Hockey headlines for February 9, 2025

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Panthers contingent participating in 4 Nations Face-Off come up big in win over Senators (Miami Herald)
Rangers grind out comeback win over Blue Jackets in final game before 4 Nations Face-off break (New York Post)
No Hughes, no Demko, no problem (Vancouver Province)
Flyers snap five-game losing streak with 3-2 win against rival Pittsburgh Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders' Barzal has surgery, out indefinitely (New York Newsday)
Rangers catch scheduling break as Igor Shesterkin goes down with upper-body injury (New York Post)
Jesse Puljujarvi and the Penguins are moving toward a mutual contract termination (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Panthers’ Tkachuk heating up, ready to play with brother for Team USA in 4 Nations Face-Off (Miami Herald)
At 4 Nations Faceoff, Lightning’s Brandon Hagel will take international stage (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders' Nelson looks forward to 4 Nations Face-Off (New York Newsday)
Was Utah’s Clayton Keller snubbed for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament? (Salt Lake Tribune)
Matty Beniers scores OT winner after Kraken erase two-goal deficit (Seattle Times)
Ducks overcome rival Kings’ late rally to win OT thriller (Orange County Register)
Ryan O'Reilly, Brady Skjei lead Nashville Predators 6-4 over Buffalo Sabres to end skid (The Tennessean)
Blues complete comeback in back-and-forth shootout win over Blackhawks before break (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Wild surge past Islanders for 6-3 win, head into break after sweeping homestand (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Brandon Hagel shines as Lightning cool off Red Wings (Tampa Bay Times)
Winded Devils reach 4 Nations break at ‘perfect’ time: ‘We’ve been through lots' (NJ.com)
Bruins suffer crushing loss to Vegas, 4-3 (Boston Herald)
Ottawa Senators start 4 Nations break a day early, lose 5-1 to Florida Panthers (Ottawa Sun)
Maple Leafs string of road wins ends in Vancouver as 4 Nations break begins (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings reach break in good spirits despite 6-3 loss to Lightning (Detroit News)
Wanna get away? Sharks blasted by Dallas Stars in final game before break (San Jose Mercury News)
Turnover-prone Sabres squander opportunity to enter break on 5-game win streak (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks fail to avenge Winter Classic embarrassment in wacky shootout loss to Blues (Chicago Sun-Times)
New York Rangers' Cuylle sends Columbus Blue Jackets into NHL break with stinging loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Isles allow five unanswered goals in road loss to Wild (New York Newsday)
Two bad bounces cost the Penguins two points in their hard-fought loss to the Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Peter Laviolette’s lineup changes lead to Rangers’ win (New York Post)
Thatcher Demko leaves Leafs game with mysterious injury (Vancouver Province)
Inside the critical offside challenge that secured Nashville Predators' win over Sabres (The Tennessean)
Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek misses game against Islanders (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Winger Andrei Kuzmenko to make his Flyers debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sharks activate Kostin off IR before game against two ex-teammates (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders’ Brock Nelson has homecoming in Minnesota ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off (New York Post)
Canadiens fans refrain from booing U.S. national anthem (Montreal Gazette)
Prince Harry drops puck ahead of Maple Leafs-Canucks game (Vancouver Province)
Smoke coming from under the hood as Edmonton Oilers limp into 4 Nations Face-Off break (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings break with bitter taste but boosted by big picture (MLive.com)
What 6 weeks have taught Todd McLellan about Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
Inside Matt Coronato’s rise from AHLer to Flames’ first-liner (Calgary Sun)
Kraken’s Ales Stezka living his dream after long journey to NHL (Seattle Times)
Penguins recall goaltender Tristan Jarry, assign trio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning recall forward prospect Dylan Duke from AHL Syracuse (Tampa Bay Times)
Will the Canucks sign Tom Willander to a contract when his NCAA season is over? (Vancouver Province)
This Little Caesars Arena usher had a special rooting interest for Saturday doubleheader (Detroit Free Press)