Hockey headlines for October 16, 2021

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Charlie McAvoy and Bruins agree to eight-year extension with richest deal in team history (Boston Globe)
Wild defeats Ducks in season opener on Foligno's goal in final seconds (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Hughes' scores highlight goal in OT as Devils top Blackhawks (NorthJersey.com)
Opening night thrillers becoming a specialty of the Canucks (Vancouver Province)
NHL suspends Wings' Dylan Larkin for punch after being crosschecked (Detroit Free Press)
Tkachuk returns to practice, with a decision on return to game action still up in the air (Ottawa Citizen)
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar rejoins team from COVID protocol; center Nathan MacKinnon remains out (Denver Post)
Rangers' Ryan Strome in COVID-19 protocol (New York Newsday)
Connor Murphy’s leadership reflected in now-official Blackhawks alternate captaincy (Chicago Sun-Times)
Where's Travis Hamonic? Not on Abbotsford Canucks roster (Vancouver Province)
Fox set up for a huge contract extension (New York Newsday)
Red Wings upset about hits Dylan Larkin has taken (MLive.com)
Ducks play it close, but lose to Wild on Marcus Foligno’s late goal (Orange County Register)
Chicago Blackhawks stage a comeback but fall short in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils (Chicago Tribune)
Flyers drop home opener to Canucks, 5-4, after shootout (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Spurgeon's role as Wild captain includes welcoming many new faces (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Hometown kid Kyle Burroughs taking advantage of his opportunity (Vancouver Province)
Flames anxious to snap skid of season-opening losses (Calgary Sun)
Kraken creating scoring chances through first two games, and goals are following (Seattle Times)
Islanders bent on correcting sloppy mistakes of opening loss (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights get break to heal, regroup after blowout loss (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks’ Boughner names season-opening goalie, and a new alternate captain (San Jose Mercury News)
Ducks goaltender John Gibson sidelined by ‘dirty play’ (Orange County Register)
Two key injuries quickly shake Buffalo Sabres back to reality after big opening night (Buffalo News)
Campbell ready to take the puck and run with it for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Taylor Hall, Bruins primed for next chapter (Boston Herald)
Scheifele's long wait finally over (Winnipeg Free Press)
Canes forward Nino Niederreiter is playing with extra motivation this season. Here’s why (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flames counting on Chris Tanev to lead blue-line brigade (Calgary Sun)
Kassian still willing to drop gloves despite scare in fight (Edmonton Sun)
Barclay Goodrow already giving the Rangers a jolt (New York Post)
Denis Gurianov holds the key to unlocking Rick Bowness’ plans for three Stars scoring lines (Dallas Morning News)
‘He’s going to be a special player’: Anton Lundell wows Panthers on penalty kill in debut (Miami Herald)
Sharks’ rookies set to debut, but are they ready? ‘Now it’s the real deal’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Blue Jackets send Yegor Chinakhov down to Cleveland Monsters (Columbus Dispatch)
Video captured of fans fighting at Bridgestone Arena during Nashville Predators' opener (The Tennessean)
Ex-Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist affecting positive change in Florida (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)