Hockey headlines for October 30, 2024

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Wild beat Penguins 5-3 as Fleury gets sendoff from Pittsburgh (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Trick or treat: Montour’s hat trick leads Kraken to 8-2 rout of Canadiens (Seattle Times)
Late goals help Sharks beat L.A. Kings for second straight win (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues blown out 8-1 by Senators in worst loss in almost four years (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blues sign forward Alexey Toropchenko to one-year contract extension (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Detroit Red Wings trade defenseman Olli Määttä to Utah Hockey Club for third-round pick (Detroit Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers face frightening future with Connor McDavid injured (Edmonton Sun)
Skill, stubbornness and Swedish coffee: Mikael Backlund’s ascent to 1,000 NHL games (Calgary Sun)
Capitals are up to the challenge in a 5-3 win over the Rangers (Washington Post)
Flyers grab much-needed win, as Sam Ersson shuts out the Bruins, 2-0 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers’ careless play finally catches up to them in loss to Capitals (New York Post)
Islanders struggle to score yet again in loss to Ducks (New York Newsday)
Struggling Bruins blanked by the Flyers, 2-0 (Boston Herald)
Islanders shorten their blue line with Alexander Romanov still sidelined (New York Post)
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon returns against Penguins (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Matt Rempe fights Capitals heavyweight in first shift back with Rangers (New York Post)
Ottawa Senators' puck drop delayed by power outage at Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa Sun)
Struggling Flyers bring their moms along for the trip to Boston to face the Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Tight-knit Jets out to prove naysayers wrong (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blackhawks experimenting with power-play roles of defensemen Seth Jones, Alex Vlasic (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins' Bryan Rust declared week to week with a lower-body injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sharks place forward on IR, recall rookie from Barracuda (San Jose Mercury News)
How Dakota Joshua's return will add size, scoring, bravado and humour (Vancouver Province)
Pierre Engvall happy to be back with Islanders (New York Newsday)
Oilers recall forward duo from Bakersfield (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs prospect Fraser Minten’s pro journey this season will start with the Marlies (Toronto Star)
Blackhawks have a second-line center problem with Frank Nazar in AHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stars’ Esa Lindell working to restore hometown club after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Dallas Morning News)
Neck protection remains optional in the NHL a year after ex-Penguins forward Adam Johnson's death (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)