Hockey headlines for February 20, 2018

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

John Gibson hurt again as Ducks finally beat Golden Knights (Orange County Register)
Alex Ovechkin, Capitals bounce back with much-needed win against the Sabres (Washington Post)
Zucker scores twice as Wild skates past Islanders 5-3 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Collegians help spark U.S. men's hockey team into quarterfinals (USA Today)
Wings trade Petr Mrazek to Flyers for draft picks (Detroit Free Press)
Blackhawks deal Michal Kempny to Capitals (Chicago Tribune)
Yikes! Brent Burns’ status is officially in question as Sharks recall familiar face (San Jose Mercury News)
First domino falls as Habs hand Nicolas Deslauriers two-year extension (Montreal Gazette)
Devils' Nico Hischier named NHL's 1st star of the week (NJ.com)
Blackhawks ban four fans for racial taunts; Anthony Duclair reacts (Chicago Sun-Times)
Extra man really is an advantage in NHL this season (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Trade rumors can weigh on NHL players as deadline approaches (Tampa Bay Times)
Ex-Kings player Slava Voynov spent two months in jail for domestic abuse, but is at Olympics representing Russia (Los Angeles Times)
Bob Boughner as Panthers near trade deadline: 'It would have to be the perfect kind of deal' (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Detroit Red Wings hope to bank picks, prospects at NHL trade deadline (Detroit Free Press)
Buyer or seller? Hurricanes will face a decision at trade deadline (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jets only worry about the next game, not trade rumours (Winnipeg Free Press)
Source: Rangers winger Michael Grabner is a target for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Michael Cammalleri has been hottest Edmonton Oilers trade chip (Edmonton Journal)
Riley Sheahan type of weapon Penguins GM Jim Rutherford could acquire (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hansen doesn’t want to be moved by Sharks at trade deadline (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks’ Anthony Duclair: ‘There’s a lot more racism than you guys think’ (Chicago Tribune)
Quenneville on racist comments: 'It can't happen' (Chicago Daily Herald)
Bruins bounce back with overtime win against Flames (Boston Herald)
Preds get it together in victory over Ottawa (The Tennessean)
Kings strike early, hold off Blackhawks 3-1 (Los Angeles Times)
After two shutouts, Isles allow five goals in loss (New York Newsday)
Sabres' late push is teaching moment for opponents (Buffalo News)
Lifeless start leads to latest loss for Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rittich, Flames settle for single point in 2-1 overtime loss to Bruins (Calgary Sun)
Pekka Rinne leads Predators past Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
Wild rookie Joel Eriksson Ek finally gets the monkey off his back (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic shares milestone with his biggest supporters — his family (Calgary Sun)
Fisher gearing up for return to Predators lineup (Ottawa Citizen)
Hurricanes, with some help, back in playoff position (Raleigh News & Observer)
Despite slump, Jackets still in playoff mix (Columbus Dispatch)
Sanity and silver linings are all the Edmonton Oilers have left to play for (Edmonton Sun)
Islanders goalie finally broke through — and then broke (New York Post)
Golden Knights put center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on IR (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bobrovsky must be at his best (Columbus Dispatch)
Rust finally gathers on Blues ironman Bouwmeester (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Leafs' trio of youngsters buckling down at the right time (Toronto Sun)
Ducks rookie defenseman Marcus Pettersson getting a good look (Orange County Register)
Penguins send prospect Teddy Blueger back to AHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens demote Nikita Scherbak; Shea Weber shut down again (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers recall Oskar Lindblom, send Anthony Stolarz to Phantoms (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Home-grown goalies not a Flyers strength (Philadelphia Inquirer)
These former Panthers players are helping to develop hockey stars from South Florida (Miami Herald)