Hockey headlines for February 3, 2021

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Blue Jackets fall to Stars in Laine debut, 6-3 (Columbus Dispatch)
Newcomers lead Canadiens into first place in the North Division (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche grinds out 2-1 win over Minnesota behind defense, depth scoring (Denver Post)
Blues treat their fans to a 4-3 win over Arizona (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon out “week-to-week” with lower-body injury (Denver Post)
Devils up to 14 players in COVID protocol (NorthJersey.com)
Red Wings’ Robby Fabbri, others back from COVID, but Tyler Bertuzzi out a while (MLive.com)
Sabres' season on pause as Hall, Ristolainen land on Covid-19 list (Buffalo News)
Alex DeBrincat and Nicolas Beaudin return to the Chicago Blackhawks from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. ‘Neither tested positive,’ coach Jeremy Colliton says. (Chicago Tribune)
Vitek Vanecek’s rookie of the month honor allowed Capitals to ‘turn the page’ from loss (Washington Times)
COVID-19 outbreak on Devils leads to two Isles-Sabres postponements (New York Newsday)
Sabres game vs. Islanders is postponed due to Covid protocols (Buffalo News)
Bruins’ schedule reshuffled for the first time this season by COVID (Boston Globe)
Ducks have two games rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic (Orange County Register)
GM Chuck Fletcher likes Flyers’ record so far, but knows his team hasn’t played as well as it suggests (Philadelphia Inquirer)
McDavid and Draisaitl on pace to hit century mark with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Ducks take the game to Kings in comprehensive victory over rivals (Orange County Register)
Svechnikov goal gives Hurricanes 4-3 shootout win over Blackhawks (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jesse Puljujarvi scores two for Oilers in win against Senators (Edmonton Journal)
Jets survive late push from Flames, hold on for hard-fought win (Winnipeg Sun)
Arthur Kaliyev’s goal in debut wasted in Kings’ loss to Ducks (Los Angeles Times)
Hawks hang tough against Hurricanes, but fall 4-3 in shootout (Chicago Daily Herald)
Wild fall 2-1 to rival Avs, lose captain Jared Spurgeon in process (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lightning strikes twice as Toffoli torches former club again (Vancouver Province)
No comeback this time as Flames fall to Jets after another slow start (Calgary Sun)
Kings’ Arthur Kaliyev scores in his NHL debut against Ducks (Los Angeles Daily News)
Jets goaltender stands tall for teammate (Winnipeg Free Press)
COVID-19 always lurking in the minds of Wild players (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Post-DeAngelo Rangers may be ready to go on a run (New York Newsday)
Penguins remain on task despite so many diversions (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Morgan Frost may miss rest of season; Flyers GM keeping door open for Matt Niskanen return (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Injured Penguins Zach Aston-Reese, Mike Matheson making progress (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
When Evgeni Malkin finds his game, he'll have two wingers waiting (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wayne Simmonds could be playing his way up the Leafs’ lineup with hard work, recent hot streak (Toronto Star)
Patrick Marleau moves up to second line as Sharks look for balance (San Jose Mercury News)
With Panthers on best start in history, their top defenseman is ‘meeting the challenge’ (Miami Herald)
Emphasis for Leafs' goalless Mikheyev is to take greater advantage of speed, power (Toronto Sun)
Petan skates into the Maple Leafs' fray while Lehtonen continues to try to find his way (Toronto Sun)
Wells Fargo Center gets high health-safety rating, raising hopes fans can attend Flyers, Sixers games this season (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals’ Zdeno Chara ordered new hockey sticks. They somehow ended up at a N.J. home. (NJ.com)