Hockey headlines for February 9, 2024

Friday, February 9, 2024

In highly anticipated matchup of NHL’s top teams, Bruins score a shutout of Canucks (Boston Globe)
Islanders score impressive win over Lightning (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes top Avalanche behind Martin Necas hat trick, despite another goalie injury (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flyers found their mojo return in a convincing home-ice win over Winnipeg (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning’s Mikhail Sergachev has surgery to fix broken tibia, fibula (Tampa Bay Times)
Detroit Red Wings get Patrick Kane back, and are fully healthy in time for playoff push (Detroit Free Press)
Stars forward Mason Marchment fined $5,000 for interference against Maple Leafs (Dallas Morning News)
Wild GM Bill Guerin named Team USA GM for 2026 Winter Olympics (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Predators' Dante Fabbro on 'hockey culture,' sexual assault charges against Canada teammates (The Tennessean)
Blues CEO: Another Winter Classic is sign that Blues are 'an entity that can help carry the league' (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Jets perplexed by NHL’s puzzling punishment system (Winnipeg Free Press)
Former Senators coach D.J. Smith 'excited' for new role with L.A. Kings (Ottawa Sun)
'I’m going to give it my all': Pospisil promises not to change a thing after landing 2-year deal with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Kuzmenko scores again as Flames top Devils (Calgary Sun)
Jets' scoring woes continue as they drop fifth straight (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche drops third straight game after sloppy start spells doom in Carolina (Denver Post)
How the Lightning fell flat in New York for the second straight night (Tampa Bay Times)
Capitals get a pair of leads, blow a pair of leads as skid reaches six (Washington Post)
'Loose' Arizona Coyotes start slow, can't catch up to Vegas Golden Knights (Arizona Republic)
Devils’ Lindy Ruff after another Vitek Vanecek dud: ‘It was a tough night for him’ (NJ.com)
Islanders' Casey Cizikas returns with a bang, and a goal (New York Newsday)
'He’s such a warrior': Chris Tanev continues to show toughness for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Rangers credit defensive improvement as key to three-game win streak (New York Post)
Rested Red Wings ready to embark on playoff push with healthy roster (MLive.com)
Rangers' fourth line shows it can contribute in all areas (New York Newsday)
New coach Jim Hiller looks to help Kings regain their confidence (Los Angeles Daily News)
Penguins' Noel Acciari out at least 2 games with a concussion; Evgeni Malkin also misses practice (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues defensemen Justin Faulk, Scott Perunovich each week-to-week with lower-body injuries (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Leafs captain John Tavares is refreshed, recharged and returning to his scoring ways (Toronto Star)
Florida Panthers ‘pure shooter’ Carter Verhaeghe is on pace for another career year (Miami Herald)
How construction work paved way for Jared McCann to become 40-goal scorer for Kraken (Seattle Times)
Sabres' Dylan Cozens goes back on the attack to try to reach another level (Buffalo News)
Flyers center Ryan Poehling is betting on himself and his ‘tremendous speed’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi is happy to be back in the 'big league' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks need more from Taylor Raddysh during season’s final stretch (Chicago Sun-Times)
‘He is just totally committed’: Flames prospect Aydar Suniev has promising future (Calgary Sun)
Juraj Slafkovsky showing why Canadiens made him top draft pick in 2022 (Montreal Gazette)
San Jose Sharks set to terminate AHL defenseman’s contract (San Jose Mercury News)
Anti-arena activists urge lawmakers to press pause on Wizards, Capitals move (Washington Post)