Hockey headlines for February 20, 2022

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Flames honor Mark Giordano before the game, but there’s where the hospitality stopped for Kraken (Seattle Times)
Maple Leafs left singing Blues, then swing three-player trade with Arizona (Toronto Sun)
McDavid and Koskinen pace Oilers to fifth consecutive win (Edmonton Journal)
J.T. Compher, depth scoring help Avalanche defeat Buffalo to extend road streak (Denver Post)
Penguins sign defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to two-year contract extension (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Gemel Smith re-claimed on waivers by Lightning from Red Wings (MLive.com)
Rangers legend Emile Francis dead at age 95 (New York Post)
David Pastrnak lifts Bruins to OT win over Sens (Boston Herald)
Bounceback Blues put a six-pack of goals on the Leafs in 6-3 win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ducks build big early lead, end losing streak with win over Canucks (Orange County Register)
Coyotes trade Lyubushkin, Dzingel to Toronto, blow 2-goal lead in loss to Kings (Arizona Republic)
A stinker of a 7-4 loss (Vancouver Province)
Late comeback bid comes up short for Jets against Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
Auston Matthews puts his teeth into his defensive game for the Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf out Saturday with lower-body injury (Orange County Register)
Giordano returns to Saddledome to face former team: ‘It’s going to be pretty special’ (Calgary Sun)
Have the Wild lost their defensive identity? ‘This is a good eye opener’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Red Wings avoiding losing streaks, building on success (Detroit News)
Golden Knights’ Pete DeBoer approaches 2 coaching milestones (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
2 injured Golden Knights players begin skating again (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stars’ Tyler Seguin is rediscovering the pep in his step, slowly but surely (Dallas Morning News)
Should Blackhawks try Dach on wing? (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Rangers rookie Schneider continues to make strong impression (New York Newsday)
The Leafs might soon need homegrown help on defence. Filip Král and Joseph Duszak will take their best shot (Toronto Star)