Hockey headlines for October 18, 2022

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Alex Ovechkin breaks out with a four-point night as the Caps rally to a win (Washington Post)
Bruins remain unbeaten with 5-3 win over Florida (Boston Herald)
Rangers offense keeps humming in high-scoring win over Ducks (New York Post)
Wild drop to 0-3-0 with frustrating loss to rival Avalanche (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blais returns to the ice after 11-month absence (New York Newsday)
'A tough loss': Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi out 4-6 weeks with upper-body injury (Detroit News)
Rising NHL salary cap could make Blackhawks’ Seth Jones contract more palatable (Chicago Sun-Times)
Auston Matthews has long been a hit with the Leafs. Now he’s giving them out, too. (Toronto Star)
Dach scores in overtime as Canadiens rally to beat Penguins (Montreal Gazette)
Joel Kiviranta providing Stars’ needed scoring depth early after coming off subpar season (Dallas Morning News)
Coyotes keep howling versus Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Kraken can’t hold back Hurricanes, fall to 0-2 at Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle Times)
Panthers lose first game (and Ekblad to injury) in Boston. The good and bad from the loss (Miami Herald)
Jeff Petry takes costly penalty in Montreal return, Penguins pick up first loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Stars shut down Jets offence (Winnipeg Sun)
Ducks give up 3 power-play goals, fall to Rangers (Orange County Register)
Red Wings tie game in final minute but lose to Kings in overtime (MLive.com)
Rangers power play looks automatic in win over Ducks (New York Post)
With Rossi scratched, Shaw hops into Wild lineup (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Red Wings can't stop talking about Dylan Larkin's goal-saving move vs. Kings (Detroit Free Press)
Ducks’ Strome, Vatrano honored by Rangers while facing former teammates (Orange County Register)
Strome returns to a place he called home the past four years (New York Newsday)
Jeff Petry feels 'nervous excitement' about facing Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Bowness beloved in Big D (Winnipeg Free Press)
Knights have dominated division foes, but can that continue? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blue Jackets' ugly start puts onus on veterans (Columbus Dispatch)
Going 1-2 on opening road trip not an awful start for Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Flyers focused on solidifying their own identity, not their opponents, ahead of three-game road trip (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders hoping power play, penalty kill can be special (New York Newsday)
Sharks’ Vlasic says he lacked opportunity last season, now one of few bright spots early in 2022-23 (San Jose Mercury News)
Nugent-Hopkins' reliability not taken for granted by Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
‘It came out of nowhere.’ Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming and family open up about ALS diagnosis (Toronto Star)