Hockey headlines for February 18, 2018

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Penguins stay hot with 5-3 win over Maple Leafs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Golden Knights clock Canadiens 6-3, take over NHL points lead (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane lead the way as Blackhawks snap 8-game skid (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ilya Kovalchuk still has 'gas in (his) tank,' and the Russians are Olympic hockey favorites (USA Today)
Nathan MacKinnon cleared to play as the Avalanche begins a 25-game playoff push (Denver Post)
Four fans ejected from United Center for directing racist taunts at Capitals’ Devante Smith-Pelly (Chicago Tribune)
Eugene Melnyk excited about challenge in CEO role with Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Vegas Golden Knights: Winning and helping a city heal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks GM Bob Murray wants prices to come down for potential deadline deals (Orange County Register)
Knights GM George McPhee mum as NHL trade deadline nears (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scout's honour: Another look at players who could be moved before the trade deadline (Ottawa Citizen)
Flashy trades not always the smartest moves (Tampa Bay Times)
Are Leafs in pursuit of Red Wing Glendening? (Toronto Sun)
Mike Modano 2.0? How Tyler Seguin's evolution led Dallas back to the playoff picture (Dallas Morning News)
Flames' Backlund praised by teammates after contract extension (Calgary Sun)
Anze Kopitar, Michael Amadio score two each in Kings' 4-2 win over Sabres (Los Angeles Times)
Ducks’ Nick Ritchie ends 11-round shootout with goal to beat Wild (Orange County Register)
Raanta shutout yields Coyotes' 4th straight win (Arizona Republic)
Eddie Lack stands on head to help Devils top NHL-best Lightning (NJ.com)
Wings delight as Witkowski scores in victory (Detroit Free Press)
Senators chase Lundqvist from the net, bounce the Rangers in front of 17,259 (Ottawa Sun)
Sabres again miss wake-up call in latest lackadaisical loss (Buffalo News)
Anaheim outlasts Wild in 11-round shootout (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rebuilding Rangers fall to Senators 6-3 for third straight loss (New York Daily News)
Lightning falls to Devils (Tampa Bay Times)
Preds fall behind early, lose to Red Wings (The Tennessean)
Blackhawks twist the ‘Dagger’, hammer Capitals (Washington Post)
Bruins trip and fall badly in Vancouver (Boston Globe)
Penguins' lesser lights step up in win over Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Edmonton Oilers take their drought to the desert in 1-0 loss to Arizona Coyotes (Edmonton Sun)
Panthers ruin Hamilton's hat-trick effort at Dome (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton Oilers' Cam Talbot mad as hell over NHL's goaltender interference mystery (Edmonton Sun)
Leafs' Hyman OK after injury scare (Toronto Sun)
New Rangers d-men John Gilmour, Neal Pionk blending in well (New York Newsday)
Vigneault ends up playing Kevin Hayes after hinting he wouldn't (New York Post)
Fans at United Center direct racist remark toward Capitals’ Devante Smith-Pelly (Washington Post)
Third loss in a row has Blues sinking in Central Division (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Jets penalty killing third-best in the league (Winnipeg Free Press)
Gardiner fretted over possible long-term injury (Toronto Sun)
Blue Jackets know Sergei Bobrovsky their key to playoffs (Columbus Dispatch)
Leafs’ Curtis McElhinney has answered every call (Toronto Star)
What if Alex Lyon remains Flyers' backup goalie? (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Flames' Klimchuk scores 'dream come true' call-up to Calgary (Calgary Sun)
Ryan Murray activated, sent to minors for conditioning (Columbus Dispatch)
Canes’ Wards, father and son, share a special moment on the icey (Raleigh News & Observer)
Erik Karlsson plans to remain in Ottawa … at least every summer (Ottawa Sun)
Panthers support Marjory Stoneman Douglas by wearing decals and patches (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)