Hockey headlines for February 28, 2024

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

'Great offense tonight': Wings score season-high eight goals, win sixth straight game (Detroit News)
Nathan MacKinnon, Alexandar Georgiev help Avalanche cruise to much-needed win against Stars (Denver Post)
Roman Josi's three-point night fuels Nashville Predators' sixth straight win (The Tennessean)
Flyers play lights out in 6-2 thrashing of Tampa Bay (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jets top Blues 4-2 for fourth win in a row (Winnipeg Free Press)
Duhaime asks L.A. Kings to rethink $7-million subsidy for exhibition games in Quebec (Montreal Gazette)
Chipman addresses importance of fan support to team’s success (Winnipeg Free Press)
Nothing to see, Bettman preaches, as Jets' Chipman backtracks (Winnipeg Sun)
Islanders’ cap issues may make Jean-Gabriel Pageau expendable (New York Post)
Loyal Fleury wants to remain with Wild: 'This is our team, my team.' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Easton Cowan's stock has never been higher. Could Maple Leafs' top prospect be in play at NHL trade deadline? (Toronto Star)
‘What we’re doing is working’: Florida Panthers are winning playing their style of hockey (Miami Herald)
Devils start road trip strong, demolish Sharks 7-2 (NJ.com)
Erik Karlsson scores in overtime as the resilient Penguins rally to stun the Canucks (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames knock off Kings, extend win spree (Calgary Sun)
Maple Leafs' seven-game winning streak ends with thud against Vegas (Toronto Sun)
Sharks lose goalie to injury, are embarrassed at home by New Jersey Devils (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues drop 5th game in their past 7 with 4-2 loss in Winnipeg (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Wild lose faceoff with Carolina, 3-2 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Power play strikes on 'frustrating' night (Vancouver Province)
‘We’re never giving up’: Belief building for Flames during win spree (Calgary Sun)
San Jose Sharks goalie exits game vs. New Jersey Devils (San Jose Mercury News)
Wings marvel at Ovechkin's ability to score goals from anywhere (Detroit News)
Big contract, smaller role and fewer goals: Ex-Sharks star Meier adjusts to New Jersey (San Jose Mercury News)
Rival coach says Red Wings ‘as good as any team in NHL’ (Detroit Free Press)
Flyers take on Lightning in near darkness following Wells Fargo Center power outage (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Embarrassed Nashville Predators players acknowledge they 'didn't earn' canceled U2 trip (The Tennessean)
Islanders need power play to start clicking for playoff push (New York Newsday)
Penguins' Bryan Rust out week-to-week with upper-body injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks forward Andreas Athanasiou finally nearing return after long injury absence (Chicago Sun-Times)
Desperate for wins, the Kraken need more playoff-caliber goaltending to survive (Seattle Times)
Behind the numbers for Rasmus Dahlin's 'amazing' workload on Sabres' blue line (Buffalo News)
Kaapo Kakko’s promotion could have major impact on Rangers’ trade deadline (New York Post)
No shortage of offence from Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe taking NHL by storm (New York Newsday)
Avalanche players cherish afternoon with children at charity brunch: “These kids are super brave. They’re warriors.” (Denver Post)