Hockey headlines for February 16, 2020

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Tyler Toffoli ruins the Avalanche’s outdoor party with three goals in Kings’ 3-1 win at Air Force (Denver Post)
Wild fall to Sharks in first game since Bruce Boudreau’s firing (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lightning hold off Flyers to win 10th straight (Tampa Bay Times)
Alex Ovechkin’s scoreless drought reaches a season high as the Capitals fall at Arizona (Washington Post)
San Jose Sharks’ Erik Karlsson to miss rest of season (San Jose Mercury News)
Slapshot head injury shuts Jets centre out for the season (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sharks’ Evander Kane suspended, then rips NHL Player Safety (San Jose Mercury News)
Carolina Hurricanes to host 2020-21 NHL Stadium Series outdoor game at NC State (Raleigh News & Observer)
Living the dream: Retirement with his family has been good for Chris Phillips (Ottawa Citizen)
"Big, strong, silent:" Former teammates Redden, Neil have deep respect for the Big Rig (Ottawa Citizen)
Coyotes' John Chayka on NHL coaching turnover: 'I've never really been a follower' (Arizona Republic)
Detroit Red Wings at NHL trade deadline: Here are Steve Yzerman's options (Detroit Free Press)
Rangers tuning out noise surrounding their two veterans (New York Post)
Inside look of Igor Shesterkin taking Henrik Lundqvist’s crown (New York Post)
Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin says new contract is 'close' (Toronto Sun)
Sharks top Minnesota Wild without Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane (San Jose Mercury News)
Golden Knights ride Marc-Andre Fleury to win over Islanders (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Phil Kessel power-play goal lifts Arizona Coyotes over Washington Capitals (Arizona Republic)
Nylander, DeBrincat, Dach get morale-boosting goals as Blackhawks rout Flames (Chicago Sun-Times)
Tyler Seguin finishes best Stars comeback of the season with an overtime goal against the Canadiens (Dallas Morning News)
'Rattled' Viktor Arvidsson, Predators get revenge against Blues, Robert Bortuzzo (The Tennessean)
Why Hurricanes’ Niederreiter has fans chanting ‘Ni-no, Ni-no’ after win over Devils (Raleigh News & Observer)
Red Wings unable to keep Bruins in check (Boston Globe)
Leafs win nail-biter over Sens to finally hit 70-point plateau (Toronto Sun)
Oilers hold off Panthers with help from Mikko Koskinen (Edmonton Sun)
The slide continues for Blues in another one-goal loss (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Isles shut out for second straight game (New York Newsday)
Flyers rally late, but Lightning hold on to tie franchise record of 10 straight wins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘We don’t play hard enough:’ Panthers search for answers after 7th loss in 9 games (Miami Herald)
Red Wings want balance between Mantha's fighting, holding back (Detroit News)
Canadiens relinquish 3-goal lead to lose 4-3 in OT to Stars (Montreal Gazette)
Flames lose again at home after being dropped by Blackhawks (Calgary Herald)
Stars goalie Ben Bishop puts on another dazzling performance in Montreal (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer’s status questionable after Stadium Series injury (Denver Post)
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy anchors win over Red Wings with goal, assist (Boston Herald)
Charlie Coyle wears his work boots in Bruins win (Boston Herald)
Ex-Leaf Connor Brown scoring for Sens, but he's not surprised (Toronto Sun)
Cody Glass returns to Golden Knights’ lineup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dean Evason makes NHL head coaching debut with Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Thousands descend on Falcon Stadium for Avalanche outdoor game: “It can’t get any better than this” (Denver Post)
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun practices for 2nd consecutive day (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Concussion symptoms return for Ferland just a few minutes into his return (Vancouver Province)
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad begins skating again as his rehab from core muscle surgery continues (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sidney Crosby offers take on Penguins’ mix-and-match top line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Thirty-goal season on mind of Flames forward Lindholm (Calgary Herald)
Ducks’ Troy Terry seeks goals after firing a season-high 9 shots Thursday (Orange County Register)
Once deemed too small for hockey, Penguins winger Brandon Tanev has become among the NHL's most physical hitmen (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sabres' Zach Bogosian assigned to Rochester after clearing waivers (Buffalo News)
Bob Suter never talked about his Olympic gold medal or any miracles. ‘He was always just Dad.’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)