Hockey headlines for September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Tkachuk on his new contract with Flames: 'We all did this so we could win here' (Calgary Sun)
Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky out indefinitely with wrist injury (Columbus Dispatch)
Auston Matthews expresses regret after disorderly conduct charge; victim says Leafs star and his family initally denied incident happened (Toronto Star)
Sens' centre Chris Tierney sorry for the hit that led to Brock Boeser concussion (Ottawa Citizen)
Jets' Maurice plans to start season without Laine, Connor (Winnipeg Sun)
Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur requires heart surgery (Montreal Gazette)
Former Kings defenseman Tom Laidlaw tests his gritty limits as a ‘Survivor’ contestant (Los Angeles Times)
What happens with Maple Leafs' captaincy now? (Toronto Sun)
Flames excited to have 'underrated' Tkachuk back in fold (Calgary Sun)
Peters ready to slot Tkachuk back on the second line, first power-play unit (Calgary Sun)
New guy Edmundson happy to be joining ‘jerks’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
Why did Justin Faulk not want to be dealt to the Ducks? (Orange County Register)
Brayden Point’s contract will impact the Tampa Bay Lightning’s future (Tampa Bay Times)
Faulk finds an old friend, for a few days, as he hits the ice with the Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm scores goal with his face in preseason game against Carolina (The Tennessean)
Penguins beat Red Wings, 4-2 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bruins shut out Devils (Boston Globe)
Carter Hutton shows improvement in final tuneup before Sabres' opener (Buffalo News)
Senators impress with 5-2 comeback win over Vancouver Canucks (Ottawa Citizen)
Leafs' starting lineup gets serious in second consecutive 3-0 win over Habs (Toronto Sun)
Golden Knights suffer 1st preseason loss, fall to Avalanche, 4-1 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks embarrassed in real preseason test against Capitals (Chicago Sun-Times)
Devils blanked by Bruins in penultimate preseason game (NJ.com)
Detroit Red Wings tripped up in third period of 4-2 preseason loss to Pittsburgh Penguins (Detroit Free Press)
Canadiens backup goalie Kinkaid shines in 3-0 pre-season loss to Leafs (Montreal Gazette)
Gaudette the best story on a night of little glory (Vancouver Province)
Penguins scratch Alex Galchenyuk for precautionary reasons (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sabres' Jake McCabe to miss rest of preseason with upper-body injury (Buffalo News)
Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist set for final tuneup before it gets real (New York Post)
Jets backup Brossoit one of the few bright spots last season (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jakob Lilja could step in for injured Dubinsky (Columbus Dispatch)
Chytil skates as a right wing on third line in practice (New York Newsday)
Flyers coach Alain Vigneault: Phil Myers ‘can play better than he has’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins’ Justin Schultz knows a big year could mean a big payday (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With trade rumors behind him, Wild winger Jason Zucker thinks ‘best is yet to come’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rangers youngster working on being 'better two-way player' (New York Post)
For Capitals’ Chandler Stephenson, the stakes are high in preseason’s final week (Washington Post)
Jets' Heinola punching well-above weight considering where he was drafted (Winnipeg Sun)
Has Ho-Sang done enough to make Isles' roster? (New York Newsday)
Jury's still out on where Joakim Nygard fits in with Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Senators' veteran Boedker hoping to fit into young lineup (Ottawa Citizen)
The Tage Thompson decision looms as one of Sabres' most intriguing of camp (Buffalo News)
Ethan Bear goes from on-the-bubble to likely starter (Edmonton Journal)
What NJ Devils' Ty Smith needs to show in final week of training camp (NorthJersey.com)
As Wild roster cuts near, five players are trying to burst the Wild rosters bubble (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Finally healthy, AHL-bound Matthew Highmore ready to just play hockey again (Chicago Sun-Times)
While NHL dream remains alive, Alex Belzile's demotion boosts Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Jets trim roster, but biggest storyline still revolves around players not in camp (Winnipeg Free Press)
Barracuda’s leading scorer among Sharks cuts (San Jose Mercury News)
Ex Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan lands at NHL Network (Tampa Bay Times)