Hockey headlines for August 2, 2020

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Blackhawks shock Oilers in Game 1, earn first postseason win since 2016 (Chicago Sun-Times)
Petry scores OT winner as Habs upset Penguins in Game 1 (Montreal Gazette)
Pageau, Beauvillier lift Islanders to Game 1 win over Florida (New York Newsday)
Canes use aggressive start, strong penalty killing to top Rangers in series opener (Raleigh News & Observer)
Flames draw first blood (Calgary Sun)
Opening game of postseason is Blues chance to find themselves (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tuukka Rask questionable for Sunday’s opener (Boston Herald)
Matt Dumba's speech against racial injustice part of NHL's return to action in Edmonton bubble (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Edmonton, ‘City of Champions,’ Readies for a Hockey Marathon (New York Times)
Minnesota Wild's Matt Dumba kneels during anthem after giving anti-racism speech (USA Today)
Calgary’s Matt Dumba delivers powerful speech on racism in hockey (Calgary Sun)
Ryan Reaves wanted unity for Golden Knights demonstration (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning’s Kevin Shattenkirk stands with Hockey Diversity Alliance against racism (Tampa Bay Times)
Jets hit with triple whammy as they lose to Flames, lose Scheifele, Laine (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins’ power play struggles in Game 1 overtime loss to Canadiens (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With Shesterkin inactive, Rangers fall to Carolina in opener (New York Newsday)
Panthers drop playoff opener after slow start. Takeaways from a rocky performance (Miami Herald)
Islanders defenseman knocked out of game by high hit (New York Post)
Mika Zibanejad calls out Rangers’ brutal power play vs. Hurricanes (New York Post)
Playoff-savvy Blackhawks make most of second chance in qualifier opener (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks’ power play, rather than penalty kill, neutralizes impact of Oilers’ special teams (Chicago Sun-Times)
Edmonton Oilers deliver inexplicably weak effort in Game 1 loss (Edmonton Sun)
Panthers reunite Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov on top line to start postseason (Miami Herald)
Flyers face Bruins as push to Stanley Cup playoffs begins with teams’ first meaningful game in nearly 5 months (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Coyotes prepped for pressure ahead of Predators series (Arizona Republic)
Maple Leafs ready to show off the defensive project they worked on at summer camp (Toronto Star)
It’s go-time for the Bruins (Boston Herald)
Avalanche and St. Louis Blues collide in Edmonton for series rubber match (Denver Post)
Leafs set to finally get back on the ice with Game 1 against Columbus hours away (Toronto Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs have strengths, weaknesses in series matchup (Columbus Dispatch)
Columbus Blue Jackets grateful for another playoff appearance (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild could benefit from revamped NHL playoff format (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Stars forward Tyler Seguin expected to return for round-robin opener against Vegas (Dallas Morning News)
Brad Marchand, Ondrej Kase back, but Tuukka Rask sits as Bruins prepare for first game Sunday (Boston Globe)
Flames’ prospect Poolman torn as older brother battles future teammates (Calgary Sun)