Hockey headlines for February 1, 2021

Monday, February 1, 2021

Avalanche loses Nathan MacKinnon to injury, then the game in OT at Minnesota (Denver Post)
Edmonton Oilers respond to 'trap game' by outlasting Senators in wild 8-5 victory (Edmonton Sun)
Struggling on and off ice, DeAngelo placed on waivers (New York Newsday)
No suspension from NHL for head shot on Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Montreal Gazette)
Wild winger Marcus Foligno added to league’s COVID list (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Golden Knights could return to practice soon after COVID issues (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What San Jose Barracuda is doing next after positive COVID-19 test (San Jose Mercury News)
Philipp Kurashev’s 1st-line promotion jump-starts Blackhawks’ win over Blue Jackets (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wild tops Avalanche in overtime, swapping out jerseys, players and the result (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blues finally win a series finale by upending the Ducks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils salvage split of weekend set in Buffalo (NorthJersey.com)
Kevin Hayes wins it in overtime as the Flyers beat the Islanders again (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Florida Panthers cap road trip with win over Red Wings to continue franchise-best start (Miami Herald)
Carolina Hurricanes fight past Dallas Stars in shootout 4-3 for two-game sweep (Raleigh News & Observer)
Ducks pay for missed opportunities in another loss to the Blues (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets fall in Chicago's silent 'Madhouse' (Columbus Dispatch)
Isles lose in OT to Flyers after rallying from two-goal deficit (New York Newsday)
Misfiring Red Wings fall short to Panthers' power play in 3-2 setback (Detroit News)
Rasmus Ristolainen creates 'chaos,' but Sabres' problems persist in loss (Buffalo News)
Barzal's untimely penalty leads to Flyers' OT winner (New York Newsday)
Casey Mittelstadt deployed as Sabres' extra attacker during 'really good game' (Buffalo News)
Adam Henrique scratched from Ducks’ lineup in shakeup vs. Blues (Orange County Register)
Even with COVID-19 protocols sidelining 5 players, the Chicago Blackhawks are more focused on the next game than outbreak concerns: ‘It’s going to find a way to get to some people’ (Chicago Tribune)
Puck possession, crisp changes the key to Penguins overtime success (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets' top guns backfiring, Maurice breaks them up (Winnipeg Sun)
Keefe peering into areas of improvement with Maple Leafs idle until Thursday (Toronto Sun)
Thrust into a starting role, Capitals rookie goaltender Vitek Vanecek is off to a stellar start (Washington Post)
Five in five not enough to satisfy Maple Leafs' Matthews (Toronto Sun)
Why Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen are confident Nashville Predators offense will come around (The Tennessean)
After a season lost to injury, Kevan Miller hasn’t missed a beat in return to Bruins’ blue line (Boston Globe)
Rangers trying to fix another issue amid Tony DeAngelo drama (New York Post)
Penguins leaning on rookie P.O Joseph in crucial moments (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
30 years later, terrible memories of a plane crash still linger (Vancouver Province)