Hockey headlines for October 12, 2025

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Rangers throttle Penguins in victorious return for Mike Sullivan (New York Post)
Schaefer scores first NHL goal, but Isles fall in home opener (New York Newsday)
Florida Panthers rout Ottawa Senators to sweep season-opening homestand (Miami Herald)
Bruins beat the Sabres, grab third straight win to start season (Boston Globe)
Edmonton Oilers choke the life out of the Vancouver Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Sabres center Josh Norris to miss ‘significant amount of time' with upper-body injury (Buffalo News)
Islanders' Drouin knew his cross-check looked bad (New York Newsday)
What happened to actually protecting NHL players’ safety? (Tampa Bay Times)
Carolina Hurricanes edge Flyers, even as some players ‘did not have their best’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
Aliaksei Protas scores twice to lift Capitals over Islanders for first win (Washington Post)
Marchenko hat trick helps Columbus Blue Jackets spoil Minnesota Wild home opener (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings show some perseverance in 6-3 victory over Maple Leafs (Detroit News)
Inside job: Late tip from Scheifele gives Jets first win (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kraken down pesky Golden Knights on Jared McCann's OT goal (Seattle Times)
Jake Neighbours, Joel Hofer lead Blues to first win of season by beating Flames, 4-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers have potential first win wiped away on questionable call; earn point against Carolina (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets spoil Wild’s home opener party (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nashville Predators fall 3-2 to Utah Mammoth on Dylan Guenther's overtime goal (The Tennessean)
Undisciplined Blackhawks drop heartbreaker to Canadiens in home opener (Chicago Sun-Times)
Season's first loss underlines much work ahead for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Early 3-goal deficit leaves Lightning chasing Devils entire game (Tampa Bay Times)
Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas look electric together, even if it’s not a finished product (Denver Post)
Rangers’ Carson Soucy exits early with upper-body injury (New York Post)
Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner scores 200th goal (Columbus Dispatch)
Ben Kindel joins pretty good Penguins company by scoring his first NHL goal at age 18 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Predators rookie Brady Martin gets first NHL point with assist on Filip Forsberg goal vs Mammoth (The Tennessean)
Alexis Lafreniere helped set tone in Rangers’ first win (New York Post)
Jonas Brodin’s return bolsters Wild defensive depth (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff: ‘Our ‘compete’ was terrible’ in a 3-1 loss at Boston (Buffalo News)
Mike Sullivan is ‘grateful’ for his time with the Penguins, but he hopes to leave town with a win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Nick Cousins: ‘Only good memories’ with Panthers as he returns to Florida (Miami Herald)
Ex-Wild coach Lemaire’s visit brings back fond memories (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers' Trocheck out week-to-week with upper-body injury (New York Newsday)
Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard injured, out week-to-week (Denver Post)