Hockey headlines for August 31, 2020

Monday, August 31, 2020

Making progress: The Dallas Stars need one win to eliminate Avalanche, but that victory could mean so much more (Dallas Morning News)
Golden Knights rally for win, grab 3-1 series lead (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nelson scores twice, Greiss stops 36 shots as Isles take 3-1 lead (New York Newsday)
Lightning have a chance to eliminate Bruins, but it won’t be easy (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins’ Nick Ritchie not suspended for ‘dirty’ hit on Lightning’s Yanni Gourde (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins recognize Evgeni Malkin's bounce-back regular season with MVP honor (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flyers on brink of elimination from playoffs after Game 4 loss to Islanders (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Vegas flexes third-period scoring muscle to complete rally (Vancouver Province)
Greiss gets first start of playoffs in Isles' Game 4 win (New York Newsday)
Hero Miro: Stars’ Heiskanen sets franchise postseason points record, but his contributions may still be overlooked (Dallas Morning News)
Pageau, Nelson get in on scoring act as Islanders dominate third period again (New York Newsday)
Islander's 'unbelievable' effort kept team believing (New York Post)
Islanders haven’t been this close to Stanley Cup in a while (New York Post)
Oskar Lindblom, cancer survivor, takes part in pre-game skate; close to returning to Flyers’ lineup (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘That’s where hockey gets beautiful.’ David Pastrnak and the Bruins know the stakes in Game 5 vs. Lightning (Boston Globe)
If Dach, Boqvist can take giant leap then maybe Blackhawks can too (Chicago Daily Herald)