Hockey headlines for March 4, 2020

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Bryan Rust’s hat trick helps Penguins snap 6-game skid against Senators (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues make it eight in a row (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
After dominating first two periods, Bruins hang on to beat Lightning (Boston Globe)
Robin Lehner shuts out Devils in Golden Knights’ victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Win over Nashville jumps Wild within one point of wild card spot (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blue Jackets’ Josh Anderson done for the season after shoulder surgery (Columbus Dispatch)
NHL, teams offer donations, send thoughts to Nashville after deadly tornado (The Tennessean)
Jonathan Toews is the NHL’s all-time king of shootouts — but the Blackhawks captain wants to get rid of them (Chicago Inquirer)
Evander Kane, San Jose Sharks top Toronto Maple Leafs (San Jose Mercury News)
Dylan Strome snaps long skid with big night as Blackhawks rout Ducks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Brendan Gallagher leads Canadiens' charge in 6-2 drubbing of Islanders (Montreal Gazette)
Jets leave them buffaloed (Winnipeg Free Press)
Mikko Koskinen comes up big for road weary Oilers in Dallas (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks score on 3 consecutive shots, beat Ducks (Orange County Register)
Stars fail to capitalize on a game they deserved to win vs. the Oilers, but may have found a blueprint for success (Dallas Morning News)
Devils blanked by Golden Knights to end long road trip (NJ.com)
Isles fall to Canadiens for fourth straight loss (New York Newsday)
Rangers' playoff dream takes another crushing hit (New York Post)
Lightning’s slow start dooms Tampa Bay in loss to Bruins (Tampa Bay Times)
‘Scary’ Johnny Boychuk incident brings back Islanders memories (New York Post)
Sidney Crosby, of course, comes through with a big game after taking the blame (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Devan Dubnyk takes unfamiliar spot on bench for key game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blue Jackets' Oliver Bjorkstrand has surgery, out 8 to 10 weeks (Columbus Dispatch)
Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta skate with the team (Tampa Bay Times)
Ilya Kovalchuk, Brenden Dillon finding their way in Washington together (Washington Post)
Desire, maturity go hand-in-hand as Hyman advances scoring touch for Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Second-half sniper Mikael Backlund rolling into stretch run (Calgary Herald)
Coyotes’ Clayton Keller can send a message in late-season playoff push (Arizona Republic)
Brandon Pirri looks to provide scoring punch for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bortuzzo ready to fill in where needed, even if it's in goal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
How Hawks' Kubalik became breakout rookie of the year candidate (Chicago Daily Herald)
Dmytro Timashov eager to practice, not just play, with new Red Wings teammates (Detroit News)
Stars recall goaltender Jake Oettinger as Ben Bishop is sidelined with injury (Dallas Morning News)
Bobby Ryan appreciates opponents' support and encouragement (Ottawa Citizen)