Hockey headlines for March 8, 2021

Monday, March 8, 2021

Hurricanes skate past Panthers 4-2 for fifth straight victory (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles know the score against Sabres: 5-2 in 3 straight wins (New York Newsday)
Flyers play in front of some home fans, but fade after strong start and lose to Caps, 3-1 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Brandon Carlo recovering, but will remain sidelined ‘for a while’ following head shot (Boston Globe)
‘Kind of a joke’: As Tom Wilson starts his suspension, the Capitals express their frustration (Washington Post)
What makes Sutter such an expert button-pusher? Conroy, Gelinas share tales from 2004 (Calgary Sun)
Kings’ top performers viewed as potential finalists for NHL Awards (Los Angeles Daily News)
Capitals close their road trip with a win as Nick Jensen gets on the board at last (Washington Post)
Predators hang on, snap three-game losing streak (The Tennessean)
How Scott Wedgewood and the NJ Devils got the best of the Boston Bruins... again (NorthJersey.com)
Florida Panthers fall to Hurricanes for 3rd time in 9 days after power play goes 0 for 5 (Miami Herald)
Lightning rally from three-goal deficit to beat Blackhawks (Tampa Bay Times)
Blackhawks’ inability to protect leads reaches new extreme in 6-3 loss to Lightning (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers' three-game win streak ends with loss to Penguins (New York Newsday)
Shorthanded Stars steal point with late comeback against Predators, but need more to catch contenders (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins beat Rangers, but lose Jared McCann (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames let another slow start get best of them in loss to Senators (Calgary Sun)
Bruins drop one to Devils, 1-0 (Boston Herald)
Blackhawks' Murphy could get suspension after match penalty (Chicago Daily Herald)
Lightning lose defenseman Erik Cernak after hit to head (Tampa Bay Times)
Sorokin takes advantage of more ice time with his fourth straight win (New York Newsday)
Rangers defenseman 'felt good' in return to lineup (New York Post)
Phil Myers returns to Flyers’ lineup; penalty kill trying to make improvements (Philadelphia Inquirer)
At long last, Flyers fans return to the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Leafs say there’s nothing to worry about after two losses in Vancouver (Toronto Star)
Ducks grind their way through to end their 9-game winless streak (Orange County Register)
Blues are powering up with man advantage (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings continue to miss Tyler Bertuzzi, whose return not imminent (MLive.com)
Wings' Dylan Larkin returns to practice, hopeful of big second half (Detroit News)
Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen proving he belongs in NHL (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Maple Leafs Matthews, Marner must regain touch (Toronto Sun)
Miller measuring up to remain a man in the middle (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets back to using Jenner at center (Columbus Dispatch)
Mark Stone sparks Golden Knights’ top line during win streak (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Coyotes forward Tyler Pitlick adds key elements in first season with team (Arizona Republic)
Alex Tuch continues goal-scoring streak for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Avs’ Logan O’Connor on pace to surpass the original O.C. in NHL games played (Denver Post)
Sabres assign defenseman Henri Jokiharju to taxi squad (Buffalo News)
Rangers exec spoke to ex-captain after 'emotional' Mark Pavelich post (New York Post)
Paul Morris, the voice of the Gardens for generations of Leafs fans, takes a fond look back (Toronto Sun)