Hockey headlines for March 1, 2025

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Lightning notch 7th straight win, this one in shutout fashion (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche authors second straight impressive showing, claims key win against Wild (Denver Post)
Breakthrough performance? Logan Stankoven leads the Stars in dominant win over the Kings (Dallas Morning News)
Anthony Stolarz shines as Maple Leafs beat Rangers, win fourth in a row (Toronto Sun)
Blues sign defenseman Tyler Tucker to two-year contract extension (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canadiens’ Kirby Dach out for the season with knee injury (Montreal Gazette)
Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin responds to criticism: 'I would have said it myself' (Detroit Free Press)
Trouble in Gretzkyville: For the first time, The Great One finds himself shunned by Edmonton fans (Globe & Mail)
Can Chevy work his magic once again? (Winnipeg Free Press)
Caps are ‘open to anything’ but wary of ‘over-tinkering’ ahead of trade deadline (Washington Post)
Pundits see Oilers trying to shore up defence, goaltending going into trade deadline (Edmonton Sun)
Who could the Knights target before the trade deadline? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
How is Utah Hockey Club approaching the trade deadline? (Salt Lake Tribune)
Stuart Skinner under Edmonton Oilers fans' trade-deadline microscope (Edmonton Sun)
Cole Sillinger will not play for Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL stadium series matchup (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings can’t lose focus in spectacle at the Horseshoe (MLive.com)
Wings eager to take important game vs. Blue Jackets outdoors: 'Should be fun' (Detroit News)
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau to be honored during Columbus Blue Jackets' outdoor game (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild fall to Avalanche, return from road trip with nothing but a three-game losing streak (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers botch chance at momentum again with loss to Maple Leafs (New York Post)
Dysfunctional power play prevents Sabres from overcoming ugly start in loss to Canes (Buffalo News)
Rangers’ Chris Kreider misses third straight game with upper body injury (New York Post)
Rangers' Vaakanainen crucial part of the plan to fill in for Fox (New York Newsday)
While calling out others, Red Wings' McLellan delighted with this guy (MLive.com)
Devils are getting healthier: They expect star to return to lineup this weekend (NJ.com)
Islanders’ Mike Reilly now cleared for contact after heart surgery (New York Post)
Maple Leafs place Max Pacioretty on IR, recall Marshall Rifai from Marlies (Toronto Sun)
Kraken goaltender Nikke Kokko, a 20-year-old with ‘great moxie,’ gets first NHL look (Seattle Times)
Isles' Holmstrom proving he's worthy of being a top-six forward (New York Newsday)
While Seth Jones seeks escape from Blackhawks' losing, fellow defenseman Connor Murphy stays upbeat (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canadiens’ Arber Xhekaj takes his medicine after being benched against Sharks (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers loss showed the best and worst of a still improving Matvei Michkov (Philadelphia Inquirer)
San Jose Sharks’ Will Smith has been among NHL’s best rookies of late (San Jose Mercury News)
Philipp Kurashev is playing better for Blackhawks, but he's running out of time (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ryan Lomberg has admiration of Flames’ all-time tough guys: ‘How do you not cheer for him?’ (Calgary Herald)