Hockey headlines for October 15, 2022

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Lightning get offensive in win at Columbus (Tampa Bay Times)
Elmer's glue! Söderblom scores in debut as Wings top Habs, 3-0, in season opener (Detroit Free Press)
Jets get total team effort as Scheifele nets pair in season-opening victory (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sharks plagued by offensive woes, puck management issues and one big defensive breakdown (San Jose Mercury News)
Jets boss Bowness benched by COVID (Winnipeg Sun)
Canadiens sign defenceman William Trudeau to entry-level contract (Montreal Gazette)
Wendel Clark praises Auston Matthews, who is set to pass his Maple Leafs goal mark (Toronto Sun)
Tkachuk lived up to the hype in his Panthers debut. He looks like just what Florida needed (Miami Herald)
'Sloppy' Blue Jackets scorched by Lightning in home-opener (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers suffer first loss of season after falling late to Jets (New York Post)
Red Wings come up empty against Canadiens — pad tight 1-0 lead with two empty-netters (Montreal Gazette)
Elmer Söderblom makes big (of course) impression in Red Wings debut (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings followed Derek Lalonde’s script with ‘complete game’ (MLive.com)
Rangers' Carpenter forced to leave with skate cut (New York Newsday)
Penguins lack continuity on the penalty kill — and it may need time to come together (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wild get defensive in practice after ‘horrendous’ showing in season opener (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
‘Man, they play hard’: John Tortorella’s Flyers flash work ethic not perfection in season-opening win (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings’ Derek Lalonde outlines plans for goalie, alternate captain rotation (MLive.com)
Winger Toropchenko could be ready to play on Saturday (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Capitals’ goaltending an encouraging bright spot amid winless start (Washington Post)
Flames goalie Markstrom parks playoff disappointment, focused on present (Calgary Sun)
Isles' Anders Lee: 'We're building our game' (New York Newsday)
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen looks to build on early offensive output (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
New defensemen Jeff Petry, Jan Rutta are already paying dividends for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘He should be so proud’: Stars rookie Wyatt Johnston makes debut memorable with first goal (Dallas Morning News)
Calle Järnkrok line gives Leafs bang for the buck right off the bat (Toronto Star)
‘It feels good to be back’: Flyers forward Jackson Cates recalled with Owen Tippett ‘day to day’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wayne Simmonds isn’t on the just-released Marlies roster. What next for the popular NHL veteran? (Toronto Star)
Blackhawks expand hockey analytics department with new hirings (Chicago Sun-Times)
Excitement surrounding the Senators is paying off at the box office (Ottawa Sun)
‘We haven’t taken the name off yet.’ Deal expired, but PNC Arena could keep its name. (Raleigh News & Observer)
After 40-year wait, San Jose Sharks broadcaster Randy Hahn becomes a U.S. citizen (San Jose Mercury News)