Hockey headlines for February 20, 2024

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

History in the blink of an eye: Wild erupt for 10 goals, rally past Canucks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Auston Matthews within a goal of 50 as Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Blues to start trip (Toronto Sun)
Bruins beat Dallas in shootout thriller, 4-3 (Boston Herald)
Edmonton Oilers give Coyotes the Decade of Darkness treatment (Edmonton Sun)
Jaromir Jagr on Sidney Crosby: 'He can play for another 5 or 6 years' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Detroit Red Wings close road trip with 4-3 overtime win at Seattle in matinee (Detroit Free Press)
Carolina Hurricanes down Chicago. How the Canes beat the Hawks for third straight win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flames refuse to go down gently in comeback win over Jets (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks lose to Hurricanes despite Connor Bedard’s efforts, in predictable fashion (Chicago Sun-Times)
Third period collapse leads to 10th straight loss for Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Kraken force OT, but surrender important point in loss to Red Wings (Seattle Times)
Sharks shut out again, allow first NHL goal to yet another player (San Jose Mercury News)
With loss to Toronto on Monday afternoon, Blues lose two in a row for first time in February (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Short-handed Dallas Stars fall to Bruins after lengthy shootout (Dallas Morning News)
Jets cave in Calgary (Winnipeg Sun)
Agitated Quinn calls out Sharks ‘inexcusable’ breakdowns. Trade deadline a distraction? (San Jose Mercury News)
Ehlers, Perfetti in the doghouse (Winnipeg Free Press)
Minnesota Wild honor Burnsville officers, medic fatally shot on duty (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Seattle Totems legend Guyle Fielder, 93, honored at Kraken game (Seattle Times)
Avalanche defense corps looks like NHL’s best again as potential franchise-altering decision looms at trade deadline (Denver Post)
Rangers’ Stadium Series win an extreme showcase of rallying mindset (New York Post)
Struggling Penguins make more changes to lines, defensive pairings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Peter Laviolette’s power-play gamble could provide a Rangers breakthrough (New York Post)
Caps’ Martin Fehervary is ‘probably week-to-week’ with lower-body injury (Washington Post)
Noah Dobson’s costly Islanders mistake spoils standout showing: ‘Unfortunate’ (New York Post)
Nick Seeler almost quit hockey for good in 2021. Now, he’s one of the NHL’s most underrated defensemen. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins recall goaltender Magnus Hellberg (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Will Joe Thornton have a Jaromir Jagr-style number retirement party? (San Jose Mercury News)
How a U2 concert was used to send a message to Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)