Hockey headlines for February 5, 2020

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Another hat trick leaves Alex Ovechkin two shy of 700 goals after Caps surge past Kings (Washington Post)
Avalanche storms Buffalo with 6-1 rout of Sabres (Denver Post)
Flu-ridden Canadiens storm back from 3-0 deficit to subdue Devils in OT (Montreal Gazette)
Four on the floor: Bruins roll over Canucks (Boston Globe)
Arizona Coyotes snap losing skid with big win over Edmonton Oilers (Arizona Republic)
Leafs backup goalie Michael Hutchinson is friendly, valiant and ‘finding his way’ (Globe & Mail)
Rangers won't give Maple Leafs look at piece they need (New York Post)
G.M. Doug Wilson has decision to make on Sharks goalie (San Jose Mercury News)
Dell shines, Thornton reaches big milestone as Sharks top Flames (San Jose Mercury News)
Matt Dumba plays hero as Wild earn dramatic win over rival Blackhawks (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Home is heaven: Blues rip ’Canes after returning from a poor trip (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Werenski scores to settle goalie duel (Columbus Dispatch)
Beauvillier's OT goal lifts Islanders over Stars (New York Newsday)
Lightning finish Western Conference stint with win over Vegas (Tampa Bay Times)
Corey Crawford stellar again as Blackhawks rally against Wild but fall in overtime (Chicago Sun-Times)
Golden Knights fritter away chances in loss at Tampa Bay (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hellebuyck makes 34 saves in Jets 2-1 OT loss to Predators (Winnipeg Free Press)
What could have been: Stars squander chance to sweep New York road trip, fall to Islanders in OT (Dallas Morning News)
How the NJ Devils let Ilya Kovalchuk get revenge in 5-4 shootout loss to Habs (NorthJersey.com)
Chorus of boos follows another 'unacceptable' Sabres home loss (Buffalo News)
Senators fall to Ducks in 3–2 shootout (Ottawa Citizen)
The goalie can only bear so much (Vancouver Province)
Giordano exits early with injury in Flames’ loss to Sharks (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton Oilers come up empty in stunning loss to Coyotes (Edmonton Sun)
Stars’ Corey Perry caps off impressive road trip with highlight-reel no-look pass (Dallas Morning News)
Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy ties franchise goalie record (Tampa Bay Times)
How Kieffer Bellows worked to make impact in Islanders debut (New York Post)
Stars successfully challenge, overturn Islanders’ third-period goal for goalie interference (Dallas Morning News)
Frustrated Travis Green tees off on hit on Pettersson: 'he's totally defenceless' (Vancouver Province)
Bruins still riding off high from Winnipeg (Boston Herald)
Seeler, now with Chicago, reflects on 'pretty crazy last couple of days' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
With Andersen out, Keefe's message in place: Leafs have to give more (Toronto Sun)
Statistics underscore how awful this Red Wings season has been (Detroit News)
Rangers toying with the idea of changing lines (New York Newsday)
Capitals say rookie goalie Ilya Samsonov is day-to-day after suffering head injury (Washington Post)
The Leafs’ Michael Hutchinson steps in for injured starter Frederik Andersen, plans on taking things ‘one game at a time’ (Toronto Star)
Flyers' struggling Giroux: ‘I put too much pressure on myself' (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Finally healthy, Zach Aston-Reese carving out niche on important Penguins line (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks rookies Kirby Dach and Adam Boqvist are here to stay and helping lead the charge to the playoffs: ‘They’re getting better all the time’ (Chicago Inquirer)
The end of an era? Jets weigh in on Big Buff (Winnipeg Sun)
Béliveau family parts with final collection of Habs icon's memorabilia (Montreal Gazette)