Hockey headlines for October 19, 2022

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Senators offer up a little bit of everything and a whole lot of goals in home opening win (Ottawa Citizen)
Flyers rally to beat Lightning, 3-2, improve to 3-0 for first time since 2011-12 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets beat Canucks 4-3 in overtime for first win of season (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils’ finally get 1st victory in sloppy 4-2 win over Ducks (NJ.com)
Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended one game for high-sticking (Washington Post)
NHL releases first diversity and inclusion report among league office, 32 teams (USA Today)
Yzerman's additions helping Wings to early success (Detroit Free Press)
Lambert tweaks forward lines to perfection in Isles' win (New York Newsday)
Familiar script plays out for San Jose Sharks in record-setting loss (San Jose Mercury News)
Late rally not enough as Edmonton Oilers drop another one at home (Edmonton Sun)
A point is a point, but another loss for Vancouver (Vancouver Province)
Nashville Predators still searching for first home win following shootout loss to Los Angeles (The Tennessean)
Knights’ penalty problems lead to first loss of season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks give up 4 straight goals in loss to Devils (Orange County Register)
Lightning blow lead in home opener, lose a ‘stinger’ to Flyers (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders ride Cizikas' energy to win over Sharks (New York Newsday)
Top-six winger activated as San Jose Sharks look to avoid historically bad start (San Jose Mercury News)
Ducks’ Eakins explains decision to sit Regenda against Devils (Orange County Register)
Expectations high for Buffalo Sabres defenceman Owen Power (Edmonton Sun)
Wild’s answer to 0-3-0 start is a day off. ‘Get away from hockey,’ coach Dean Evason says (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
With aggressive forecheck, Blackhawks want opponents to loathe them (Chicago Daily Herald)
Avalanche shakes up forward depth after unsatisfying 3 games, fourth-line change coming (Denver Post)
Gallant will have to make decisions with all forwards healthy (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe contemplating lineup changes after disappointing loss to Yotes (Toronto Star)
Muzzin 'a big part of our group in a lot of ways,' would be missed by Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Blues, Binnington continue their very slow easing into the 2022-23 season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sammy Blais’ delayed Rangers return was out of extra caution (New York Post)
Jets' ex-captain Wheeler still leading by example (Winnipeg Sun)
Larkin's 'emotional' play symbolic of what Wings want to do (Detroit Free Press)
A 'blood-and-guts' leader, Zemgus Girgensons using wisdom, will to help Sabres (Buffalo News)
Penguins defenseman Jeff Petry adjusting to Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Two-time Stanley Cup champ Trevor Lewis wants ring with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Colton Parayko loving his life in St. Louis, and there are plenty more years ahead with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Maenalanen turning heads in return to NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
Canadiens bringing along rookie Juraj Slafkovsky slowly (Montreal Gazette)
Romanov the new kid on the blocked shots for Isles (New York Newsday)
‘He’s always in the right spot’: Flyers rookie Noah Cates making shift from wing to center look easy (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Kraken’s plan for Shane Wright’s development? It’s complicated (Seattle Times)
Dwayne Johnson wanted to fire up Maple Leafs fans with an F-bomb (Toronto Sun)