Hockey headlines for February 3, 2018

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Penguins stay hot with wild victory over Capitals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sharks snag first win without Thornton, beating Blue Jackets (San Jose Mercury News)
Defense, Helm score as Red Wings bank 2 points (Detroit Free Press)
Sabres' Johan Larsson suspended two games for cross-checking Vincent Trocheck (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Coyotes' Raanta feels 'better' after car crash (Arizona Republic)
Maurice sleeps on slash, wakes up to the same opinion (Winnipeg Sun)
Forced Into Action, Young Bruins Spark the Team’s Rise (New York Times)

Ron Hextall ponders solutions for Flyers (South Jersey Courier-Post)
John Tavares happy Islanders have no plans to trade him (New York Newsday)
Wings' Mrazek doesn't fret over trade speculation (Detroit News)
Will Paul Martin get to play in the NHL again? (San Jose Mercury News)
U.S. men's hockey coach Granato can't wait for fans to discover his players (Chicago Daily Herald)
Wild coast to 5-2 win over Western Conference leading Golden Knights (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins’ power play clicks, and Capitals have no answer (Washington Post)
Red Wings end Hurricanes’ winning streak (Raleigh News & Observer)
Meat of schedule awaits after all-too familiar loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild strike early, often in 5-2 win over Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Subban gets break from Groundhog Day in Golden Knights loss to Wild (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nino Niederreiter's return puts Wild at full strength (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Las Vegan Jason Zucker enjoys career season with Wild (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Healthy Preds display potential greatness (The Tennessean)
Rangers focused on winning games as trade rumors continue to swirl (New York Daily News)
Ducks don’t see penalty killing slippage as critical issue – yet (Orange County Register)
Penalty kill is killing Flyers' playoff chances (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Edmonton Oilers still trying to figure out woeful special teams (Edmonton Sun)
Weight rips into Isles with 'shameful' videos (New York Newsday)
Plenty for Babcock to contemplate with Leafs' defencemen, and that's a good thing (Toronto Sun)
Senators winger Bobby Ryan sidelined with yet another hand injury (Ottawa Sun)
Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich diagnosed with concussion (New York Newsday)
Patric Hornqvist to miss at least one game with lower-body injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kulikov expected back tonight (Winnipeg Free Press)
New-look Allen looks strong in Blues return (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Blackhawks hoping for a net gain by playing Artem Anisimov with Kane, Schmaltz (Chicago Sun-Times)
Colin White getting a chance to shine on the Senators' top line (Ottawa Sun)
Success of Dermott, Holl bonus for Leafs (Toronto Star)
Devils' Zacha, Wood and Palmieri all on upswing (NorthJersey.com)
Daniel Sprong keeping sights set on Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers mourn passing of Adam Larsson's father (Edmonton Sun)
'Dream on, Mat.' Olympics now a reality for Calgary defenceman (Calgary Sun)