Hockey headlines for February 26, 2021

Friday, February 26, 2021

New coach, same old Canadiens as they fall 6-3 to the Jets (Montreal Gazette)
Kane scores 399th career goal as Hawks top Blue Jackets 2-0 (Chicago Daily Herald)
Hard-charging Edmonton Oilers continue their assault on the North Division (Edmonton Sun)
Isles continue mastery over Bruins with five-goal third (New York Newsday)
Sharks get good news on COVID front, but could be without key player for some time (San Jose Mercury News)
It will be ‘months’ before Henrik Lundqvist decides on his NHL future (New York Post)
DeWine approves 25 percent capacity for Blue Jackets, other indoor sports (Columbus Dispatch)
Some fans will be allowed back at Fenway Park, TD Garden, and Gillette Stadium beginning March 22 (Boston Globe)
Sabres to admit fans to select games, starting March 20 (Buffalo News)
LI's Fox, Rangers excited to have fans back at the Garden (New York Newsday)
Pavel Zacha's surge continues, helps Devils outlast Sabres in OT to end three-game skid (NorthJersey.com)
Tom Wilson gets the Capitals back on track with a win over the Penguins (Washington Post)
McElhinney lifts Lightning to third straight win over Hurricanes (Tampa Bay Times)
Frank Vatrano powers the Panthers as they rally from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Stars (Miami Herald)
Sam Gagner bags hat trick, Red Wings overpower Predators 5-2 (Detroit News)
Senators score a three-peat with 6-1 victory over the Flames (Ottawa Sun)
The Stars’ disastrous, third-period collapse vs. Panthers leaves head coach Rick Bowness pleading for ‘some ownership’ (Dallas Morning News)
Carolina Hurricanes lose third game in a row to Tampa Bay Lightning (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kane, Blackhawks top Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Sam Gagner's hat trick does trick (The Tennessean)
Bruins get blown out on Long Island (Boston Herald)
Power play falters as Penguins fall to Capitals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Broken spirits, broken dreams (Vancouver Province)
Patrick Kane is still a problem for the Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Flames’ Tkachuk quashes talk of sibling scrap: 'Anybody that thinks we’re going to fight is an idiot’ (Calgary Sun)
Even during strange homecoming, Blackhawks’ Connor Murphy enjoys return from hip injury (Chicago Sun-Times)
Barry Trotz is emotional about fans returning to the Coliseum (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights enjoy time off now, but busy schedule awaits (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scoring struggles are leaving the Blues frustrated (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers finally show a shooter’s mentality, but can they keep it going? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers center nearing return in badly needed boost (New York Post)
Penguins forward Jason Zucker out longer term with injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kahkonen staking a claim to being Wild's regular goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Goalie Michael Hutchinson is happy for another opportunity with the Maple Leafs, and he’s making the most of it (Toronto Star)
Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov dazzles Avalanche: ‘They haven’t had a guy like this maybe ever’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nolan Patrick contributes at right wing, but may be moved back to center (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Alex Tuch earns promotion to first line with well-rounded game (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins recall forward Josh Currie from taxi squad (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Pionk gets university degree to go with his hockey PhD (Winnipeg Free Press)