Hockey headlines for February 1, 2018

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Mike Fisher to end retirement, return to Predators (The Tennessean)
Defence never rests in Leafs’ shutout of Islanders (Toronto Star)
Chandler Stephenson surprises with a pair of goals as Capitals rally past Flyers (Washington Post)
Solid effort propels Red Wings to 2-1 SO win (Detroit Free Press)
Devils' Taylor Hall fined for boarding Sabres' Kyle Okposo (NJ.com)
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon will miss Thursday’s game, but looks to have avoided major injury (Denver Post)
Owner Eugene Melnyk extends olive branch to Senators fan base (Ottawa Sun)
In his 25 years as NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman has been the boss, the villain and many things in between (Toronto Star)
Henrik Lundqvist among Rangers disappointed that NHL won’t allow players to compete in Olympics (New York Daily News)
How Preds persuaded Fisher to return (The Tennessean)
Senators' top priority is to keep Karlsson (Ottawa Sun)
Coyotes' Raanta trying not to focus on contract (Arizona Republic)
Petr Mrazek at center of trade rumors swirling around Red Wings goalies (Detroit News)
Marian Hossa’s absence looms large over Blackhawks’ trying season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins' Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin jump into NHL scoring race (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hall's return has trickle-down effect on Devils (NorthJersey.com)
Ryan Getzlaf is rested and ready to make another playoff push for Ducks (Orange County Register)
Islanders fragile in loss to Toronto (New York Newsday)
Sharks losing streak reaches a season-high four games (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers, ailing Michal Neuvirth lose 5-3 to Caps (Philadelphia Daily News)
Leafs' Martin feels 'sting' of sitting out against former team (Toronto Sun)
Islanders get Ladd back in lineup (New York Newsday)
Nazem Kadri would be happy to be part of Tavares recruitment (Toronto Star)
Rangers 'anxious' to get off to fast post-break start (New York Post)
Why Devils are stressing improvement on power play (NJ.com)
Can we play? Oilers still waiting for their turn at some actual games (Edmonton Journal)
How Devils' John Hynes will handle lineup decisions with 8 defensemen (NJ.com)
Tortorella not pleased with effort by players (Columbus Dispatch)
Mark Scheifele back at practice, but at least a week away from game (Winnipeg Free Press)
Conor Sheary is being evaluated for a lower-body injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Niederreiter hopes to return from painful injury this week (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blackhawks hope goalie Forsberg's hot streak continues (Chicago Daily Herald)
Belief in backup Oilers goalie Al Montoya mounting (Edmonton Journal)
How to break Kane's slump? Sabres hope it's a return to Eichel's line (Buffalo News)
Switching Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown to different lines has helped Kings, who have won two in a row (Los Angeles Times)
Swedes Carl Hagelin and Patric Hornqvist have rare chemistry on, off ice (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames' Frolik gets big support after rare gaffe (Calgary Sun)
Brandon Saad's second time around with Blackhawks nothing like the first (Chicago Tribune)
Golden Knights’ Deryk Engelland thrives at age 35 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hungry, desperate Matthew Peca just what Lightning need (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins recall Peter Cehlarik from Providence (Boston Globe)
Jagr Czechs in with fans on Facebook, says he's not yet healthy (Calgary Sun)
Dads go along for the ride on Blues' trip (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Sidney Crosby's off week included ice time with a random 19-year-old (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jets players open up during mental health awareness roundtable (Winnipeg Sun)