Hockey headlines for October 23, 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025

'We didn’t do anything crazy’: Sabres use steady third period to top Detroit 4-2 (Buffalo News)
Wild fortunes go south as red-hot Devils roll (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk gives update after major thumb surgery (Ottawa Sun)
No. 5 overall pick Brady Martin reassigned to OHL for rest of season after 3 games with Predators (The Tennessean)
Islanders already shaking up staff by firing goalie coach — six games into season (New York Post)
Isles GM happy fans getting All-Star weekend at UBS Arena (New York Newsday)
Leafs looking for a cure for their middling start (Globe & Mail)
The rare, shared history between the Toronto Blue Jays and Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Ads on sports jerseys 'a creeping trend' (New York Newsday)
Jeff Blashill returns to Tampa Bay with Chicago Blackhawks after ‘an unbelievable experience’ with Lightning (Chicago Inquirer)
Morrissey latest Jet to reach franchise milestone (Winnipeg Free Press)
Detroit Red Wings outworked by Buffalo Sabres, 4-2, to end 5-game winning streak (Detroit Free Press)
Detroit Red Wings rattled by Buffalo Sabres: 'Weren't prepared for pace' (Detroit Free Press)
Even with a strong start, Penguins not satisfied (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Winnipeg Jets’ penalty kill one step ahead (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers know they need to find home-ice urgency (New York Post)
Maple Leafs showing few signs of ironing out early season wrinkles (Toronto Sun)
Sharks’ incessant losing takes a big toll: ‘It’s a mental battle’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Under John Hynes, Wild pointing North to the future (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Three-game skids were a rarity under Pete DeBoer. How will Glen Gulutzan’s Stars respond? (Dallas Morning News)
Blues make wholesale changes to lineup one day after OT loss to Kings (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Islanders weighing Alexander Romanov injury options after making potentially telling move (New York Post)
Knights’ goalie depth to be tested with Adin Hill sidelined by injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers' Lafreniere, Cuylle confident goals will eventually come (New York Newsday)
Kris Letang: Penguins have a 'different atmosphere,' a 'new voice,' a 'different vibe' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How Ilya Mikheyev's 'nonstop effort' keeps Blackhawks' overworked penalty kill afloat (Chicago Sun-Times)
‘Go for more’: How Ryan Shea’s exit interview with the Penguins helped him seize a top-4 role (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Owen Tippett is setting the tempo for the Flyers, both on the ice and with the aux cord (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals’ Leonard gets ‘better and better’ amid hot start (Washington Times)
Rookie Ike Howard wastes no time getting first goal on Oilers top line (Edmonton Sun)
Canadiens' Joshua Roy getting another chance to prove he's a legit NHLer (Montreal Gazette)
Schaefer has found a home with former Islander Matt Martin's family (New York Newsday)