Hockey headlines for February 26, 2023

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Linus Ullmark finishes the Bruins’ win over the Canucks with a goalie goal! (Boston Globe)
Blackhawks, even without Patrick Kane, beat Sharks for fifth straight win (Chicago Sun-Times)
Avs continue first-period dominance in 4-1 win over Calgary Flames in Nazem Kadri’s return (Denver Post)
Rangers deal Vitali Kravtsov to Canucks as Patrick Kane deal nears (New York Post)
After Nino Niederreiter trade, David Poile confirms Nashville Predators are sellers (The Tennessean)
Avs acquire goalie Keith Kincaid in trade, sending Shane Bowers to Boston Bruins (Denver Post)
Patrick Kane leaves Blackhawks’ trip as framework is built for trade to Rangers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruins activate Tomas Nosek, place Vinni Lettieri on waivers; obtain Shane Bowers (Boston Herald)
Former Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen claimed off waivers by Blues (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kraken's Oliver Bjorkstrand: Fine was warranted for Brad Marchand's 'dangerous trip' (Seattle Times)
Islanders last week to prove they’re worthy of trade deadline help (New York Post)
Why Timo Meier probably shouldn’t play another game for the San Jose Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)
Trade purgatory no fun for Luke Schenn (Vancouver Province)
'Status quo' for Gavrikov, Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils’ Jonas Siegenthaler on Timo Meier trade rumors: ‘It would be cool to have another Swiss guy here’ (NJ.com)
Shins game: Leaf Mark Giordano takes NHL blocked shots record one screaming puck at a time (Toronto Star)
Former Flames teammates say shot-blocking record suits Giordano (Calgary Sun)
T.J. Oshie makes sure the Capitals’ losing streak stops at six (Washington Post)
Blue Jackets edge Oilers 6-5 to sweep season series (Columbus Dispatch)
Bryan Rust provides golden goal for Penguins in gritty road overtime win against Blues, snapping 4-game losing streak (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning shut down Red Wings (Tampa Bay Times)
Second period, Capitals get away from Rangers (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes pepper Anaheim with 53 shots, but third-period rally falls short in 3-2 loss (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flyers flounder against the New Jersey Devils in a 7-0 shutout (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blues remain winless since the Ryan O'Reilly trade, fall 3-2 in OT to Pittsburgh (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sharks can’t slow down Blackhawks as (bottom of) NHL standings tighten up (San Jose Mercury News)
Senators make it a clean sweep of four-game season series with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Red Wings play well but can't beat Lightning's Vasilevskiy in loss (Detroit News)
Oilers bow to lowly Blue Jackets despite four-goal rally and Connor McDavid's four points (Edmonton Sun)
No quit in Jordan Binnington, despite another Blues overtime loss (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Detroit Red Wings' Michael Rasmussen hit in leg by puck, leaves game vs. Lightning (Detroit Free Press)
Gallant on Lindgren's injury: 'Bad hit, dirty hit' (New York Newsday)
Elliot Desnoyers, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ 21-year-old leading scorer, makes his NHL debut with the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Patrick Marleau reaches Sharks immortality: “Thank you for this honor of a lifetime” (San Jose Mercury News)
Gentle leash: Jets' Bowness rewards emotionless, lackluster effort with day off (Winnipeg Free Press)
Lindy Ruff says Devils found identity ‘to wrap their arms around’ in 2003 Cup run — does current team have similar rallying point? (NJ.com)
Flyers place Travis Konecny on injured reserve (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sabres place Alex Tuch on injured reserve; top-line winger's status is uncertain (Buffalo News)
Craig Anderson suddenly jumps to the top of Sabres' three-headed goalie, but how much can he play? (Buffalo News)
Matthews, Marner reunited, O'Reilly gets Nylander as Leafs reshuffle top six (Toronto Sun)
Brad Hunt has rolled with the punches for 15 years of hockey. Will he be along for the ride with Avalanche in 2023 playoffs? (Denver Post)
New Buffalo Sabres COO John Roth knows there's lots of work to be done on the franchise's business side (Buffalo News)
Bruins’ Nick Foligno and wife fund two-year heart fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital (Boston Herald)
There’s more to Robin Lehner’s story than his financial woes (Las Vegas Review-Journal)