Hockey headlines for February 6, 2021

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Lightning win fourth straight, 3-1 over Red Wings (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins pull out another come-from-behind win (Boston Herald)
Golden Knights strike early, often in rout of Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
John Marino returns to Penguins practice after brief stay on COVID list (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Avalanche on pause from COVID-19 protocols, earliest next game Feb. 14 (Denver Post)
Rangers promote Drury to associate GM (New York Newsday)
The NHL’s pandemic game plan isn’t working this time — mistake after mistake with five teams on pause (Toronto Star)
Coming off NHL COVID-19 protocol list, Canes players need time to get back in shape (Raleigh News & Observer)
How will newest COVID-19 protocols affect Lightning? (Tampa Bay Times)
Red Wings, NHL continue to take measures against virus (Detroit News)
Jets off to strong start and should only get better with addition of Dubois (Winnipeg Sun)
The Leafs’ Auston Matthews can beat you in so many ways. You don’t have to tell opposing goalies (Toronto Star)
San Jose Sharks respond after Bob Boughner’s rant: “Sometimes you need that” (San Jose Mercury News)
Florida Panthers’ top line steps up again to close back-to-back vs Predators with win (Miami Herald)
Detroit Red Wings have better effort, same result in eighth straight loss (Detroit Free Press)
Kings’ inexperience, poor execution lead to early KO in Vegas (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ducks pick up their offense, but defensive lapses prove costly in loss to Sharks (Orange County Register)
Offense struggles, Ryan Johansen out (The Tennessean)
Flyers again blow late lead as they fall to Boston, 2-1, and miss chance to climb into first place (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘Next man up’ mentality not working for Kings (Los Angeles Daily News)
Injuries sideline Flyers’ Carter Hart and Phil Myers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Larkin 'proud of our guys' after Wings' winless streak hits 8 (Detroit Free Press)
After slow start, Senators embrace the youth movement fans have been waiting for (Ottawa Citizen)
The Penguins get ‘back to basics’ with their power play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jeremy Colliton’s steady messaging has given Blackhawks equally steady work ethic (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canucks bench boss Travis Green digging through his coaching bag (Vancouver Province)
Hellebuyck's 'inner-drive, inner-belief' carried him to the top of Jets' record books (Winnipeg Sun)
Igor Shesterkin’s hot play is complicating Rangers’ goalie rotation (New York Post)
Patrik Laine, Jack Roslovic giving Jackets an early boost (Columbus Dispatch)
How Jamie Benn has unlocked new levels of scoring efficiency on Stars’ most productive line (Dallas Morning News)
'I didn’t see it coming': Scratched from lineup in Winnipeg, Bennett hopes to play in Battle of Alberta (Calgary Sun)
Rangers patiently wait for Zibanejad's scoring to pick up (New York Newsday)
Penguins’ Zach Aston-Reese ‘trying to be better than last year’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Third-string the charm for Forsberg (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins' Mike Matheson reclamation project set to restart as defenseman eyes return from injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Justin Williams back with the Carolina Hurricanes — but this time as an advisor (Raleigh News & Observer)