Hockey headlines for August 26, 2020

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Lightning beat Bruins in overtime to tie Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1 (Tampa Bay Times)
Toffoli's return, Pettersson's poise, Horvat's hustle power big win (Vancouver Province)
Corey Crawford wants to re-sign with Blackhawks, says salary ‘not as important’ as playing time (Chicago Sun-Times)
Pietrangelo: 'Obviously, I want to stay a Blue' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella fined $25,000 for quick exit after Game 5 (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins reacquire Kasperi Kapanen, trade first-round pick in deal with Maple Leafs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kasperi Kapanen first to be traded as Maple Leafs begin rebuilding process (Globe & Mail)
Paul Stastny celebrates 40th anniversary of father’s defection (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins brought back Kasperi Kapanen to be a top-6 forward (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning beat Bruins in overtime to tie Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1 (Tampa Bay Times)
History says 0-2 series deficit usually leads to defeat. But Avalanche just needs spark from depth scorers (Denver Post)
Islanders get another shot at playoff back-to-backs (New York Post)
Does the Dallas Stars’ sudden turnaround feel familiar? Because it should (Dallas Morning News)
Barry Trotz 'didn't care for' Isles' Game 1 performance (New York Newsday)
Flyers coach Alain Vigneault says, ‘I expect the whole group to be better' (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders’ thriving third line sign of Barry Trotz’s mastery (New York Post)
Isles' Varlamov 40 seconds away from Billy Smith's record (New York Newsday)
Goalie Pavel Francouz says he must improve for Avalanche to take back series against Stars (Denver Post)
Flames interim head coach Ward responds to scrutiny over goalie switch (Calgary Sun)
Binnington plans to live and learn — and move on — from playoff struggles (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canadiens' Phillip Danault not interested in defence-only role, he says (Montreal Gazette)