Hockey headlines for August 4, 2020

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Lightning beat Capitals in strange, first-ever ‘playoff’ shootout (Tampa Bay Times)
Matt Murray leads Penguins past Canadiens in Game 2 to even series (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Svechnikov hat trick fuels Canes to 4-1 win over Rangers, 2-0 lead in qualifying series (Raleigh News & Observer)
William Carrier’s between-the-legs goal lifts Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jets 3-2 win over Flames evens series at 1-1 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Alex Stalock earns first playoff win, six years after his lone Sharks’ postseason start ended in controversy (San Jose Mercury News)
Ex-Sabre Zach Bogosian finally appears in playoffs for Tampa Bay (Buffalo News)
‘What he did was big’: Dumba’s younger brother beaming with pride after anti-racism speech (Calgary Sun)
Rangers season abruptly on the brink (New York Post)
Miss any of the Stars’ season up to this point? Their late collapse vs. the Golden Knights summed it up perfectly (Dallas Morning News)
Capitals open round-robin play by salvaging a point in shootout loss to Lightning (Washington Post)
Despite Carey Price's best efforts, lack of offence sinks Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Flames drop Game 2 to shorthanded Jets, series now tied (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks forced to chase McDavid and Oilers in Game 2 (Edmonton Sun)
Focus shifts for Flames to staying out of penalty box in Game 3 (Calgary Herald)
Carlson misses Capitals' first game of NHL restart (Washington Times)
After Lundqvist starts again, Quinn hints at change in goal (New York Newsday)
Jamie Oleksiak scores first playoff goal with Stars, continues to be a bright spot in return (Dallas Morning News)
Golden Knights’ Ryan Reaves, Robin Lehner kneel during national anthem (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stars’ Tyler Seguin, Jason Dickinson share why they kneeled during national anthems in NHL’s return to play (Dallas Morning News)
One NHL player had knelt during the anthem before Monday. Now it’s five. (Washington Post)
Lightning’s Mitchell Stephens capitalizes on opportunities in hometown (Tampa Bay Times)
Lightning settle in to Maple Leafs’ home locker room (Tampa Bay Times)
Coyotes not dwelling on first playoff win in 8 years (Arizona Republic)
Maple Leafs must find a way through Columbus' choking defence (Toronto Sun)
Despite being up 1-0, Islanders have sense of urgency (New York Newsday)
Bruins adjusting on the fly (Boston Herald)
Playoffs call for toughness, and Wild is up to the task (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flyers’ bottom line changes fueled round-robin win over Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blues' offense needs work — a lot of work (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Avalanche off-day in Edmonton doesn’t include big plans: “There’s just not a lot of freedom” (Denver Post)
Keefe gets rough playoff baptism (Toronto Sun)
Flyers LW Michael Raffl will be sidelined; Joel Farabee will be in lineup Thursday vs. Caps (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Boychuk still doubtful for Game 2 after taking hit to head in opener (New York Newsday)
Joonas Korpisalo rewards coach, Columbus Blue Jackets teammates with shutout in series opener (Columbus Dispatch)
Panthers’ biggest Game 1 bright spot was Sergei Bobrovsky. ‘We need him to do that.’ (Miami Herald)
Wild got spark they needed when Marcus Foligno dropped the gloves (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Anders Lee’s bubble pingpong tournament providing Islanders entertainment (New York Post)
Coyotes counting on 'pro' leadership from Grabner (Arizona Republic)
The youngest Leaf sees quiet NHL debut as something to build on (Toronto Star)
Red Wings loan top draft pick Moritz Seider to Mannheim during pandemics (Detroit News)
Comcast, NBC Sports app violated blackout rules broadcasting Avalanche seeding game (Denver Post)