee IR. Expected to be out until at least May 1

• WPG Nate Schmidt D Upper Body IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 26

Source: CBS Sports as of 5:52 AM CST, Jan. 3, 2023