Hockey headlines for February 15, 2023

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

After Alex Ovechkin steps away, Caps can’t solve first-place Hurricanes (Washington Post)
David Pastrnak scores in overtime as Bruins win a thriller in Dallas (Boston Globe)
Jets grind out come-from-behind shootout victory over Kraken (Winnipeg Free Press)
Andrei Vasilevskiy dazzles against Avalanche again as Tampa prevails in shootout (Denver Post)
Auston Matthews likely to rejoin Leafs’ lineup in time for Wednesday’s matchup vs. Blackhawks (Toronto Star)
Ryan Reynolds joins Toronto-area real estate group in bid to buy Ottawa Senators (Toronto Star)
Red Wings react to MSU shooting: ‘Sobering .. gut-wrenching’ (MLive.com)
'Such a cowardly act': Jets' Appleton disgusted with shooting at alma mater (Winnipeg Sun)
Deal or no deal, Edmonton Oilers have no interest in trade speculation (Edmonton Sun)
Why trading Timo Meier seems increasingly likely for San Jose Sharks (San Jose Mercury News)
Blue Jackets scratching Gavrikov as trade protection (Columbus Dispatch)
Will Brandon Hagel’s breakout season bring a long-term extension soon? (Tampa Bay Times)
Were Blackhawks too hasty in dealing Dach to Canadiens? (Chicago Daily Herald)
Habs win third straight with shutout of Blackhawks (Montreal Gazette)
Devils scrape past Blue Jackets thanks to Ryan Graves’ last-second heroic (NJ.com)
DeSmith shines as Penguins cap West Coast trip with win in San Jose (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks’ connectivity lacking in pitiful loss to Canadiens (Chicago Sun-Times)
Devils pull off late stunner to spoil Blue Jackets' resurgent effort (Columbus Dispatch)
Isles find another way to lose, this time to Senators in OT (New York Newsday)
Strange goal doesn’t stand up as Kraken fall to Jets in shootout (Seattle Times)
Florida Panthers, Spencer Knight no-show on second night of back-to-back in St. Louis (Miami Herald)
Sharks unable to solve Pittsburgh Penguins as bizarre trend at home continues (San Jose Mercury News)
Magnificence from Jake Oettinger, Stars’ creativity wiped away by Bruins’ late comeback (Dallas Morning News)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s injury changes Islanders’ center situation (New York Post)
Kraken’s Matty Beniers OK after blocked shot caused numbness in leg (Seattle Times)
Golden Knights trying to ‘buy time’ before trade deadline (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
School of hard knocks was back in session to ramp up pace, push, pride (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings to have Jakub Vrana in lineup just in time for trade deadline (Detroit Free Press)
Erik Johnson injury: Avalanche defenseman out indefinitely, will miss “weeks” (Denver Post)
Gallant plays Goodrow where he needs him in Rangers lineup (New York Newsday)
Double trouble: Huberdeau and Markstrom struggling as Flames bounce in and out of playoffs (Calgary Sun)
Rangers’ Artemi Panarin feels at ‘different level’ after four-goal outburst (New York Post)
Spencer Martin clears NHL waivers for assignment to AHL in Abbotsford (Vancouver Province)
Former Penguins 1st-rounder Joe Morrow signs in Switzerland (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Avs forward Logan O’Connor broke his scoring drought, got engaged and won Super Bowl betting squares all in one weekend (Denver Post)