Hockey headlines for February 17, 2018

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Islanders Greiss stops 45 shots to earn shutout (New York Newsday)
Gritty, playoff-like win over Blues moves Stars into third place for first time in months (Dallas Morning News)
Flyers finally beat Columbus on Couturier's overtime goal (Philadelphia Daily News)
Wheeler leads the way: Defensive details key in latest win (Winnipeg Sun)
'Ugh, I probably won’t sleep tonight': Canada frustrated after loss to Czechs (Toronto Sun)
Flames sign centre Mikael Backlund to six-year contract extension (Calgary Sun)
Panthers' Roberto Luongo slated to start Saturday in Calgary, ending two-month absence (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Penguins' Phil Kessel values Stanley Cups more than scoring title (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Chasing the new NHL ideal: younger, faster, cheaper? (Ottawa Citizen)
GM Jim Rutherford: Penguins 'all in' at trade deadline (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How 'all-in' are Predators at trade deadline? (The Tennessean)
GM: How we'll decide if prized rookies come up to Rangers (New York Post)
Time was right for Soshnikov to get a fresh start: Leafs' Babcock (Toronto Sun)
'Big Game Brass' produces before and after trade deadlines (Ottawa Sun)
Patrick Kane mired in scoring slump as Blackhawks continue plummeting (Chicago Sun-Times)
Toews, Blackhawks keeping their challenges in perspective (Chicago Daily Herald)
Rangers' defensive stalwart calls out Predators for 'dirty' play (New York Post)
Miro Heiskanen impressing Stars' top brass in international play; could compete for NHL job next fall (Dallas Morning News)
Flyers wish they could be Olympians, but happy for friends in PyeongChang (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Greiss, Islanders shut down Hurricanes 3-0 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Cam Atkinson forces overtime before but Flyers win (Columbus Dispatch)
Avalanche’s struggles on road continue with loss to Winnipeg (Denver Post)
Dallas holds on for 2-1 win over Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Raanta embracing leadership role with Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Wild backup goalie Alex Stalock waits patiently for his next shot (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Devils' Nico Hischier at his best in playoff run (NorthJersey.com)
Flames defenceman Dougie Hamilton joining the 400 club (Calgary Sun)
Adam Henrique and linemates Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase giving Ducks a much-needed spark (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ryan Carpenter sparks Golden Knights’ fourth line (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dion Phaneuf, Nate Thompson impress Kings coach (Los Angeles Daily News)
Blues hear good things about Soshnikov (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
New Rangers d-men John Gilmour, Neal Pionk blending in well (New York Newsday)
Matt Duchene and Mike Hoffman really clicking offensively for the Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Mathieu Perreault spark plug of Jets engine (Winnipeg Free Press)
Adam Larsson feeling the support of his Edmonton Oilers family (Edmonton Sun)
Andre Burakovsky’s season might have reached its long-awaited turning point (Washington Post)
His game reclaimed, Travis Sanheim looks to rejoin Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News)
Florida mass shooting hits home with players (Columbus Dispatch)
‘Miracle on Ice’ player Ken Morrow has soft spot for Olympic hockey (Las Vegas Review-Journal)