Hockey headlines for February 15, 2019

Friday, February 15, 2019

Lightning continues offensive explosion to beat Dallas (Tampa Bay Times)
Blackhawks beat Devils 5-2, close within two points of wild card (Chicago Sun-Times)
A great eight: Blues enjoy longest winning streak in 16 years (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Pekka Rinne, Ryan Hartman, Brian Boyle, Viktor Arvidsson sharp as Preds stop losing streak (The Tennessean)
Athanasiou gives Howard a win in game No. 500 for Red Wings (Detroit News)
Matthews scores two, reaches 101 NHL goals as the rolling Leafs pull away to win in Vegas (Toronto Sun)
Evgeni Malkin accepts suspension ... but he's not happy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Book it? Boudreau declares 'We're going to make the playoffs' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks will hang Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer's jersey up in Honda Center (Los Angeles Times)
The Flyers’ Goalie-Go-Round May Have Discovered a Star (New York Times)
Barely Drawing a Whisper Where Hockey Is the Talk of the Town (New York Times)
Sens brass in town to evaluate trade pieces (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flyers reportedly looking to acquire Carter Hart’s mentor, Cam Talbot (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Canes’ Ferland can’t ignore persistent trade speculation as deadline approaches (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rangers putting their biggest trade-deadline chips at ease (New York Post)
Veteran centre Nate Thompson thrilled about joining Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders rebound by shutting down Blue Jackets (New York Newsday)
T.J. Oshie scores twice, reaches milestone as Capitals beat Sharks (Washington Post)
Skeleton crew steals a win in Los Angeles (Vancouver Province)
Power play would have helped Canadiens against Predators (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders snap Jackets’ four-game winning streak (Columbus Dispatch)
Caps end Sharks six-game winning streak (San Jose Mercury News)
Devils’ 2-goal lead disappears vs. Blackhawks in another Cory Schneider loss (NJ.com)
Coyotes' issues on home ice illustrated by uninspiring loss to Blues (Arizona Republic)
Reeling Golden Knights lose 6-3 to Maple Leafs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kings earn a point but fall to Canucks in a shootout (Los Angeles Daily News)
Flames lose fourth game in a row in 3-2 shootout loss to Panthers (Calgary Sun)
Trotz's tweak to Isles' second line pays off in win (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks’ Artem Anisimov hopes goal will reverse trend, ward off trade rumors (Chicago Sun-Times)
Predators' PK Subban says his game finally taking shape after injury (The Tennessean)
Healthy Ryan Murray ‘difference-maker’ this season (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings’ Niklas Kronwall still ‘Kronwalling’ while pondering future (MLive.com)
Ben Bishop’s return to Tampa brings back memories (Tampa Bay Times)
Red Wings’ Jimmy Howard excels in 500th game (MLive.com)
Blackhawks' Chris Kunitz plays in his 1,000th NHL game: 'I didn't actually think I'd have a career' (Chicago Tribune)
Sloppy Jets snowed under (Winnipeg Free Press)
David Quinn may tap journeyman to fix Rangers lineup imbalance (New York Post)
Wild’s Mikko Koivu makes just one prediction: He’ll be back (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Andrej Sekera will return next week and Edmonton Oilers do not have any impending trades (Edmonton Journal)
Canucks lose Tanev to ankle injury, Brisebois to make NHL debut (Vancouver Sun)
Devils down another body with Blake Coleman out (NorthJersey.com)
Gaining confidence in leg is last step for Penguins' Justin Schultz (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Pucks hitting the net but not getting past Penguins' Matt Murray (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Collin Delia could be Blackhawks’ odd goalie out when Corey Crawford returns (Chicago Sun-Times)
Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson is discovering how top scorers are treated (Edmonton Journal)
Sabres fans, teammates know the value of Jeff Skinner (Buffalo News)
Travis Sanheim’s improvement has helped key Flyers’ surge (Philly.com)
Rejuvenation, not frustration, drives Leafs' Ennis (Toronto Sun)
Chris Wagner finding his place with Bruins (Boston Herald)
Fourth-liner Aston-Reese ready to build on return from hand injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings say Grand Rapids good for Dennis Cholowski’s development (MLive.com)
Red Wings' Martin Frk clears waivers, heads to Grand Rapids in 'horrible' season (Detroit News)
Flyers send Samuel Morin to Phantoms; free Fan Festival set for outdoor game at the Linc (Philly.com)
Rod Brind'Amour's keeps close eye on son drafted by Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)