Hockey headlines for August 3, 2020

Monday, August 3, 2020

Avalanche stuns Blues with last-second power-play goal (Denver Post)
Wild defeats Canucks 3-0 in opener of best-of-five series (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blue Jackets edge Maple Leafs for Game 1 victory (Columbus Dispatch)
Led by fourth line, Flyers restart season by jolting NHL-best Bruins, 4-1, in round-robin opener (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Coyotes' big-name players show up in Game 1 win vs. Predators (Arizona Republic)
Steven Stamkos not expected to play in Lightning’s first game (Tampa Bay Times)
Blackhawks’ Drake Caggiula suspended for Game 2 vs. Oilers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets stand by accusation that Tkachuk intentionally tried to hurt Scheifele (Winnipeg Sun)
Wild defenseman Matt Dumba becomes face of hockey's racial justice movement (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Matt Dumba thanks supporters, calls out haters — and wishes he’d knelt for ‘O Canada’ too (Toronto Star)
Bounces don't go Predators' way early after Coyotes score unlikely goal (The Tennessean)
Bruins sluggish in dropping round-robin opener to the Flyers (Boston Globe)
Blue Jackets shut out Maple Leafs in Game 1 playoff qualifier (Toronto Sun)
Battle-tested Wild shut out playoff neophytes (Vancouver Province)
Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella sides with Liam Foudy's talent in series (Columbus Dispatch)
Best players have to find a way for Leafs to even series with Blue Jackets (Toronto Sun)
Leafs' vaunted attack simply had the life sucked out of it in Game 1 (Toronto Sun)
Flyers’ Carter Hart, Phil Myers make statements in first postseason games of their NHL careers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Phil Myers and the huge goal he called just ‘a bonus’ in Flyers win over Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild captain Mikko Koivu says he's not pondering NHL future beyond these playoffs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Capitals staying focused on themselves as round-robin play begins (Washington Post)
After striking first, Flames look to focus on Game 2 against Jets (Calgary Herald)
Canadiens had the matchups they wanted in Game 1 win over Penguins (Montreal Gazette)
Hurricanes set tone early in Game 1 victory over Rangers. Will it set tone for series? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Is it time for the Penguins to make changes before it's too late? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
‘We’re in a tough spot’: Florida Panthers know margin for error is slim after Game 1 loss (Miami Herald)
Rangers fault power play for Game 1 loss to Carolina (New York Newsday)
Quenneville keeps weighing lineup decisions after Panthers’ disappointing playoff opener (Miami Herald)
Mike Sullivan and the Penguins preach positivity after giving away Game 1 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Dallas interim coach Rick Bowness says Stars can’t afford to start slow in round robin (Dallas Morning News)
Flames head coach Ward comes to defence of Tkachuk (Calgary Sun)
Rangers' Fast out for Game 2 after taking big hit (New York Newsday)
Johnny Boychuk's status for Isles' Game 2 unclear (New York Newsday)
Igor Shesterkin’s unclear status creates Rangers dilemma for Game 2 (New York Post)
Robin Lehner will start Golden Knights’ first round-robin game (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Semyon Varlamov off to good playoff start for Isles (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks prepared to face either Oilers goalie, Mike Smith or Mikko Koskinen, in Game 2 (Chicago Sun-Times)
Marcus Pettersson and John Marino remain resolute on Penguins blue line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins’ Conor Sheary on missed penalty shot in Game 1: ‘A bad move, I guess’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Injuries give low-profile Jets chance to soar (Winnipeg Free Press)
Golden Knights quickly adjust to lack of crowd (Las Vegas Review-Journal)