Hockey headlines for October 14, 2022

Friday, October 14, 2022

Flames impressive in opening-night win over Avalanche (Calgary Sun)
Flyers youth show out in a 5-2 season-opening win over the Devils (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders fall to Panthers as Lane Lambert loses in NHL coaching debut (New York Post)
Penguins’ core making sports history by continually running it back (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Alexis Lafreniere helps Rangers offense erupt in lopsided win over Wild (New York Post)
Flyers sign defenseman Travis Sanheim to eight-year, $50 million contract extension (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets to be without Laine 3-4 weeks (Columbus Dispatch)
Fan-fave alum Kevin Bieksa to retire from NHL — with Vancouver ceremony (Vancouver Province)
Interim report into Hockey Canada reveals what leadership was told prior to mass resignation (Toronto Star)
Making himself at home with Carolina Hurricanes, Brent Burns set for return to San Jose (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kraken dethrone Kings, win first game of the season in their second try (Seattle Times)
Auston Matthews' winner, late penalty-kills lift Leafs past Caps in home opener (Toronto Sun)
Tyler Seguin, Mason Marchment finding quick chemistry as Stars linemates (Dallas Morning News)
Rookie duo lead Knights past Blackhawks in home opener (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The good and bad from Tkachuk’s impressive debut, Panthers’ season-opening win in New York (Miami Herald)
Sabres goalie Craig Anderson sharp in winning eighth career opening-night start (Buffalo News)
'A good slap in the face': Wild routed 7-3 in season opener (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nashville Predators sleepwalk to defeat in home opener after Europe trip (The Tennessean)
Kings lose to Kraken as Brandt Clarke makes his NHL debut (Los Angeles Daily News)
Blackhawks can’t find net in narrow loss to Golden Knights (Chicago Sun-Times)
Capitals fall to Maple Leafs, drop second straight to open season (Washington Post)
Devils’ defense, goaltending weak in 5-2 loss to Flyers (NJ.com)
Ilya Samsonov recovers, gets help from Maple Leafs D-men in win in home opener (Toronto Sun)
Trouba, Shesterkin help prevent 5-on-3 goal (New York Newsday)
Penguins forward Teddy Blueger misses season opener due to injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Newcomers dominate in debuts, showing positive signs for Stars’ big summer moves (Dallas Morning News)
Original Isle Westfall drops first puck at opener for 50th anniversary season (New York Newsday)
Huberdeau's opening night with Flames a family affair (Calgary Sun)
Wings, hoping to take major step out of long rebuild, know: 'We have to prove it' (Detroit News)
Jets ready for takeoff (Winnipeg Free Press)
Something old, something new as Blues roll out season-opening lines (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lightning’s focus after opening loss? Ironing out kinks in 5-on-5 play (Tampa Bay Times)
Truths revealed in Edmonton Oilers home-opening comeback win (Edmonton Sun)
Two heavy-minute Sharks could miss home opener vs. Hurricanes; Eklund recalled (San Jose Mercury News)
After trading Brent Burns, Sharks like the big, buzzsaw winger they got in return (San Jose Mercury News)
The Flyers’ Kevin Hayes is embracing John Tortorella’s challenge after the hardest year of his life (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Stars’ defensive makeup slides Miro Heiskanen into role he hasn’t had since 2020 (Dallas Morning News)
Elmer Soderblom poised for NHL debut, eager to show Red Wings he’s a keeper (MLive.com)
Wild prospect Marco Rossi has made the team. ‘Now it’s back to business’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Filip Zadina to sit on opening night; Red Wings need to see more from him (MLive.com)
Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov with team in Toronto after four rounds of chemo (Toronto Star)