Hockey headlines for February 4, 2021

Thursday, February 4, 2021

David Pastrnak notches hat trick, Patrice Bergeron’s overtime goal caps another Bruins comeback victory (Boston Globe)
Lightning dominate Red Wings in 5-1 win (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild postpones games through Tuesday because of COVID-19 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
3 more Devils added to NHL’s COVID list, bringing team total to 17 (NJ.com)
John Marino becomes the 1st Penguin placed on the NHL’s COVID protocol list this season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Tobias Rieder, Brandon Montour added to Sabres' Covid list; Wild outbreak lists six (Buffalo News)
With Canadian Olympic team, Armstrong knows he must choose wisely (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Oilers GM Ken Holland selected to Hockey Canada Olympic management team (Edmonton Sun)
Chris Drury rebuffs Penguins advances to stay with Rangers (New York Post)
Henrik Lundqvist in good spirits month after open heart surgery (New York Post)
‘Let’s stop it’: Trevor Daley, Penguins team up during Black History Month to address race issues in hockey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
National Women's Hockey League shuts down over COVID-19 cases (USA Today)
Mitch Marner with Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. Canadian Olympic team dreaming has officially begun one year out (Toronto Star)
Blues’ success has also been good for GM Armstrong (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canucks GM Jim Benning ‘kind of ran out of time,’ couldn’t move money to keep Tyler Toffoli (Vancouver Province)
After so-so debut, Laine vows to be better (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild forward Kevin Fiala on his suspension: ‘I didn’t mean to hit him at all’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penalties kill Flyers as they blow late 2-goal lead and fall to Boston, 4-3, in overtime (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Hard to explain': Lightning maintain mastery over Red Wings in 5-1 win; skid at 7 (Detroit News)
Canadiens racking up impressive stats to start season (Montreal Gazette)
In order to stay afloat in top-heavy Central Division, the path for the Dallas Stars is clear (Dallas Morning News)
Tight schedule could present challenges for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fighting back to reach .500 a good sign for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
When it comes to overtime, Blackhawks are fit to be tied (Chicago Daily Herald)
Remember when the Carolina Hurricanes struggled to win games in shootouts? No longer. (Raleigh News & Observer)
The biggest problems facing the Penguins … besides the power play. Oh, and the power play. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Trotz preaching shoot-first mentality on Isles' power play (New York Newsday)
Maurice can't understand criticism, while Wheeler focuses on wins (Winnipeg Free Press)
Golden Knights practice without Alex Pietrangelo, Pete DeBoer (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers want Alex Georgiev to ‘unwind’ after heated Tony DeAngelo altercation (New York Post)
‘Keep going. Keep going’: Flames star Gaudreau on early season tear (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks’ Dominik Kubalik trying to shoot through early-season goal drought (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ducks veteran David Backes out to prove his worth (Orange County Register)
Perhaps running out of chances, Dylan Gambrell seizes latest opportunity (San Jose Mercury News)
After 'amazing' Rangers debut, LI's Bitetto gets new pairing (New York Newsday)
Libor Hajek getting another Rangers chance as Tony DeAngelo dust settles (New York Post)
Why 19-year-old Arthur Kaliyev was ready for his NHL debut with Kings (Los Angeles Times)
Being a new dad has helped high-scoring James van Riemsdyk find a better balance (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Predators to make limited number of February tickets available to local public (The Tennessean)