Hockey headlines for October 3, 2021

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Dylan Larkin scores twice for Detroit Red Wings' 5-1 win in first game since April 20 (Detroit Free Press)
Flyers earn first preseason win in physical, feisty contest over Capitals (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Questions linger even after Hughes and Pettersson signings (Vancouver Province)
Jalen Smereck returns to the ice in Ukraine after racist taunt: ‘I’m still striving to reach the top’ (Toronto Star)
Rangers rebound with better effort in OT win over Bruins (New York Newsday)
Bellows scores, plays strong game in bid for Isles roster spot (New York Newsday)
Chychrun scores twice as Coyotes hang on for third preseason win; team in El Paso next (Arizona Republic)
Stingy defence, Suzuki's tiebreaker, gives Canadiens edge over Senators (Montreal Gazette)
Puljujarvi, Koskinen the story in Edmonton Oilers' win over Jets (Edmonton Journal)
Kraken wraps up preseason tour of Washington with 4-1 loss to Flames (Seattle Times)
No KC Masterpiece: Blues fall flat in 5-1 exhibition loss to Blackhawks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blue Jackets stumble in Detroit, missing chance to shine (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins’ Linus Ullmark coughs it up in Garden debut (Boston Herald)
Jets' hopefuls take another step, Comrie does little to silence doubters in Oilers loss (Winnipeg Sun)
Jittery Dylan Larkin passes physical, mental tests in first game since neck injury (MLive.com)
Kings trim roster in half, with 22 players sent to Ontario and 6 waived (Los Angeles Daily News)
Golden Knights trim training camp roster by 22 players (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins cut 13 from training camp (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What will Penguins power play look like without Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘It’s going to be a work in progress’: Kraken’s defensive system will take some time to implement (Seattle Times)
Pens emphasize penalty kill during training camp (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Status of Matthews a key point for Maple Leafs heading into final week of pre-season (Toronto Sun)
No timetable for Nicklas Backstrom’s return as he rehabs injured hip (Washington Post)
Injured Vitali Kravtsov day-to-day, doesn’t make trip with Rangers (New York Post)
In the middle of Stars’ logjam at goaltender, Anton Khudobin’s embracing the competition (Dallas Morning News)
'It requires two goaltenders': Casey DeSmith returns from injury to add depth for Pens (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ducks’ Anthony Stolarz taking nothing for granted in training camp battle (Orange County Register)
The old Victor Hedman is back for this Lightning training camp (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild center Ryan Hartman takes pride as man in the middle (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blackhawks’ Dylan Strome trying to stay optimistic despite reduced role (Chicago Sun-Times)
Edmonton Oilers depth players waging fierce battle for jobs (Edmonton Sun)
Buddies Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren are battling for one spot on the Maple Leafs defence. It’s close (Toronto Star)
Flames goaltending prospect Wolf determined to rise above height concerns (Calgary Sun)
As a kid, he saw Erik Karlsson play in Finland. Now he might start the year as his Sharks teammate (San Jose Mercury News)
Jonathan Drouin wins Jean Béliveau trophy for community involvement (Montreal Gazette)