Hockey headlines for February 18, 2024

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Devils win Stadium Series, most important game of season vs. Flyers, 6-3 (NJ.com)
'Crushing it': Auston Matthews nets another hat trick, Maple Leafs hammer Ducks 9-2 (Toronto Star)
Connor Bedard sparks a rally as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Ottawa Senators to snap an 8-game winless streak (Chicago Inquirer)
Jets knock off league-leading Canucks (Winnipeg Free Press)
Columbus Blue Jackets eke out win over San Jose Sharks on Boone Jenner's clutch late goal (Columbus Dispatch)
It's official: Columbus Blue Jackets to host Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium in 2025 (Columbus Dispatch)
Inside Ted Leonsis’s decision to move Wizards, Capitals to Virginia (Washington Post)
The legend of Jaromir Jagr took off with a superstar turn during Penguins’ Stanley Cup run in 1992 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jaromir Jagr dazzles the current Penguins in practice (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Stadium Series was the biggest NHL stage yet for several Flyers. Even bigger ones await. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Flyers say the Stadium Series was an ‘amazing’ experience but they need to turn the page quickly (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers players show up dressed as ‘Rocky’ for Saturday’s Stadium Series game (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Special teams totally redeem themselves, Oilers win heavyweight battle (Edmonton Sun)
James Reimer records milestone shutout as Red Wings blast Flames (MLive.com)
Nashville Predators deliver response, grind out decisive victory at St. Louis Blues (The Tennessean)
Capitals ‘scratch and claw’ for a 4-3 victory in Montreal (Washington Post)
Losing your way in crunch time (Vancouver Province)
Blues come up short to Predators in game between wild-card contenders (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
How Lightning fell so flat in lopsided loss to Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins’ slump continues with overtime loss to Kings at Garden (Boston Globe)
Wild cough up late equalizer in 3-2 overtime loss to Sabres (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flames’ home woes continue in embarrassing loss to Red Wings (Calgary Sun)
Bertuzzi finally gets one to drop in Maple Leafs' laugher over Ducks (Toronto Sun)
Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpää exits early in OT loss vs. Oilers (Dallas Morning News)
An auspicious Wild debut for rookie defenseman Declan Chisholm (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
‘What noise are you talking about?’ Flames refuse to blame latest losses on trade banter (Calgary Sun)
Sharks have had little margin for error all season. That’s especially true now (San Jose Mercury News)
Carolina Hurricanes’ ‘pack of wolves’ penalty killers again among NHL’s best (Raleigh News & Observer)
The Avalanche have a goals against problem: “We have to be better in a bunch of areas” (Denver Post)
San Jose Sharks captain seeing improvement from injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins' newest addition, Matthew Phillips, hopes to tap into scoring touch shown in AHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)