Hockey headlines for October 18, 2025

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Alex Ovechkin breaks the seal on his goal campaign as Capitals roll (Washington Post)
'Best feeling in the world': Wings' Larkin scores in OT for fourth straight win (Detroit News)
Islanders' Schaefer returns home for first NHL game in Canada (New York Newsday)
‘Hopefully, I can make a difference’: Huberdeau ready to return for Flames, Gridin assigned to minors (Calgary Sun)
Should Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl really be on the Oilers penalty kill? (Edmonton Sun)
Cha-Ching! Pricetag for Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto is going up (Ottawa Sun)
‘Rang my bell’: Stars’ Matt Duchene offers NHL veteran’s perspective on taking vicious hit (Dallas Morning News)
Another goalie puck-handling gaffe proves costly as Sharks remain winless on season (San Jose Mercury News)
Overtime again unkind to Lightning on the road, this time vs. Red Wings (Tampa Bay Times)
Tyler Bertuzzi's disallowed goal weighs on Blackhawks after shootout loss to Canucks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Crowd chants his name and team sings his praise after OT win (MLive.com)
Kirill Kaprizov now calls former idol Alex Ovechkin a friend (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rebuilding Bruins must tighten up to have any success (Boston Herald)
Jets off to hot start despite dropping season opener (Winnipeg Free Press)
At long last, Islanders are establishing a functioning power play (New York Post)
Rangers drill scoring into their heads at practice as offensive struggles mount (New York Post)
Blues shake up line combos, defensive pairs and power-play units during Friday's practice (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Parssinen one of Rangers' rare goal-scorers (New York Newsday)
Blues defenseman Logan Mailloux opens up about early struggles: 'I definitely have better' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins forward Noel Acciari knows 'you can’t take being here for granted' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers’ Vladislav Gavrikov gets candid about ‘not great’ start — and how he can turn it around (New York Post)
Islanders happy with Max Shabanov’s progress despite rookie’s uneven start (New York Post)
Boston University is the No. 1 team in college hockey. A trio of Flyers prospects are a big reason why (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Joe Bowen’s career highlight hasn’t happened yet. The Leafs are running out of time (Toronto Star)