Hockey headlines for July 30, 2020

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Corey Crawford quiet but flawless as Blackhawks win exhibition against Blues (Chicago Sun-Times)
Capitals pick up in bubble where they left off during season, beat Hurricanes in exhibition (Washington Post)
Avalanche kills seven-of-eight penalties to win exhibition in Edmonton (Denver Post)
Lightning’s Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov off to a good start (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles top Rangers in warmup, Varlamov makes claim for starting spot (New York Newsday)
Jets down Canucks 4-1 in fan-less affair (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blackhawks ban fans from wearing Native American headdresses to their games (Chicago Tribune)
Brad Marchand takes issue with tweet (Boston Herald)
Divergent Paths Bring Rangers and Islanders to Same Postseason Start (New York Times)
Former Red Wing Gustav Nyquist a 'pro' as he helps lead Blue Jackets' playoff push (Detroit News)
Golden Knights call NHL’s coronavirus testing ‘seamless’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Avalanche edges Wild 3-2 in exhibition game in Edmonton (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canes beaten 3-2 by Caps in exhibition game warmup for NHL playoff qualifying round (Raleigh News & Observer)
Shesterkin, Lundqvist split time in net in Rangers' exhibition loss (New York Newsday)
Panthers have to regroup quickly after exhibition rout. ‘It certainly is a wake-up call’ (Miami Herald)
Blues find playing in an empty arena is a different experience (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Vegas good test for Arizona Coyotes as playoff tuneup (Arizona Republic)
It’s game on for Bruins as they return to ice Thursday for exhibition (Boston Herald)
Golden Knights set for exhibition game after 143 days away (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Approaching their first NHL game in months, the Stars are prepared to live with their mistakes (Dallas Morning News)
Blue Jackets look to get `game feel' back vs. Bruins (Columbus Dispatch)
Marc-Andre Fleury to start exhibition game for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As NHL season restarts, could Isles' defense be valuable asset? (New York Newsday)
Penguins power play concerns, Canadiens ‘equalizing factor’ besides Carey Price (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks have great leaders but also stable of young talent in rebuild (Edmonton Journal)
Mike Sullivan not revealing his starting goalie for Game 1 — or maybe he already has (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers head coach Dave Tippett has two solid options in goal (Edmonton Journal)
Wild 'running out of chances' for playoff run in Zach Parise-Ryan Suter tenure (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Glass-half-full approach has served Blackhawks defenseman Koekkoek well (Chicago Daily Herald)
After a layoff of four-plus months, Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov ‘seems like he never left’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets’ Boone Jenner confident he’s up for task at center in playoffs (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers could face contract issue with popular and effective Jesper Fast (New York Post)
The jump in Morgan Rielly’s step is a step in the right direction for the Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Robertson has done his part to earn a job with the Leafs, 'hasn't had any lapses (Toronto Sun)
Egor Zamula, Flyers’ promising 20-year-old defenseman, opening eyes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canucks terminate one-quarter of business staff, more COVID-19 cuts may follow (Vancouver Province)
Wellness targeted in Islanders' new Belmont Park arena (New York Newsday)
Former Red Wings coach Mike Babcock named volunteer adviser at University of Vermont (Detroit News)