Hockey headlines for February 2, 2021

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Canadiens come out flying to crush Canucks 6-2 (Montreal Gazette)
Rangers snap four-game skid (New York Post)
Bruins storm back to stun Capitals, 5-3 (Boston Herald)
GM: Tony DeAngelo's career with Rangers is over (New York Newsday)
‘Absolutely no concern for us’: Flames insist Bennett rumours won’t be distraction (Calgary Sun)
Devils’ COVID outbreak prompts NHL to postpone upcoming games (NJ.com)
Rangers forward goes on COVID-19 list as Devils game gets postponed (New York Post)
Golden Knights cleared to practice, host Kings on Friday (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
McDavid and Draisaitl on pace to hit century mark with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Rangers refute ‘sad’ K’Andre Miller rumor after banishing Tony DeAngelo (New York Post)
Devils shut down by Covid-19 outbreak after back-to-back games in Buffalo (Buffalo News)
Blue Jackets still juggling NHL's new normal (Columbus Dispatch)
Lightning sprint past Nashville for win (Tampa Bay Times)
Capitals let a three-goal lead slip away in their first regulation loss of the season (Washington Post)
Nashville falls behind big early, again (The Tennessean)
Special-team woes persist in Penguins’ 3-1 loss to Rangers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets drop shootout to Flames (Winnipeg Sun)
Suddenly, all systems are go for the Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The stat that’s carrying the Carolina Hurricanes to their near-perfect start (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles happy to be back home but need 'collective game' (New York Newsday)
Stars’ inability to avoid penalties could prove more dangerous in upcoming Dallas matchups (Dallas Morning News)
So far, not so good for struggling Ducks after the season’s first 10 games (Orange County Register)
Murray and the Senators search for positives amid the atrocious start to the season (Ottawa Citizen)
Flyers’ penalty kill humming now, even without Sean Couturier (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Backup goalie Curtis McElhinney returns to Lightning, but when will he play? (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins' Kris Letang out for Monday's game, still being evaluated (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lower-body injury lands McNabb on long-term injured reserve (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins place Brian Dumoulin on long-term injured reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Brendan Smith injury leaves Rangers even thinner on defense (New York Post)
Leafs’ top line is among the division’s most dangerous, but trying to balance offence with defence (Toronto Star)
The line of Joel Farabee, Scott Laughton, and James van Riemsdyk has eye-opening debut for Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Oilers power play rounding into form with Tyson Barrie on the point (Edmonton Sun)
The book on Maple Leafs forward Travis Boyd (Toronto Sun)
It seems like Casey Mittelstadt will get more looks in Sabres' lineup (Buffalo News)
The 'kids from Iowa' helped spark Wild victory (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sidelined Nikita Kucherov still a presence with Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)