Hockey headlines for September 3, 2020

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Defense stalls Dallas as the Avalanche forces Game 7 against Stars (Denver Post)
Golden Knights receive pushback from scrappy Canucks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders look to close out Flyers in Game 6 (New York Newsday)
Jake Allen era in Blues' net ends with his trade to Montreal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Panthers hire Bill Zito as new GM. Here’s why he’s excited about taking over in Florida (Miami Herald)
Penguins name Todd Reirden, Mike Vellucci as assistant coaches (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Toronto could be NHL bubble host in 2021 (Toronto Sun)
Henrik Lundqvist returning to New York amid uncertain Rangers future (New York Post)
Sens' Anthony Duclair on fighting racism: 'Sometimes there are things more important than sports' (Ottawa Sun)
Stars goalie Anton Khudobin starts Game 6 loss with Ben Bishop again unfit to play (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche’s Cale Makar sets NHL record, scores go-ahead goal against Stars to force Game 7 (Denver Post)
Golden Knights’ Zach Whitecloud takes beating, keeps playing (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Isles know they must raise their game to finish off Flyers (New York Newsday)
Odds are daunting for Flyers to win two straight. Winning Game 6 would be a start. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Barry Trotz knows what Islanders need after tough loss (New York Post)
Flyers have an ‘up-next mentality’ if Sean Couturier can’t play Thursday in Game 6 against the Islanders (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Barzal 'trending' toward being available for Game 6 (New York Newsday)
Scott Laughton went from healthy scratch to Flyers hero in less than a week (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning’s Zach Bogosian makes impact in first career playoff run (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruce Cassidy assesses Bruins’ shortcomings (Boston Herald)
The Ottawa Senators loan Vitaly Abramov to Finnish league team to start season (Ottawa Sun)
How Sam Kim went from Islanders mascot to new video coach with the Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
How Detroit Tigers, Red Wings are helping train election workers and increasing voter awareness (Detroit Free Press)