Hockey headlines for October 26, 2022

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Phil Kessel breaks NHL record as Knights rally past Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Alexandar Georgiev outduels Igor Shesterkin in epic shootout win for Avalanche in New York (Denver Post)
Blackhawks use ‘underdog mentality’ to hold off Panthers, win fourth straight (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canucks schedule: Winless streak has everyone’s attention in Vancouver (Vancouver Province)
Flyers winger James van Riemsdyk out indefinitely, to undergo finger surgery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens' Price casts light on players' stress and life in spotlight (Montreal Gazette)
Baseball’s ironman congratulates Phil Kessel on NHL record (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Another David Pastrnak goal, another strong night for Linus Ullmark, another win for the red-hot Bruins as they dispatch the Stars (Boston Globe)
Gabe Vilardi sets the pace as Kings solve Lightning (Los Angeles Daily News)
Kraken, Sprong show spring early in dominating Buffalo (Seattle Times)
Devils actually finish scoring chances in 6-2 clipping of Red Wings (NJ.com)
Promotion from fourth line works when Duhaime's offense sparks Wild past Montreal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers fall in shootout as Alexandar Georgiev wins goalie battle vs. Igor Shesterkin (New York Post)
Habs' offence stalls in loss to Wild (Montreal Gazette)
Stars loss reveals little, except that Wyatt Johnston deserves a spot in the NHL (Dallas Morning News)
Lightning drop West Coast trip opener to Kings (Tampa Bay Times)
Florida Panthers’ awful power play hits new low with loss to Blackhawks in Chicago (Miami Herald)
Devils dominate Red Wings, handing them first regulation loss (MLive.com)
Blue Jackets routed by Coyotes in another home letdown (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins leave Alberta with another lopsided loss, falling 4-1 to the Flames (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin misplay leads to Avalanche goal (New York Post)
Vesey back in Rangers' lineup after 'reset' (New York Newsday)
Wild's Merrill returns after offseason injury, excited to be playing again (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
With Jason Zucker out against the Flames, Sam Poulin will make his NHL debut for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ex-Rangers Alexandar Georgiev, Dryden Hunt back at MSG (New York Newsday)
Red Wings coach hopes team learned valuable lesson in home loss (Detroit Free Press)
‘We wanted more’: Pete DeBoer reflects on Stars’ lackluster end to road trip (Dallas Morning News)
Islanders looking to get out of early-season hole before it’s too late (New York Post)
Blues first impressions: Goaltending, good; offense sporadic; mixed bag on special teams (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Travis Konecny, Kevin Hayes benchings show no Flyer is immune to John Tortorella’s accountability (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kraken put Philipp Grubauer on injured reserve because of lower-body injury (Seattle Times)
Miro Heiskanen day-to-day after suffering injury in Stars loss to Ottawa (Dallas Morning News)
How Leafs stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner expect to shake ridiculous scoring slumps (Toronto Star)
Huberdeau not shooting enough, still searching for first goal with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Marcus Johansson exceeding expectations in happy return to Caps (Washington Post)
Happy returns for Penguins forward Josh Archibald (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Oliver Wahlstrom getting top-line opportunity for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Red Wings' Olli Maatta keeps it simple during offensive surge to open season (Detroit News)
Ryan McLeod making key contributions for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)