Hockey headlines for February 22, 2020

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Showdown beatdown: Blues dominate Stars in battle for division lead (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Pavel Francouz and Martin Kaut shine in Avalanche’s win at Anaheim (Denver Post)
Burned early, Bruins catch Flames for fifth straight win, and other observations (Boston Globe)
Wings sunk by Islanders, officially eliminated from playoffs (Detroit News)
Ducks trade Ondrej Kase to Boston for David Backes, a first-round pick (Los Angeles Times)
Jets land Eakin in deal with Golden Knights (Winnipeg Sun)
A moving experience – NHL players explain the pain of being traded (Globe & Mail)
How ABC gofer turned summer job into ‘Miracle on Ice’ nirvana (New York Post)
No one is more amazed by Alex Ovechkin than his peers (Washington Post)
The next goal Bobby Ryan scores will mean a lot because of what he's going through (Ottawa Sun)
Jim Rutherford wants to add another forward to the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
NJ Devils' Kyle Palmieri addresses trade rumors: 'It’s just a lot of noise' (NorthJersey.com)
Slumping Ilya Kovalchuk won't talk about his future with the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Canucks' Troy Stecher philosophical on trade deadline buzz (Vancouver Province)
Thornton has trade deadline choice to make: Loyalty to Sharks or chance at Stanley Cup? (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks edge Predators after late Erik Gustafsson scratch scrambles defense (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jared Spurgeon’s hat trick lifts Wild over Edmonton (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
New face stops Canes, who suffer season-sweep at hands of Rangers (Raleigh News & Observer)
Igor Shesterkin comes up big again as Rangers' playoff push continues (New York Post)
Eberle's hat trick enables Islanders to end skid (New York Newsday)
Ducks blanked by Avalanche in their third consecutive defeat (Orange County Register)
Test failed: Stars’ ‘embarrassing’ loss vs. the Blues was supposed to be a showcase of their Western Conference dominance (Dallas Morning News)
Flames blow lead to fall to Bruins at Saddledome (Calgary Sun)
Edmonton product Jared Spurgeon nets hat-trick to beat hometown Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Rangers' Lundqvist a healthy scratch for first time in career (New York Newsday)
Flames' Lindholm on comparisons to Bergeron: 'I think it's too much for me' (Calgary Sun)
Islanders great has his No. 27 raised to the rafters (New York Post)
Despite wins, Penguins preach need to develop ‘sound defensive game’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Energy-sapped Arizona Coyotes need a boost to complete playoff chase (Arizona Republic)
Penguins recognize improvement needed as 1 of NHL’s worst faceoff teams (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blue Jackets lose Oliver Bjorkstrand for eight to 10 weeks (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun sits out practice day after blocking shot, is ‘day to day’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Taylor Leier's new contract provides Sabres organization with forward depth (Buffalo News)
Penguins hope Jared McCann can put scoring slump out of his mind (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flyers rookie Joel Farabee has grown since regrettable check against Winnipeg (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Matt Niskanen has playoff lessons to teach Flyers (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Size, grit have helped Anthony Angello succeed with Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bogosian placed on contract termination waivers, ending Buffalo career (Buffalo News)
Injured Isles winger Clutterbuck sent to Bridgeport for conditioning (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights recall Nevada native Gage Quinney, Zach Whitecloud (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Montreal Canadiens recall Karl Alzner from Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Jets prospect Samberg chasing history first, Jets dream next (Winnipeg Sun)