Hockey headlines for February 26, 2025

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Lightning get defensive, shut down Oilers for 6th straight win (Tampa Bay Times)
Blues run point streak to four games in 7-2 blowout victory over Seattle (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Red Wings hold late lead, beat Wild on two goals by Edvinsson (Detroit News)
Columbus Blue Jackets defeat Dallas Stars in final home game before game at Ohio Stadium (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers crush fading Islanders as push for playoff spot continues (New York Post)
Alex Ovechkin is one goal closer, but poor start leaves Caps with rare loss (Washington Post)
Detroit Red Wings' Andrew Copp done for season; out 4-6 months (Detroit Free Press)
Wild’s Hartman says he didn’t intend to injure Stützle; Eriksson Ek on IR (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Steve Yzerman may need to make a trade after Red Wings lose Andrew Copp (Detroit Free Press)
Flames GM Craig Conroy not looking for rentals at the trade deadline (Calgary Sun)
If Blackhawks trade Seth Jones, they temporarily will have to find another Seth Jones (Chicago Sun-Times)
Nik Ehlers focused on Cup, not contract, in historic season for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
NHL design plan for Ohio Stadium features iconic Buckeyes, Blue Jackets themes (Columbus Dispatch)
Leafs storm back to beat Bruins, but lose Tanev and Nylander to injury (Toronto Sun)
Flyers’ hot streak continues against the Penguins, earning third consecutive win (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lawson Crouse pulls through for Utah Hockey Club in important win (Salt Lake Tribune)
Bruins can’t hold onto late lead against Toronto, fall 5-4 in OT (Boston Herald)
Rangers dim Isles' playoff chances in a rout at UBS Arena (New York Newsday)
Seth Jones rips Blackhawks after ugly loss to Utah: 'We haven’t made any strides' (Chicago Sun-Times)
Nashville Predators lose 4-1 to Florida Panthers, captain Roman Josi leaves with injury (The Tennessean)
Early lead slips away as Wild’s home malaise continues (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Kraken road trip ends with ‘pretty embarrassing’ blowout loss to Blues (Seattle Times)
Penguins show shockingly little life as Flyers blow them out, hand them fourth straight loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Rangers’ Brennan Othmann gets a look as injured Chris Kreider sits again (New York Post)
Nashville Predators' Roman Josi leaves game vs Panthers after hit by Sam Bennett (The Tennessean)
Lightning’s Canada contingent, Connor McDavid go from friends to foes (Tampa Bay Times)
Coming up on the History Channel… the Winnipeg Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
Before any trades, Avalanche must fix secondary scoring problem (Denver Post)
Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel to miss time in concussion protocol (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins activate forward Bryan Rust from injured reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Utah Hockey Club star ready to ‘pour my heart out for this state’ in the final stretch (Salt Lake Tribune)
Frank Pellico looks back on 33 years as the Chicago Blackhawks organist — and closes out with ‘My Way’ (Chicago Inquirer)