Hockey headlines for August 13, 2020

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Patrice Bergeron delivers for Bruins in double overtime in playoff opener (Boston Globe)
Avalanche allows a postseason record-low 14 shots and erupts for three goals in third period, drops Coyotes in series opener (Denver Post)
Stecher scores memorable winner in series opener (Vancouver Province)
Isles rally with 4 straight goals, beat Caps in Game 1 (New York Newsday)
Carter Hart, Joel Farabee lift Flyers past Montreal, 2-1, in Game 1 of conference quarterfinals (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Fatigue definitely a factor after Lightning’s eight-period playoff game (Tampa Bay Times)
Jets' Little not sure if he'll play again (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins shake up Mike Sullivan's coaching staff, won't bring back top assistants (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning’s Five OT Win Tested Legs, Hearts and Stomachs (New York Times)
Vegas is much sterner defensive test for the Blackhawks (Edmonton Journal)
The future is uncertain for Maple Leafs’ Jason Spezza, Tyson Barrie and other unrestricted free agents (Toronto Star)
Leafs GM Dubas looks to 2021, Spezza hopes to stay (Toronto Sun)
Mike Sullivan, Penguins still searching for answers on what went wrong (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Avalanche break through in third period, win Game 1 over Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Blues' hub city funk continues with loss to Canucks in playoff opener (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Capitals start fast but Islanders deliver knockout blow in a physical Game 1 (Washington Post)
Canadiens keep things close, but fall 2-1 in Game 1 to Flyers (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders’ penalties nearly cost them against Capitals (New York Post)
Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri shines in Game 1 against Coyotes: “He was our best forward tonight” (Denver Post)
Isles' Lee steps up with a big hit, a big fight and a big goal (New York Newsday)
Bailey pleases Trotz with his production in playoffs (New York Newsday)
Blues ready for some late nights as their Cup chase gets underway (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Golden Knights look to impose style on series with Blackhawks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blue Jackets aren’t about to quit after gut-wrenching loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackhawks want to push structure into offensive zone in Game 2 vs. Golden Knights (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blue Jackets continue to be outshot by wide margin (Columbus Dispatch)
‘It just takes desire’: Flames coach Ward praises players for defensive buy-in (Calgary Sun)
Golden Knights’ blue line turned loose by Pete DeBoer (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights’ Robin Lehner kept composure after losing skate blade (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
To advance in playoffs, the Stars know Tyler Seguin must produce. But what he can give nightly is less certain. (Dallas Morning News)
Can the former Golden Knights on the Blackhawks roster give them an edge? Either way, expect this to continue to be a bruising series. (Chicago Tribune)
Dube, Lucic, Bennett trio generating buzz for Flames (Calgary Herald)
Andersson putting in quality minutes on Flames' blue-line (Calgary Sun)
Golden Knights say don’t put asterisk next to Stanley Cup champion (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Matthews, Marner feel fans' heat (Toronto Sun)
Morrissey rejects suggestion team too soft to succeed (Winnipeg Free Press)
Hyman understands where frustrated Leafs fans are coming from (Toronto Sun)
Court clears way for Olympic star Mark Pavelich to leave high-security state hospital (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)