Hockey headlines for September 26, 2018

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny suffers upper-body injury in preseason game at St. Louis (Washington Post)
Blues happy to see Allen back in goal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Edmonton Oilers continue to roll through the pre-season with trouncing of Canucks (Edmonton Sun)
Riley Sheahan back in action at Penguins practice (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Luca Sbisa signing creates more competition on defense for Islanders (New York Post)
Penguins reward winger Ryan Haggerty with NHL deal (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Zack Smith "in shock" from Senators' decision to waive him (Ottawa Sun)
Shea Theodore’s deal complicates Golden Knights’ decisions (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maple Leafs try to keep out of William Nylander’s way (Toronto Star)
Flames forward James Neal embracing star status in Calgary (Calgary Herald)
Darling starts and finishes as Canes top Predators 4-1 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Andreas Athanasiou, Thomas Vanek lead Red Wings to 5-0 preseason mark (MLive.com)
Jackets have big fun in small rink (Columbus Dispatch)
Goalies have a bad outing, Phillips gets in on Flames win over Sharks (Calgary Herald)
Ward struggles in a big way in loss (Chicago Daily Herald)
Green's plea falls on deaf ears in another listless loss (Vancouver Province)
Perron gets his feet wet with (another) Blues debut (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kane, DeBrincat still not on line together (Chicago Daily Herald)
Sharks roster takes form as opening night looms (San Jose Mercury News)
What will the Wild lineup look like on opening night? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Leafs ‘not close’ to being ready for opener, Babcock warns (Toronto Star)
Blackhawks' Corey Crawford continues to show progress, takes shots from Forsling (Chicago Sun-Times)
Torey Krug in good shape on road to recovery (Boston Herald)
Arizona Coyotes center Alex Galchenyuk could miss multiple weeks with injury (Arizona Republic)
Defenceman Xavier Ouellet has something to prove with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Wild's Coyle gets boost from high-level players summit (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kings’ Tyler Toffoli exchanged vows and got ‘stronger, faster’ (Los Angeles Daily News)
Nothing set in stone, but Myers-Byfuglien experiment far from rock solid (Winnipeg Free Press)
Predators 5-foot-6 center Rocco Grimaldi again trying to prove he belongs (The Tennessean)
Devante Smith-Pelly’s absence from preseason games is conditioning related (Washington Post)
Adam Boqvist continues to make Blackhawks’ opening-night decision ‘tough’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Top prospect Daniel Sprong slides into 4th-line role with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Vinni Lettieri helps his chances to make the Rangers (New York Newsday)
Penguins' Jean-Sebastien Dea working every angle to crack NHL lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
New forward Danick Martel hoping to stick with Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Suess aims to prove he can move up (Winnipeg Free Press)
Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi survives another round of cuts (Montreal Gazette)
Red Wings to Veleno: Try to make team next year (Detroit Free Press)
As Flyers cut down roster, Corban Knight makes his case to stick (Philadelphia Daily News)
Devils make critical cuts, putting camp roster at 29 players (NJ.com)
Former Leaf Danny Lewicki was a triple champion (Toronto Sun)