Hockey headlines for August 5, 2020

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Hurricanes sweep Rangers in qualifying series as Reimer, Aho spur 4-1 win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Leafs blank Blue Jackets in Game 2 to even their series (Toronto Sun)
Predators rebound against Coyotes, but still face uphill challenge (The Tennessean)
Isles take commanding series lead over Panthers (New York Newsday)
Flames take back momentum in Game 3, one win away from eliminating Jets (Calgary Sun)
Redemption time as Canucks even series (Vancouver Province)
Lightning’s Steven Stamkos won’t play against Bruins (Tampa Bay Times)
Oskar Lindblom training in Sweden, could join Flyers this week (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Toronto Tones Down Its Postseason Party (New York Times)
NHL owners allowed in Edmonton and Toronto as long as there's no bubble-bursting (Vancouver Province)
Ryan Reaves, Robin Lehner’s anthem protest a sign of changing NHL (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pietrangelo: No group demonstrations planned, but anyone who wants to has team's support (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jim Rutherford likes what he's seen from the Penguins — except for one worry (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Coyotes' goaltending situation appears murky after Predators even up series with Game 2 win (Arizona Republic)
Wild's late Game 2 rally comes up short, Vancouver ties series (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Maple Leafs smother Blue Jackets in Game 2, even series (Columbus Dispatch)
The Panthers are on the brink of elimination. Takeaways after a blown lead in Game 2 (Miami Herald)
Jets on brink of elimination after falling to Flames in Game 3 (Winnipeg Sun)
Who will start in goal in Game 3 for Predators -- Juuse Saros or Pekka Rinne? (The Tennessean)
Lundqvist might have played his last game with the Rangers (New York Newsday)
Pair of Kings strengthen Leafs' hand (Toronto Sun)
Andy Greene comes up big for Islanders in Game 2 win (New York Post)
Predators' presence in shooting lanes hand Coyotes playoff loss (Arizona Republic)
Rangers not ready yet to look at ouster as learning experience (New York Post)
Too quiet in fan-less arena? Not along a vocal Wild bench (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Dallas Stars are 4-0 against Avalanche this season. But the teams haven’t met since Jan. 14 (Denver Post)
First round-robin win reminds Lightning of momentum’s importance (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins look for do-over (Boston Herald)
Talk is not cheap: Blackhawks must do a better job of communicating in Game 3 (Chicago Daily Herald)
The Penguins see some progress with their power play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Oilers lose 'home ice' advantage, but feel like they've found their game (Edmonton Journal)
Golden Knights record franchise first in come-from-behind win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Coach Claude Julien looks for fire and focus from Canadiens in Game 3 (Montreal Gazette)
Interim coach Rick Bowness says Stars ‘softened up’ too much in late collapse against Las Vegas (Dallas Morning News)
Despite leading in shots, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has no points (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mark Stone has the look of captain in Golden Knights victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins see top pair in John Marino’s future as he shines in playoff spotlight (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jake DeBrusk and David Krejci split, again (Boston Herald)
How Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin’s playoff production will determine Stars’ success (Dallas Morning News)
As Blackhawks’ top pairing faces adversity, Duncan Keith must lead Adam Boqvist (Chicago Sun-Times)
Veteran Wild captain Mikko Koivu not thinking about his future. Not yet at least. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Bubble life for Blues? Uh, not that exciting (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)