Hockey headlines for March 2, 2019

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Third-period surge helps the Capitals storm to a 3-1 victory over the Islanders (Washington Post)
Jets have Preds gnashing their teeth (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sharks top Avs without Erik Karlsson and Evander Kane (San Jose Mercury News)
James Van Riemsdyk leads Flyers past Devils in chippy matchup (Philly.com)
Ducks sign Jakob Silfverberg to 5-year, $26.25-million contract extension (Orange County Register)
Head coach Guy Boucher has been fired by the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Flames legend Iginla excited, thankful, nervous on eve of jersey retirement (Calgary Sun)
Iginla transitions to life beyond NHL hockey (Calgary Sun)
'He never gave you an inch': Playoff dance partners praise Iginla (Calgary Sun)
Iginla jerseys remain big part of scene at Saddledome (Calgary Sun)
A difficult day for Sens' new interim head coach Marc Crawford (Ottawa Sun)
Who will be the Senators next coach? The options could very well be limited (Ottawa Sun)
Will the Senators prospects survive the chaos? Well, it worked out once before (Ottawa Citizen)
The Senators will welcome Chris Kelly back with open arms (Ottawa Sun)
Marc-Andre Fleury, Golden Knights handcuff Ducks, 3-0 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Calm, cool Carey Price is rock-solid in net as Canadiens beat Rangers (Montreal Gazette)
Conor Sheary shows Sabres they can come back again, scores OT winner to beat Penguins (Buffalo News)
Jets best Predators, take over first in Central Division (The Tennessean)
Evgeni Malkin preaches positivity after latest Penguins loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues can't stop the party for Carolina (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
John Gibson’s return can’t save Ducks in 3-0 loss to Golden Knights (Los Angeles Times)
Devils can't make up ground in loss to Flyers (NorthJersey.com)
Islanders suffer letdown after emotional win over John Tavares (New York Post)
Rangers fall short in loss to Canadiens at Garden (New York Newsday)
Newly acquired defenseman Erik Gudbranson fills stat sheet in Penguins debut (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ladd scratched, but expected to play vs. Flyers (New York Newsday)
Hajek makes NHL debut for Rangers (New York Newsday)
Heightened pressure comes with expectations (Columbus Dispatch)
Cinderella stories a key part of Edmonton Oilers stretch drive (Edmonton Sun)
Arizona Coyotes center Derek Stepan expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with injury (Arizona Republic)
Flames defenceman Stone ditches non-contact sweater (Calgary Sun)
Normalcy means everything as Blackhawks G Corey Crawford builds confidence (Chicago Sun-Times)
Islanders' Johnny Boychuk smiling after being a 'milli-inch' from tragedy (New York Post)
Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Howard solves mystery of his recent slump (Detroit Free Press)
'My game's getting better and better': At 30, Jonathan Toews quietly might be having the best season of his career (Chicago Tribune)
Zdeno Chara won’t rest easy as season winds down (Boston Globe)
Ken Hitchcock likes the way Milan Lucic is trending for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin would have ‘no problem’ confronting teammates (Detroit News)
Tyler Toffoli knows he and Kings teammates are auditioning to keep their jobs (Los Angeles Times)
Kings’ Brendan Leipsic setting table for new contract (Los Angeles Daily News)
Wild's Eriksson Ek developing at faster rate than expected (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blackhawks center Anisimov staying positive during challenging season (Chicago Daily Herald)
Alexander Wennberg tries to stay patient despite scratch streak (Columbus Dispatch)
Flames GM called Valimaki to assure 'he's not going anywhere' (Calgary Sun)
Lightning sign undrafted prospect Jimmy Huntington (Tampa Bay Times)
Sean Avery isn’t here for Islanders fans’ disrespect of John Tavares (New York Post)
Canadiens coach Claude Julien not surprised by viral Carey Price video (Montreal Gazette)