Hockey headlines for October 4, 2021

Monday, October 4, 2021

Canadiens agree to three-year contract extension with Jake Evans (Montreal Gazette)
Coyotes fall to Dallas in El Paso for first preseason loss (Arizona Republic)
Fan-tastic return to Rogers Arena steals pre-season show (Vancouver Province)
Canucks Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes shown the money, now need to show the way (Vancouver Province)
Status of Matthews a key point for Maple Leafs heading into final week of pre-season (Toronto Sun)
Jake Guentzel is the second Penguins player to be confirmed positive for COVID-19 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lehner to meet with NHL officials regarding Twitter comments (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas goalie Robin Lehner accuses NHL teams of inappropriately providing prescription drugs to players (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kasperi Kapanen leads Penguins past Red Wings, 5-1 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings see win streak come to end in 5-1 loss to Penguins (Detroit News)
Despite loss to Canucks, Jets hopefuls show well in last pre-season opportunity (Winnipeg Sun)
Golden Knights embrace getting things back to normal (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Leafs are getting antsy with cuts looming. A full-length camp gives coach Sheldon Keefe exactly what he’s looking for (Toronto Star)
Avalanche power play pegged to produce at increased rate (Denver Post)
Leafs notes: Auston Matthews ramps up workload with contact, might play final pre-season game (Toronto Star)
Bruins roster looks capable and likely to be in the playoff mix (Boston Globe)
How the Rangers are making up for lost time on team bonding (New York Post)
Chemistry is key: Stars’ Rick Bowness must mesh tertiary pieces with duos that work (Dallas Morning News)
Sabres make another round of cuts; roster will take shape this week (Buffalo News)
Rangers trim roster to 27, have four more cuts to make (New York Newsday)
Blues send down three more players (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
It was lonely existence for Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen last season (Edmonton Journal)
Parise acclimating himself to playing on Pageau's line (New York Newsday)
Blues' Thomas still learning when it comes to faceoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Forward Danton Heinen ready for multiple roles with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kaapo Kakko opens eyes on Rangers’ penalty kill unit (New York Post)
Perfetti picks Scheifele's hockey brain (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild defenseman Dimitry Kulikov likely to start. Who will play alongside him on third pairing? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Canadian connections bond Avalanche rookies and top prospects Bo Byram, Alex Newhook, Justin Barron (Denver Post)
Kylington making case for opening-night gig on Flames’ blue-line (Calgary Sun)
Hendrix Lapierre, previously a long shot to crack the Caps’ lineup, has dazzled in the preseason (Washington Post)
Former Providence standout Duhaime seeks spot in Wild season-opening lineup (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
After struggling as NHL rookie, Blackhawks’ Ian Mitchell embraces AHL possibility (Chicago Sun-Times)