Hockey headlines for February 27, 2022

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Nashville Predators fall to Tampa Bay Lightning in first outdoor game in city history (The Tennessean)
Flyers snap six-game skid with 2-1 win over Washington Capitals (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Leafs score 10 goals, four from Mitch Marner, in wild victory in Detroit (Toronto Sun)
Koskinen and Ryan carry ball as Edmonton Oilers knock off Panthers (Edmonton Journal)
Lehkonen's two goals power Canadiens over Senators for their 5th straight win (Montreal Gazette)
Dominik Hasek calls Alex Ovechkin a 'chicken (expletive),' wants NHL to suspend all Russians (USA Today)
Controversial ‘Michigan goal’ growing more popular in NHL (New York Post)
With inaugural season not panning out, expect Kraken to be busy team at trade deadline (Seattle Times)
Michael Bunting is the Leafs’ stare master. Don’t look into his eyes (Toronto Star)
Wheeler short on answers (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jarry outduels Shesterkin as Penguins outlast physical Rangers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kings score early, beat Islanders (Los Angeles Daily News)
Jeremy Swayman turns back late San Jose flurry to lift Bruins to 3-1 win (Boston Herald)
Florida Panthers fall to Oilers on Derek Ryan hat trick, lose third home game in a row (Miami Herald)
'Fool's gold': Wings stage furious rally from 7-2 deficit but fall 10-7 to Leafs (Detroit News)
Rangers blanked by Penguins in chippy playoff-like battle (New York Post)
Barzal hurts knee as Islanders lose to Kings (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights blow 3rd-period lead, lose to Avalanche (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks fall to Boston Bruins, lose another defenseman to injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Reeling Wild 'embarrassed' in latest loss, 7-3 at Calgary (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Capitals hit a low point, drop second straight out of break to woeful Flyers (Washington Post)
Hamburglar tastes victory again versus shorthanded Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
Lightning’s Erik Cernak leaves Stadium Series game after taking hit to head (Tampa Bay Times)
Tampa Bay Lightning earn win inside Nissan Stadium before NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (The Tennessean)
Evgeni Malkin ignites the Penguins power play, yet again (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blashill calls Wings' almost-rally against Leafs 'fool's gold' (Detroit Free Press)
Sharks defenseman leaves game vs. Bruins with apparent lower body injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers bench healthy Filip Chytil in loss to Penguins (New York Post)
Defenseman Mark Friedman returns to Penguins' lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sharks make late lineup change, insert Dahlen for Cogliano (San Jose Mercury News)
Canucks put defencemen on injured reserve, recall depth forward (Vancouver Province)
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says Jeremy Swayman in contention ‘for the true No. 1 here right now’ (Boston Globe)
Ducks weigh struggling goaltender John Gibson’s options (Orange County Register)
Thatcher Demko isn't just the Canucks' best player, he's their backbone (Vancouver Province)
Mattias Samuelsson learning how to be a consistent physical presence for Sabres (Buffalo News)
Robertson 'wants to take the next step' as he gets into Leafs lineup for first time in 10 months (Toronto Sun)
Lukas Reichel impresses Blackhawks teammates, but weight gain needed (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stars’ waiver claim Marian Studenic excited for a ‘fresh start’, no matter how long that takes (Dallas Morning News)