Hockey headlines for March 10, 2021

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Blackhawks blown out by Stars in Patrick Kane’s 1,000th game (Chicago Sun-Times)
Hellebuyck backstops Jets to 4-3 win over Leafs (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins fend off late attack by Rangers for 3rd consecutive win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Cup champion Lightning down Wings in OT in front of 750 fans at LCA (Detroit News)
Islanders beat Bruins in shootout for sixth straight win (New York Newsday)
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon expected to return from injury Wednesday vs. Coyotes (Denver Post)
NHL, ESPN agree to 7-year TV broadcast rights deal (USA Today)
NHL, ESPN reach TV deal with NBC in predicament (New York Post)
‘It’s the execution’: Sutter not planning to overhaul Flames’ system (Calgary Sun)
Sutter skates ’em — but very briefly — at end of first Flames practice (Calgary Sun)
Jordan Staal lifts Hurricanes past Predators with clutch overtime goal (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flyers rally past woeful Sabres in shootout, 5-4, as Brian Elliott gets win in relief of struggling Carter Hart (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals collapse in the third period but get bailed out by Jakub Vrana for a 5-4 overtime win (Washington Post)
Lightning rally for overtime victory in Detroit (Tampa Bay Times)
A strong start — and Sergei Bobrovsky’s ‘best’ game yet — help Panthers get back on track (Miami Herald)
Predators give up two-goal lead (The Tennessean)
Blue Jackets fall to Panthers in front of larger crowd (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils use 3-goal rally to force OT, but still lose to Capitals (NJ.com)
Rangers can't complete comeback in loss to Penguins (New York Newsday)
There were some good signs for the Bruins, but in the end, the Islanders had their number again (Boston Globe)
'We're finding ways to lose': Jets stretch Maple Leafs slump to three games (Toronto Sun)
Matthews manages to score two more goals in Leafs' loss despite nagging injury (Toronto Sun)
Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins back from shoulder injury (Columbus Dispatch)
Islanders' Trotz, aging wisely, coaches his 1,700 NHL game (New York Newsday)
Jets coach Paul Maurice returns to the home of the Maple Leafs with a smile and no regrets (Toronto Star)
Red Wings’ night: A superb period, an annoying sound and more fans (MLive.com)
Blues brace for heavyweights on schedule (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Ottawa Senators gradually adjust to busy schedule as NHL season hits halfway point (Ottawa Citizen)
Penguins activate defenseman Juuso Riikola from injured reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Tomas Hertl returns from COVID list, giving Sharks needed boost (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres center Jack Eichel to miss at least one week with upper-body injury (Buffalo News)
Elias Pettersson out 'at least another week' (Vancouver Province)
Quinn has no update on when Panarin will return to Rangers (New York Newsday)
Arizona Coyotes preparing for time without top goalie Darcy Kuemper (Arizona Republic)
Preds captain Roman Josi week-to-week with upper-body injury (The Tennessean)
Penguins forward Jared McCann day to day with undisclosed injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo miss Golden Knights’ practice (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rookie Kaapo Kahkonen is ‘boring’ in net, and that’s OK with Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ducks content to allow Trevor Zegras to learn lessons while on the job (Orange County Register)
Senators prospects Pinto, Bernard-Docker, Sanderson and Kleven chase NCAA title (Ottawa Citizen)
Canadiens' Alex Burrows taking Canucks' lessons with him to Habs' bench (Vancouver Province)
Mark Pavelich's Olympic teammates shocked by ex-Ranger's tragic death (New York Post)