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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Flyers stars set the tone against Ottawa to fuel the team’s first win of the season (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Defensemen become offensive in Golden Knights’ rout of Penguins (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Edmonton Oilers extend road-warrior win streak to 5-0 in Utah rematch (Edmonton Sun)
Kings fall to Bruins, become the NHL’s only winless team (Los Angeles Daily News)
Chicago Blackhawks shut out for 2nd time this season, falling to Dallas Stars 4-0 in mistake-filled loss (Chicago Tribune)
New twist in Hellebuyck saga, suspension ends Friday (Winnipeg Sun)
Bruins becoming third-period team with another strong finish in win over Kings (Boston Herald)
Detroit Red Wings rally to top San Jose Sharks in SO (Detroit Free Press)
Maccelli, Ritchie exit early as Islanders defeat Maple Leafs (New York Newsday)
Nikita Kucherov, shooting mentality rally Lightning past Canucks (Tampa Bay Times)
Ryan Leonard sparks depleted Capitals to win over Devils (Washington Post)
Kent Johnson lifts Columbus Blue Jackets past New York Rangers in OT (Columbus Dispatch)
Predators score on penalty shot, shorthanded, top Blues to end losing streak at three (The Tennessean)
Sharks blow another two-goal lead, lose to Detroit Red Wings in a shootout (San Jose Mercury News)
Dylan Garand bounces back — but Rangers offense is no help in OT loss to Blue Jackets (New York Post)
Sabres leave a point behind with OT loss to Habs in the wake of another big comeback (Buffalo News)
Tough finish to a tough road trip (Vancouver Province)
The Avalanche score five straight goals to overwhelm the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues end road trip with 5-2 loss to Predators (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jets surrender multiple leads in loss to Hurricanes (Winnipeg Sun)
Maple Leafs offence goes into a collective slumber in 4-1 loss to New York Islanders (Toronto Sun)
Roope Hintz exits Stars-Blackhawks game early after blocking a shot (Dallas Morning News)
J.T. Miller rues Rangers’ missed power-play chances in third period (New York Post)
Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov benched for game against the Kings because of penalty (Boston Globe)
How Gavin McKenna and Jim Hiller hope to put Bench-gate behind them (Toronto Sun)
Wild’s front-loaded top line is on a blistering offensive pace (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Sabres slate Jason Zucker's season debut for Wednesday's game vs. Flyers (Buffalo News)
Senators could get Jake Sanderson back in time for Brady Tkachuk’s return to Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
Steady on the rudder Red Wing was natural choice to wear an ‘A’ (MLive.com)
‘He’s been unreal’: Defenseman Seth Jones stepping up early for Panthers (Miami Herald)
Why Maple Leafs' Nick Paul puts it on himself to be better in wake of John Tavares injury (Toronto Sun)
Michael Rasmussen ends point drought during 'fresh start' with Wings (Detroit News)
Calum Ritchie takes Pete DeBoer’s Islanders benching message in stride as he sticks on second line (New York Post)
Kevin Korchinski is stuck in purgatory, and the Blackhawks have no logical solutions (Chicago Sun-Times)
‘Nice’ guy T.J. Hughes scores first NHL goal at key moment in Avalanche win over Penguins (Denver Post)
Kyle Palmieri’s demotion likely short term for banged-up Islanders (New York Post)
Red Wings waive defenseman they had extended for two years (MLive.com)
Dustin Wolf pays tribute to Flames legend Miikka Kiprusoff with 2004-inspired look (Calgary Sun)