Hockey headlines for February 28, 2021

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Lightning dominate Stars in Stanley Cup rematch (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche completes sweep of Coyotes before fans at Gila River Arena (Denver Post)
Everyone from first overall picks to fourth-liners to backup goalie step up for Auston-less Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Matt Dumba’s buzzer beater lifts Wild to 4-3 win over Kings (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets withstand Montreal desperation, steal one in OT (Winnipeg Sun)
Bruins claim defenseman Jarred Tinordi off waivers from Nashville (Boston Globe)
Penguins name Chris Pryor director of player personnel (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
William Karlsson saves Golden Knights with overtime goal (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A wild and wooly 7-6 Blues win snaps losing streak (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Mattias Ekholm returns, scores both goals (The Tennessean)
Hurricanes outlast Florida Panthers for 4-3 shootout victory (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flyers roll over Sabres, 3-0, behind Brian Elliott (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jakub Vrana’s late goal lets Capitals breathe easier, secure a 5-2 win over the Devils (Washington Post)
Detroit Red Wings snap PP streak, win back-to-back games for first time in 2021 (Detroit Free Press)
Penguins beat Islanders again thanks to strong third period, Kris Letang's OT winner (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames take control early, chasing Matt Murray in lopsided victory over Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
Wild hold off Kings’ rally, score buzzer-beater in overtime (Los Angeles Daily News)
Canadiens put in solid effort in Winnipeg, but fall in OT (Montreal Gazette)
Leafs whip Oilers in first battle for top spot in North Division (Edmonton Journal)
Rickard Rakell, Adam Henrique score goals, but Ducks lose in overtime (Orange County Register)
Avalanche score four in third period, overpower Coyotes in homestand finale (Arizona Republic)
Despite barrage of goals, San Jose Sharks lose to St. Louis Blues (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks lose to Red Wings despite big scoring-chance advantage (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blue Jackets fall to Predators 2-1 for fourth straight loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils can’t overcome early deficit in loss to Capitals (NJ.com)
Islanders lose to Penguins in final seconds of OT (New York Newsday)
Buffalo Sabres shut out by Philadelphia Flyers, 3-0 (Buffalo News)
Sharks, Blues react to Jordan Binnington’s fiery exit from game (San Jose Mercury News)
Holl's physical decision in win versus Oilers a boost Maple Leafs could use every so often (Toronto Sun)
Claude Giroux just keeps bringing the Flyers steadiness (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Isles' Clutterbuck sits with undisclosed injury (New York Newsday)
Kings have seen a lot of Wild rookie Kaprizov, and are impressed (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Logan Thompson earns chance as Golden Knights backup goalie (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks defensemen Cam Fowler, Kevin Shattenkirk reach milestone together (Orange County Register)
Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark out at least one month with a lower-body injury (Buffalo News)
Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin (upper-body injury) out for weekend games (MLive.com)
Canucks: Jayce Hawryluk finally gets in on the action, if only barely (Vancouver Province)
Blackhawks’ defensive logjam sends Nicolas Beaudin to AHL, boosts competition for others (Chicago Sun-Times)