Hockey headlines for March 3, 2022

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Rangers topple Pavel Buchnevich’s Blues to end skid (New York Post)
Colin Blackwell puts in the effort to help Kraken beat Predators, snap 7-game losing streak (Seattle Times)
Power play finds new life as Stars earn chaotic win over Kings with second-period scoring flurry (Dallas Morning News)
Leafs waste a chance to move up in the standings with a disappointing loss to the Sabres (Toronto Star)
Canadiens trade goalie Michael McNiven to Calgary Flames (Montreal Gazette)
Sharks acquire Alex Stalock from Oilers with health of other goalies in question (San Jose Mercury News)
Equipment giant CCM Hockey will no longer use Alex Ovechkin, other Russians in global marketing (USA Today)
Companies distancing from Ovechkin amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Washington Times)
For some players, there’s no escaping the past when it comes to the NHL’s discipline system (Boston Globe)
Kyle Davidson lays out his top priorities as Chicago Blackhawks GM, including restocking the prospect pipeline (Chicago Tribune)
Amid a ‘frustrating’ fall, Capitals unlikely to make a splash at the deadline, GM says (Washington Post)
Do the Oilers still need a goalie? Can they trust red-hot Koskinen? (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks ‘open to anything’ in trade negotiations as Kyle Davidson looks toward deadline (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins’ Kris Letang not focused on pending free agency, rumors of departure (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'There's always business decisions': Kane loves Chicago, but leaves door open to changing teams (Chicago Daily Herald)
Former Predators come back to haunt Nashville in loss to Seattle Kraken (The Tennessean)
Alexander Radulov scores game-winning goal for Stars in 500th career NHL game (Dallas Morning News)
Alexis Lafreniere’s Rangers emergence easing sting of losing Pavel Buchnevich (New York Post)
Buchnevich back in MSG for first time since trade (New York Newsday)
More than 17,000 fans give it to Maple Leafs, goalie Mrazek (Toronto Sun)
Kraken invites Ukranian singer to sing his national anthem before game vs. Nashville (Seattle Times)
Avalanche reaches 40 victories in 54 games, tied for second-fastest in NHL history (Denver Post)
Wild, once comfortable, now finds itself in heated playoff race (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canucks’ ‘mental toughness’ missing in slow starts: Bruce Boudreau (Vancouver Province)
Flyers' Wade Allison, Kevin Hayes closing in on returns (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nick Foligno has fought to find a contributing role on Bruins as the playoffs near (Boston Globe)
Wings' Michael Rasmussen evolving into an offensive contributor (Detroit News)
Flyers' Isaac Ratcliffe showing the 'sky's the limit' on his potential (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins' Mark Friedman, one of ‘a long line of ornery Friedmans,’ skates into the spotlight (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)