Hockey headlines for October 12, 2024

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Nikita Kucherov leads Lightning to season-opening win over Carolina (Tampa Bay Times)
Scheifele saves the day with late goal and OT winner vs. Hawks (Winnipeg Free Press)
Morgan Frost plays shootout hero, wins it for Flyers against Vancouver in season opener (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sharks’ Celebrini doesn’t practice, status for Saturday’s game in question (San Jose Mercury News)
'So many good memories': Retiring as a Canuck emotional for longtime defenceman Alex Edler (Vancouver Province)
Welcome back: Knights claim forward for 2nd time this week (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Emotional night expected at Saddledome as Flames set to pay tribute to Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Sun)
Johnny Gaudreau’s death sent shockwaves throughout hockey and Calgary is still feeling the effects (Globe & Mail)
Toronto Maple Leafs home opener the fulfilment of a lifelong dream for Steven Lorentz (Globe & Mail)
Blues end road trip with 4-3 loss to Golden Knights, will open at home Tuesday (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Chicago Blackhawks make power-play changes but lose to the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in overtime after allowing a pair of late goals (Chicago Inquirer)
A grinding Friday night affair but Kevin Lankinen shines (Vancouver Province)
'I'm not sure' says Rick Tocchet on Tyler Myers's apparent leg injury (Vancouver Province)
Devils can’t make habit of sluggish starts if they want successful season (NJ.com)
Blue Jackets' young foundation is gaining strength (Columbus Dispatch)
Toronto Maple Leafs show early signs of hearing coach Craig Berube's message (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks' power-play personnel reflects idea for forwards to have more specific roles (Chicago Sun-Times)
If Aleksander Barkov misses time, how could Florida Panthers fill his lineup spot? (Miami Herald)
Avalanche face more roster uncertainty after Jonathan Drouin injury, new goalie addition (Denver Post)
Minnesota Wild keeps goalies on the move as the team juggles three (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Alexis Lafreniere finally looks like the highlight-reel top pick Rangers envisioned (New York Post)
Pierre-Luc Dubois is starting over — again. This time, he would like it to work. (Washington Post)
After a lost season to injury, Rasmus Ristolainen is finally ready to go for a Flyers season opener (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers’ Chris Kreider wastes no time adding to impressive short-handed goal total (New York Post)
Anthony Beauvillier tallying goals on Sidney Crosby's wing, looking to stick with Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Is Rempe on the outside looking in? (New York Newsday)
Despite line changes, this Kraken duo is still sticking together, excelling (Seattle Times)
How Oskar Bäck made the Stars roster as Dallas’ 13th forward (Dallas Morning News)
Max Tsyplakov, Islanders’ rookie KHL import, shines in NHL debut (New York Post)
‘I don’t take this lightly at all’: Flames’ forward call-up is feel-good story (Calgary Sun)
Sharks’ top goalie prospect to make organizational debut this weekend (San Jose Mercury News)
Steven Lorentz called his own shot with Toronto Maple Leafs in yearbook quote (Toronto Sun)