Hockey headlines for February 19, 2021

Friday, February 19, 2021

'He's picking goalies apart': More Matthews mastery in Maple Leafs' victory against Senators (Toronto Sun)
Rangers stars come up big in slump-busting shootout win (New York Post)
Devils’ Kyle Palmieri breaks out to help power road win over Bruins (NJ.com)
Avalanche welcomes back five players from COVID/injured lists as team departs for Lake Tahoe (Denver Post)
Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny and others on Flyers’ COVID-19 list will miss Sunday’s game in Lake Tahoe (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Stars’ fourth weather postponement adds even more difficulty to an already condensed schedule (Dallas Morning News)
What’s old is new: Jets claim well-travelled goaltender Comrie off waiver wire again (Winnipeg Sun)
Arizona Coyotes hoping to play in Mexico in the future (Arizona Republic)
The NHL meets Lake Tahoe: How the league will pull off outdoor games on picturesque golf course (USA Today)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare finds humor in gaffe about Lake Tahoe (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Outdoor game makes Golden Knights players nostalgic (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks mindful of COVID-19 protocols to maintain season (Orange County Register)
Kings top Coyotes in shootout for 3-game win streak (Los Angeles Daily News)
Plenty left to work on, but Wild pleased with 3-1 victory over Anaheim (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blue Jackets counter ugly loss with shutout win (Columbus Dispatch)
Tom Wilson, Vitek Vanecek lead the Capitals to a 3-1 win over the Sabres (Washington Post)
Tristan Jarry leads Penguins past Islanders (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Devils hand Bruins their first loss at home this season (Boston Globe)
Ducks’ scoring touch absent in lackluster loss to opportunistic Wild (Orange County Register)
Coyotes rally, but fall to Kings in overtime shootout (Arizona Republic)
Martin Jones shines, but St. Louis Blues beat Sharks in OT (San Jose Mercury News)
No offense again as Predators fall (The Tennessean)
Islanders' point streak ends with loss to Penguins (New York Newsday)
After long layoff, shorthanded Flyers lose in shootout to New York Rangers, 3-2 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Even-strength struggles haunt Sabres in 3-1 loss to begin 4-game road trip (Buffalo News)
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews challenging 100-year records (Toronto Sun)
Isles' Beauvillier was highly aware of his nine-game absence (New York Newsday)
Wild deal with residual effects of COVID: ‘I just felt tired’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Canadiens face epic grind after enjoying six-day break (Montreal Gazette)
Pivotal stretch will tell us a lot about Flames (Calgary Sun)
Jets searching for consistency with post-trade lineup still in flux (Winnipeg Sun)
Flames coach Ward on inconsistent squad: ‘I’m not saying this is panic time’ (Calgary Sun)
With first unit struggling, Blackhawks’ second unit keeping power play among NHL’s best (Chicago Sun-Times)
Parayko ailment goes from 'maintenance' to out (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Fox likely to assume even bigger role with Trouba out (New York Newsday)
How Zadina is working past one-timers to help Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
Evgeny Svechnikov might get another opportunity with Red Wings (MLive.com)
Rookie Hoglander arrives as new-age power forward (Vancouver Province)
Taxied: Canucks swap Jack Rathbone for Ashton Sautner (Vancouver Province)
Jamie Benn, Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin housing Stars teammates during Dallas’ winter storm (Dallas Morning News)