Hockey headlines for August 23, 2020

Sunday, August 23, 2020

After playing second fiddle throughout postseason, Stars’ top line explodes in second-round opener to secure win over Avalanche (Dallas Morning News)
Marc-Andre Fleury’s agent creates drama on Twitter (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mike Milbury stepping away from NBC Sports role for rest of NHL playoffs after misogynistic comment (USA Today)
Sean Avery trashes disgraced NBC analyst Mike Milbury (New York Post)
The Canucks will be Canada’s team in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, for hockey fans that can stay up late (Toronto Sun)
Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has a busy offseason coming up (Montreal Gazette)
Columbus Blue Jackets front office gets to work on offseason plan (Columbus Dispatch)
Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer leaves Game 1 with apparent leg injury (Denver Post)
What’s going on with Ben Bishop? As the Stars’ No. 1 goalie continues to sit, questions arise about his status (Dallas Morning News)
Nathan MacKinnon’s elevated physicality brings added dimension to Avalanche star (Denver Post)
Golden Knights must stay out of penalty box against Canucks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flyers need to refocus if they’re going to get by the Islanders (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Series schedule does not favor Bruins (Boston Herald)
Islanders aren't taking anything for granted vs. Flyers (New York Post)
Islanders downplay regular-season success against the Flyers, and brace for a tough series (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Isles, Flyers enter playoff matchup playing their best hockey (New York Newsday)
Lightning’s Brayden Point thrives in big games (Tampa Bay Times)
Secondary scoring a no-show for Blues in Edmonton (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Bubble burst: Inability to ramp up game led Blues to (early) exit ramp (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Islanders get change of scenery with new hotel (New York Post)