Hockey headlines for March 3, 2021

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Buoyed by fans, Jackets roll past Red Wings (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins give home fans plenty to cheer about in 5-2 victory vs. Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Improved play from Carey Price helps Canadiens snap 5-game skid (Montreal Gazette)
Hurricanes end road trip with 4-2 victory over Nashville Predators (Raleigh News & Observer)
Devils welcome fans back to The Rock, but fall to Islanders (NorthJersey.com)
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to be placed on covid-19 list (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Injured Derek Stepan out for the season, won't be returning to team (Ottawa Sun)
Canadiens fire goalie coach Stéphane Waite (Montreal Gazette)
Arizona Coyotes' Niklas Hjalmarsson set for 800th career NHL game Wednesday (Arizona Republic)
Kekalainen confident Tortorella will turn Blue Jackets around (Columbus Dispatch)
The Maple Leafs under Sheldon Keefe have succeeded because of their defence (Toronto Star)
Zdeno Chara returns to (an empty) TD Garden for the first time with the Capitals (Boston Globe)
Without fans, Zdeno Chara’s return to Boston will be muted. The Capitals defenseman doesn’t mind. (Washington Times)
Armstrong's state of the Blues: No easy path to the playoffs (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Trade chatter remains around Eichel as his Sabres visit Rangers (New York Newsday)
Rangers happy to see young center make it through return (New York Post)
Rangers take two points from reeling Sabres (New York Post)
Jets wrap up home stand with convincing 5-2 win over Canucks (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wahlstrom, Lee goals lead Islanders past Devils (New York Newsday)
Sidney Crosby-less Penguins whip Flyers, 5-2, despite two goals from Joel Farabee (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Shorthanded Predators fall at home (The Tennessean)
Daccord fares well in first start of the season but Senators fall to Habs (Ottawa Sun)
Mistakes make difference to prevent series sweep (Vancouver Province)
Wings fall apart in second period in 4-1 loss to Blue Jackets (Detroit Free Press)
Filip Chytil returns to Rangers' lineup (New York Newsday)
Travis Konecny back in Flyers’ lineup after clearing COVID-19 protocol (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maurice breaks out blender, Dubois back at centre (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets welcome fans back at 10% capacity (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils welcome back fans to Prudential Center (NorthJersey.com)
About 3,100 fans are allowed back in the Wells Fargo Center, starting with a Flyers game Sunday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
San Jose Sharks start to find an identity, and maybe a path forward (San Jose Mercury News)
Surging Kings must focus on process, not ever-changing standings (Los Angeles Daily News)
Golden Knights’ fourth line needs to cash in scoring chances (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Auston Matthews, Frederik Andersen could return for Maple Leafs’ third game in Edmonton (Toronto Star)
Berube says Tarasenko is ready for game action (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Sensational Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov: ‘I give my word, I’ll try and shoot more’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Has Philipp Grubauer underperformed of late? Or has Avalanche played shoddy defense in front of its goalie? (Denver Post)
Goal-scoring drought was starting to get to Blackhawks' D-man Zadorov (Chicago Daily Herald)
Are bigger roles in store for Ducks’ Zegras and other young players? (Orange County Register)
Canucks’ Adam Gaudette learning to wing it, ignore the scrutiny (Vancouver Province)
Penguins recall forwards Josh Currie, Drew O'Connor (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)