Hockey headlines for July 31, 2020

Friday, July 31, 2020

Golden Knights strike early in exhibition win over Coyotes (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Predators top Stars in exhibition behind Viktor Arvidsson goals (The Tennessean)
Columbus Blue Jackets impress in tune-up against Boston Bruins (Columbus Dispatch)
Danny Wirtz outlines Blackhawks’ vision for the future: ‘Reimagine the potential of hockey’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
AHL pointing to Dec. 4 start for next season (Detroit News)
Taylor Hall scores, but Coyotes sleepy in exhibition loss to Golden Knights (Arizona Republic)
Rust visible in Bruins’ return (Boston Herald)
A familiar sight: Stars’ offense stalls during return to live action vs. Nashville (Dallas Morning News)
Tyler Seguin scratched from Stars’ exhibition game vs. Preds (Dallas Morning News)
Stars, Predators link arms during national anthems ahead of NHL exhibition game (Dallas Morning News)
For Hurricanes, Rangers it’s time to focus on the real thing (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blues need games more than practice (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Rangers' loss to Isles leaves them with 'chip on our shoulder' (New York Newsday)
The playoffs are finally here. Now it’s time for Sergei Bobrovsky to earn his contract (Miami Herald)
Little time for Bruins to put pieces in right places (Boston Globe)
Botched breakouts are one way the Penguins can get knocked off by an underdog again (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canadiens have lots of work to do following a mandated day off (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers’ lineup decisions to be sorted out during 3-game round-robin tournament (Philadelphia Inquirer)
John Carlson misses Thursday practice, Capitals hope he will be able to skate Saturday (Washington Post)
Hellebuyck has Jets believing they can do some serious damage (Winnipeg Sun)
It's looking like Crawford will be ready to go vs. Oilers (Chicago Daily Herald)
Career backup Stalock prepared to be Wild's starting postseason goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Brouwer is ready for one last run at a Stanley Cup with the Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Ryan Murray is key defensive presence for Columbus Blue Jackets in series (Columbus Dispatch)
Pelech's healthy return is a huge boost for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Flames forward Mangiapane anxious to continue roll in summer restart (Calgary Sun)
Golden Knights join NHL teams demonstrating for social equality (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders on playing without fans: 'It's different out there' (New York Newsday)
Vermont coach on hiring ex-Wings coach Mike Babcock: 'The equivalent of a Bill Belichick' (Detroit Free Press)