Hockey headlines for February 28, 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

Ryan returns to Ottawa with hat-trick to burn listless visitors (Vancouver Province)
Parayko's rare goal extends Blues' winning streak to six (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red-hot Rangers on playoff doorstep after rolling again (New York Post)
Golden Knights give William Carrier 4-year extension (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Robin Lehner rips Blackhawks, says he didn’t get fair chance (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Zack Kassian anxious to help Edmonton Oilers with suspension over (Edmonton Sun)
Joe Thornton wants to remain in San Jose past this season: “I’m a Shark” (San Jose Mercury News)
Kreider 'incredibly happy' to get extension done (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights’ salary cap maneuvering pays off at trade deadline (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Happy homecoming for Couture, who scores OT winner vs. Devils (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks enjoy two heartwarming moments in rare win over Lightning (Chicago Sun-Times)
A scoring punch, in bunches: Wild rolls out of Detroit with 7-1 victory (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Predators' Mikael Granlund scores tying, winning goals before diaper duty calls (The Tennessean)
Hellebuyck, top line lead Jets to shutout win over Caps (Winnipeg Sun)
After the Maple Leafs dug a 3-1 hole, Auston Matthews beat Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky for Toronto’s second of four unanswered goals in Sunrise. (Toronto Star)
Bruins beat Stars behind David Krejci, Nick Ritchie in chippy affair (Boston Herald)
Devils’ 3-game winning streak ends with overtime loss to Sharks (NJ.com)
Isles give up late lead, fall to Blues in overtime (New York Newsday)
Capitals stifled by Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck in 3-0 loss on the road (Washington Post)
Following a hard-fought loss in Boston, the Stars realize they’re not so far behind the league’s best (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens squander yet another 2-0 lead, fall 5-2 to the Rangers (Montreal Gazette)
Lightning fall to Chicago Blackhawks for season-high fourth straight loss (Tampa Bay Times)
Panthers’ offense vanishes and Florida’s playoff hopes take hit against Maple Leafs (Miami Herald)
Jimmy Howard pulled in latest atrocious loss by Detroit Red Wings, 7-1, to Wild (Detroit Free Press)
Flames had it — then lost it — in overtime loss to Predators (Calgary Sun)
Injuries to Isles' Dal Colle, Greene don't seem serious (New York Newsday)
Berube not happy with penalties, penalty kill (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Steven Stamkos misses game against Chicago (Tampa Bay Times)
Mr. 300? Jamie Benn’s historic goal was awarded, then taken away, then awarded yet again (Dallas Morning News)
Kovalchuk has fond memories of being a Thrasher (Winnipeg Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers are running on fumes with depleted lineup (Edmonton Journal)
Penalty killing problems haunting Sabres to historic levels (Buffalo News)
Being traded isn’t easy. How Brady Skjei is adjusting after moving from NY to the Canes. (Raleigh News & Observer)
New Ducks players bring sense of excitement for final stretch of season (Orange County Register)
Josh Anderson’s days with Blue Jackets might be over (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins welcome Nick Bjugstad back to practice in Los Angeles (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Shayne Gostisbehere happy to still be with Flyers and ‘good cheerleader right now’ (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Captain Nick Foligno leads Blue Jackets with toughness, heightened performance (Columbus Dispatch)
Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek, Sean Couturier getting some help with the Flyers’ offense (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Avalanche’s Martin Kaut relishes first NHL goal in win against Sabres: “That goal was for my mom” (Denver Post)