Hockey headlines for February 25, 2022

Friday, February 25, 2022

Despite 47 shots on goal, Islanders lose to Sharks in shootout (New York Newsday)
Nashville Predators top Dallas Stars in shootout on Pekka Rinne's night (The Tennessean)
Auston Matthews ends Leafs’ slide as he takes over NHL goal-scoring lead (Toronto Star)
Thrill of a great goalie, great power play (Vancouver Province)
Rangers’ top line delivers telling win over Capitals (New York Post)
Isles' Chara plays in record 1,652nd regular-season game (New York Newsday)
Ovechkin to wait before addressing Russia’s strike on Ukraine (Washington Times)
Memo to Jets fans: Keep those vax cards (Winnipeg Sun)
Israeli-Canadian hockey player Eliezer Sherbatov trying to get out of harm’s way in Ukraine (Globe & Mail)
Nashville Predators' Nissan Stadium game was a dream 8 years in the making. Here's how it came together (The Tennessean)
Nashville is a nontraditional market, but a familiar sports success story (Tampa Bay Times)
Holland must make a move in Oilers goal and clock is ticking furiously (Edmonton Journal)
With Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin on LTIR, speculation in lead-up to trade deadline will heat up (Toronto Sun)
What would a Claude Giroux trade look like for the Flyers? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets keep rolling, get revenge against Florida Panthers (Columbus Dispatch)
Jake DeBrusk lifts Bruins to OT win in Seattle (Boston Herald)
Kraken hang tough but fall to Bruins in OT (Seattle Times)
Panthers hit ‘a rough patch’ with second straight home loss. ‘We really haven’t adjusted’ (Miami Herald)
Capitals, back from a week off, look like they’re still on vacation in loss to Rangers (Washington Post)
Wild's dip continues with 3-1 loss at Toronto (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins routed by Devils, losing streak hits 3 games (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers’ Morgan Barron comes up big in place of ill Filip Chytil (New York Post)
Capitals' Tom Wilson returns to MSG for first time since fights (New York Newsday)
Laviolette: Capitals’ place in standings, potential wild card spot is ‘frustrating’ (Washington Times)
Golden Knights’ 3rd line looks to end goal drought (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Parayko, Mikkola have been shutting the door on top lines for the Blues since the break (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blue Jackets' injury plague includes Werenski (Columbus Dispatch)
Hawks' Tyler Johnson not quite ready to return (Chicago Daily Herald)
Back from injury, Blackhawks’ Kevin Lankinen needs stellar stretch to end rocky season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins trying to get Kasperi Kapanen to simplify his game and snap out of his funk (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sabres' Victor Olofsson could answer plenty of questions with strong second half (Buffalo News)
Svechnikov’s roller-coaster season (Winnipeg Free Press)
Filip Zadina enjoying life on Red Wings' top line (Detroit News)
How Blue Jackets' Brendan Gaunce regained his confidence (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings still sorting out best fit with Moritz Seider (MLive.com)
Kraken honor John Utendale, a fixture in WA’s education scene and first Black player to sign NHL contract (Seattle Times)
Flames prospect Rory Kerins putting up gaudy stats in Ontario Hockey League (Calgary Sun)
Rodion Amirov overwhelmed by support from Maple Leafs, fans (Toronto Star)
Coyotes take documentary downtown for Footprint Center guests (Arizona Republic)