Hockey headlines for September 4, 2020

Friday, September 4, 2020

Demko carries his team to Game 7 (Vancouver Province)
Flyers force Game 7 as Ivan Provorov’s goal seals a 5-4 double OT win over Islanders (Philadelphia Inquirer)
As Avalanche and Stars get set for Game 7, things are getting awkward for Bowness family (Denver Post)
Lightning hopeful on Nikita Kucherov, haven’t ruled Steven Stamkos out (Tampa Bay Times)
Zdeno Chara is not the retiring type (Boston Herald)
Columbus Blue Jackets won’t retain power-play guru Paul MacLean (Columbus Dispatch)
NHL, players unveil series of anti-racism initiatives (Los Angeles Times)
Michael Hutchinson is saving the day for the Avalanche — and making Leafs fans realize maybe he wasn’t the problem (Toronto Star)
Former Jets goalie Hutchinson an unlikely hero and feel-good story of NHL playoffs (Winnipeg Sun)
Islanders lose double OT crusher as Flyers force Game 7 (New York Post)
Oskar Lindblom plays against Islanders, his first game since December (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders star returns in style after taking stick to face (New York Post)
Trotz opts to stay with Varlamov after tough start (New York Newsday)
Win or lose, a defining moment for this Dallas Stars era is coming in Game 7 vs. Colorado (Dallas Morning News)
Pendulum has swung back to the middle with Avs and Stars facing Game 7 (Edmonton Sun)
With Markstrom ailing, Canucks recall goalie Jake Kielly (Vancouver Province)
Bruins defenseman Torey Krug addresses uncertain future (Boston Herald)
Things will be just Ducky with Hawerchuk as guardian angel, Scheifele says during tribute (Winnipeg Free Press)
How Lightning’s Mathieu Joseph helped design a goalie mask depicting Black athletes (Tampa Bay Times)