Hockey headlines for October 20, 2022

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Carter Verhaeghe, Rudolfs Balcers come up big as Panthers beat Flyers in home opener (Miami Herald)
Neal Pionk the hero in Jets’ OT win in Colorado (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kraken erase two-goal deficit, fall in overtime to St. Louis Blues (Seattle Times)
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog out 12 weeks after undergoing knee surgery (Denver Post)
‘No head injury.’ Maple Leafs place defenceman Jake Muzzin on injured reserve (Toronto Star)
Capitals’ Connor Brown will be out long term, is placed on injured reserve (Washington Post)
Red Wings' Jakub Vrana placed in NHL/NHLPA player assistance program (Detroit Free Press)
Flyers claim center Lukáš Sedlák, a player familiar to John Tortorella, from the Avalanche (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jake Allen back with Canadiens after birth of third daughter (Montreal Gazette)
'Fresh start': City, Flames organization restart formal talks on new arena (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks leadership communicating with Kyle Davidson to plan for future trades (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sheldon Keefe clarifies Monday comments to calm any Leaf angst (Toronto Sun)
Giroux embraces home sweet home opener feeling in victory over Bruins (Ottawa Citizen)
'Party crasher' Nazem Kadri makes immediate impact for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Avalanche allows 3 goals with fewer than 5 men on ice in overtime loss to Winnipeg Jets (Denver Post)
Among scattered thoughts, a word for the Bruins’ brand so far this year: Fast (Boston Globe)
Defensemen and forwards lighting the lamp for Isles (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers need their hands to catch up with their hearts (Edmonton Sun)
Canucks' season will stay off-course as long as penalty-killing woes continue (Vancouver Province)
Knights must fix mistakes fast as tough homestand starts (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins' 4th line embraces gritty, defensive-oriented identity (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens' penalty-killing unit finds its footing (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks’ penalty kill looks like a work in progress (Orange County Register)
Kings’ Todd McLellan touts ‘character with the comeback’ (Los Angeles Daily News)
Rangers' Carpenter expected to return to lineup Thursday (New York Newsday)
Vladislav Namestnikov, a different player since leaving Lightning, wants to create same ‘magic’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Kaapo Kakko may have finally solved Rangers’ top-line dilemma (New York Post)
Marco Rossi gets elevated in Wild lineup after healthy scratch (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rangers put Dryden Hunt on waivers in move that helps cap crunch (New York Post)
Blue Jackets prospect Corson Ceulemans shines in college play (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackhawks’ business operations entering new era after significant structure, personnel changes (Chicago Sun-Times)