Hockey headlines for February 2, 2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

‘You can’t make it up’: Penguins cap wild day with win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s late strike ends Capitals’ losing streak (Washington Post)
Patrick Kane hits 900 career points in Blackhawks’ 7-3 win over Sabres (Chicago Sun-Times)
Lightning pulls out shootout win over Islanders in goalie battle (Tampa Bay Times)
Roman Josi, Viktor Arvidsson, Juuse Saros come up big in Preds win over Panthers (The Tennessean)
Panthers ship Nick Bjugstad, Jared McCann to Penguins for two expiring-contract vets, three draft picks (Miami Herald)
Blackhawks icon Duncan Keith not entertaining trade rumors (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flames' Gaudreau saluted as NHL's first star for January (Calgary Sun)
Isles' Lehner named NHL's second star for January (New York Newsday)
Flyers' Carter Hart named NHL rookie of the month ahead of first game against his hometown’s Edmonton Oilers (Philly.com)
Are the Penguins done making moves before the NHL trade deadline? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kings move on without Jake Muzzin, and wonder what move might be next (Los Angeles Times)
Canes return from break, top Golden Knights 5-2 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Red Wings pull out 3-2 OT win vs. Maple Leafs on Red Kelly night (Detroit Free Press)
'Playoff hockey at this point': After impressive win over Minnesota, a big decision looms for the Stars amid a crowded postseason hunt (Dallas Morning News)
Leafs lose in OT in Detroit, spoiling Muzzin's debut (Toronto Sun)
Flames return from bye with loss to defending champion Capitals (Calgary Sun)
Sabres open vital homestand with a thud, lose to Chicago, 7-3 (Buffalo News)
Islanders fall to Lightning in shootout (New York Newsday)
Panthers crumble in third period against the Predators (Miami Herald)
Golden Knights fall to Hurricanes in first game since break (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
One elusive puck ends Wild's winning streak at three (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Teddy Blueger picks up first NHL goal and impresses his coach (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
After scoring first goal as a Star, Andrew Cogliano credits team leaders for helping add relentlessness (Dallas Morning News)
Reilly Smith returns for Golden Knights; Nick Holden goes on IR (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning players appreciate upgrades to oft-bemoaned Coliseum (Tampa Bay Times)
New Penguins Nick Bjugstad, Jared McCann recount frantic journey to lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
No. 4 raised; Kelly talks of gratitude, team (Detroit News)
Ducks just not ready to win now (Los Angeles Times)
Giving up late goals in losses becoming an issue (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin out at least 2 games with upper-body injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sharks’ Erik Karlsson may miss more time (San Jose Mercury News)
Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom skates for second day, status up in air heading to Philadelphia (Edmonton Sun)
Joey Anderson, Stefan Noesen return to Devils practice, while 2 veterans miss (NJ.com)
Blues' Binnington on the rise as Allen awaits next chance in goal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Avalanche splitting up Nathan MacKinnon, Gabe Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen line (Denver Post)
Rangers' best line trying to enjoy the good times while they last (New York Post)
Tanev bounces back up after yet another blocked shot (Winnipeg Sun)
Blues' Schwartz can't buy a goal these days (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Defenseman McQuaid hopes to stay with the Rangers (New York Newsday)
Jimmy Vesey got on his coach's bad side and lost his lineup spot (New York Post)
Brad Malone gets another opportunity with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
After leading the World Juniors in goals, Blackhawks prospect Philipp Kurashev has his sights set on the NHL (Chicago Tribune)