Hockey headlines for October 17, 2021

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Edmonton Oilers add another chapter to Flames' October sorrow (Edmonton Journal)
Jake DeBrusk pots winner in Bruins opening night win (Boston Herald)
Game-changing moments lead to crazy season-opening win (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins chase Marc-Andre Fleury early, win home opener (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Young Ranger's emotional goal helps deliver first win (New York Post)
Sam Bennett’s hat trick leads Florida Panthers past New York Islanders (Miami Herald)
Flames will wait to name captain, open season with four alternates (Calgary Sun)
‘I don’t hear those voices’: Bobrovsky’s focus on present has given Panthers early results (Miami Herald)
Adam Fox’s strong start may lead to big Rangers extension (New York Post)
Ryan Hartman gets last laugh as Wild earn 3-2 win over Kings (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
A wild win to begin for Blues as Perron has two goals and they hold on late (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Laine lifts Blue Jackets over Kraken in OT (Columbus Dispatch)
Bunting scores his first as Leafs start faster, avoid goaltending scare in beating Sens (Toronto Sun)
Greiss grabs first win of 2021-22 for Wings, 3-1, over Vancouver (Detroit Free Press)
Kraken plays in its first overtime game, gets first overtime loss to Blue Jackets (Seattle Times)
Caps lean on Alex Ovechkin, are let down by power play in OT loss to the Lightning (Washington Post)
Canadiens come up nearly empty against Rangers in home opener (Montreal Gazette)
Kings allow 3 goals in second period, lose to Wild (Los Angeles Daily News)
Isles again struggle defensively in loss to Panthers (New York Newsday)
Shorthanded Avalanche rallies late but loses to Blues (Denver Post)
Blackhawks’ disastrous opening trip ends with rout by Penguins (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stars struggle to find identity in sloppy 3-1 loss to Bruins (Dallas Morning News)
Jets blow 2-0 lead, lose 4-3 to Sharks (Winnipeg Sun)
That's how it goes sometimes (Vancouver Province)
Coyotes fall 2-1 in overtime shootout; Karel Vejmelka shines in goal in NHL debut (Arizona Republic)
Carolina proves too much for Predators, who fall to 0-2 (The Tennessean)
Rangers lose another key forward to injury (New York Post)
Foligno makes up for lost ice time in penalty box with winning goal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese activated from covid-19 protocol list (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Predators goaltender David Rittich on NHL's COVID-19 ptotocol list (The Tennessean)
Jack Johnson joins Nathan MacKinnon in Avalanche COVID-protocol absence (Denver Post)
Quebec native Lafreniere finally gets to play NHL game in hometown (New York Newsday)
Jets' Dillon returns to Shark Tank, place he cut his teeth as NHLer (Winnipeg Sun)
‘It was pretty wicked.’ U of T goalie Alex Bishop has a night to remember as a Leaf (Toronto Star)
Foligno on Jenner being named Jackets captain: 'That made me so happy' (Columbus Dispatch)
Late GM Pierre Lacroix, “architect of the Avalanche,” honored pregame (Denver Post)
Flyers show chemistry ‘isn’t going to come overnight’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Adding insult to injury: Golden Knights’ top line derailed (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Erik Karlsson’s self-belief isn’t wavering: ‘I still think I’m one of the best in the world’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare brings expertise in faceoff circle to Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Lightning forward Boris Katchouk carries confidence into NHL debut (Tampa Bay Times)
Sabres claim defenseman Christian Wolanin off waivers from Los Angeles (Buffalo News)
Kings activate Olli Maatta from IR, waive Christian Wolanin (Los Angeles Daily News)
New dad Rasmus Andersson juggles joys of parenthood with pro hockey (Calgary Herald)