Hockey headlines for February 5, 2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Carter Hart’s 41 saves lead Flyers to eighth straight win, a 2-1 thriller over Canucks (Philly.com)
Jake Muzzin, Andreas Johnsson lead Maple Leafs to victory over lifeless Ducks (Toronto Sun)
Stars get fifth straight with third-period blitz. Is this the new normal? (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron a player for the ages (Boston Herald)
Experiment is over, Avalanche reverts to former line combinations (Denver Post)
Talks with Matt Duchene heat up as trade deadline approaches (Ottawa Sun)
Mindful of expansion draft, Capitals plan for future, ink Pheonix Copley to three-year deal (Washington Post)
Brent Seabrook denies report that Blackhawks approached him about waiving no-movement clause (Chicago Tribune)
Watching Capitals win the Stanley Cup helped Lightning see their path (USA Today)
Flames' franchise greats impressed by current crew (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton Oilers have nine games to prove they shouldn't be selling at the deadline (Edmonton Sun)
NHL trade deadline: Detroit Red Wings are sellers with next year in mind (Detroit Free Press)
Add or subtract? We’ll see, says Wild GM Paul Fenton (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Artemi Panarin’s focus still solidly on the ice (Columbus Dispatch)
Not even Brady Skjei feels safe from Rangers' trade potential (New York Post)
Tyler Toffoli's overtime goal lifts Kings to 4-3 victory over Rangers (Los Angeles Times)
Ducks no match for former King Jake Muzzin, Maple Leafs in a blowout loss (Orange County Register)
Rangers find a new way to let the Kings break their hearts (New York Post)
DeAngelo back in Rangers' lineup vs. Kings (New York Newsday)
Mika Zibanejad writes his name into Rangers' history book (New York Post)
Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin making fine first impression (Toronto Sun)
Leafs veterans Rielly, Gardiner and Kadri got their feet wet under Ducks coach Randy Carlyle (Toronto Sun)
As schedule intensifies, crunch time is here for Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Red Wings maturing, having fun during current upswing (MLive.com)
Frustrated by Sabres' recent failures, Housley blows up all 4 lines (Buffalo News)
Return of Justin Schultz could help Penguins strengthen weak point in their game (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Dustin Byfuglien gets in full practice with team (Winnipeg Free Press)
Erik Karlsson takes small step forward, questionable to play vs. Jets (San Jose Mercury News)
Habs' Andrew Shaw nears return, but Paul Byron could be long-term loss (Montreal Gazette)
Why the NJ Devils are standing behind Cory Schneider (NorthJersey.com)
Why the newest Penguins' race against the clock felt very familiar (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Leddy has seen dramatic improvement in plus-minus (New York Newsday)
Lemieux finds home on Jets' fourth line (Winnipeg Free Press)
Golden Knights give winger Valentin Zykov every chance to succeed (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild recalls Kunin, Rau and assigns Prosser, Brown to Iowa (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Edmonton Oilers going slowly with Andrej Sekera, assign him to AHL (Edmonton Journal)
Sabres recall C.J. Smith from Rochester (Buffalo News)
Demko injury prompts emergency recall of Canucks prospect DiPietro (Vancouver Province)
Michael Rasmussen’s time with Griffins brief but ‘good’ for him (Detroit News)
Red Wings prospect Givani Smith tells kids it’s about hockey, not color (MLive.com)
Mike Sullivan loved the Super Bowl, but not for the reasons you might think (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)