Hockey headlines for August 12, 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Lightning top Blue Jackets in fifth overtime of Game 1 (Tampa Bay Times)
Flames’ youngsters Dube and Andersson shine in Game 1 victory over Stars (Calgary Sun)
Robin Lehner stops ex-team as Golden Knights open with win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
5 OT playoff game pushes start of Hurricanes-Bruins playoff series to Wednesday morning (Raleigh News & Observer)
Top-seeded Flyers confident as they open playoffs vs. surprising Canadiens (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Avalanche prepared for any game Arizona wants to play (Denver Post)
Jim Rutherford: ‘Changes need to be made’ for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers future hazy after ‘personal discussion’ (New York Post)
Sabres introduce new royal uniforms (Buffalo News)
Reirden-Trotz battle will define playoff series, whether they like it or not (Washington Times)
Rangers won't take any shortcuts after winning lottery (New York Post)
Ryan Reaves expands in NHL video on reasons for kneeling (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks lose Game 1 to Golden Knights, but Jeremy Colliton plans to stick with conservative approach (Chicago Sun-Times)
To keep their season alive, the Stars need to solve an issue that’s plagued them all season (Dallas Morning News)
Golden Knights tweak lines for Game 1 against Blackhawks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bishop sits, Khudobin takes opening-game loss in net for Stars (Calgary Herald)
Why Stars coach Rick Bowness says starting Anton Khudobin over Ben Bishop in Game 1 vs. Flames was ‘an easy decision’ (Dallas Morning News)
After rocky round-robin, Blues have a to-do list against Canucks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Spotlight will shine on goalies in Canadiens-Flyers playoff series (Montreal Gazette)
Coyotes well aware of challenge ahead in MacKinnon, Avalanche (Arizona Republic)
Islanders face massive challenge in stopping Alex Ovechkin (New York Post)
Isles' Boychuk looks ready to bolster defense vs. Caps (New York Newsday)
Oskar Lindblom is with the Flyers in Toronto and close to returning to practices (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek know it’s time to join the party (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'I definitely was in a dark place': Jets' Scheifele thankful he's OK (Winnipeg Sun)
Copp hoping his play proves No. 2 centre worthiness (Winnipeg Free Press)
Barbashev's baby is born, so his return plans can take shape (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)