Hockey headlines for September 29, 2018

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Canes still unbeaten in preseason after beating Caps in OT (Raleigh News & Observer)
Leafs turn on the power again to beat the Wings (Toronto Star)
Devils claim Jean-Sebastien Dea from Penguins (NJ.com)
Jori Lehterä, under investigation for role in Finnish cocaine ring, denies wrongdoing (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Red Wings sign 2018 pick Jared McIsaac to entry-level deal (MLive.com)
Mats Zuccarello Is Norway’s Knight (New York Times)
William Nylander not going anywhere soon, Leafs GM says (Toronto Star)
Isles optimistic with new look in front office, on ice (New York Newsday)
New deal, same expectations. Why the Sharks want Evander Kane to just be himself (San Jose Mercury News)
Hatred for Kings fuels Ryan Reaves in Golden Knights’ 2-0 win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Avalanche defeats Wild after Mikko Rantanen scores power-play goal in overtime (Denver Post)
Schwartz sparks Blues to preseason win over Stars (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Jackets win wild one over Penguins (Columbus Dispatch)
Top players look sharp, but Capitals lose to Hurricanes in OT (Washington Times)
Maple Leafs heat up in hurry, hand Wings first preseason loss (Detroit News)
Penguins conclude preseason with 7-6 loss in Columbus (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Derick Brassard building momentum as Penguins wrap up preseason (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Can scoring camouflage Flyers' goaltending, penalty-killing concerns? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flames hopefuls have one final pre-season test to prove worth (Calgary Sun)
As Bruins’ preseason winds down, Patrice Bergeron is picking up the pace (Boston Globe)
Ryan Kesler passing all tests as Ducks await his return (Orange County Register)
Wild's Gustav Olofsson optimistic despite missing most of preseason (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Simmonds, Couturier expected to return to Flyers lineup (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin has an upper-body injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lehner, Greiss in close race for No. 1 Isles job (New York Newsday)
Dustin Brown says Kings’ players need to take next step (Los Angeles Daily News)
Flames' Lindholm, Neal both to see first-line action (Calgary Sun)
Concern for Blackhawks’ Brandon Saad grows after ‘ordinary’ performance (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canucks forward Sam Gagner may not have an obvious spot, but he sees a role (Vancouver Province)
Ryan Carpenter is ‘right’ fit on Golden Knights power play (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Alex Iafallo will get a chance to play on special teams for Kings this season (Los Angeles Times)
Urho Vaakanainen has made his presence felt on the Bruins blue line (Boston Herald)
Ryan Pulock looking to take next step for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Vinni Lettieri honored but not satisfied with career milestone (New York Post)
Rangers' season-opening roster has one surprise (New York Post)
Jonas Siegenthaler, who’s ‘making a statement,’ nears roster spot with Capitals (Washington Post)
This Stars defenseman has impressed during training camp and 'looks like he's NHL ready' (Dallas Morning News)
Sikura, Martinsen on Blackhawks' roster bubble (Chicago Daily Herald)
Will Jesperi Kotkaniemi start NHL season with the Canadiens? (Montreal Gazette)
Wings' Jensen looks to add offense to keep spot (Detroit News)
Appleby taking long road to the NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
NJ Devils make cuts before departing for Europe (NorthJersey.com)
Jets trim down roster: Five players placed on waivers, 10 more sent to Moose (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers trim two players; roster almost set (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers assign Lias Andersson, Rob O'Gara to Hartford (New York Newsday)
Chlapik and Wolanin sent to Belleville (Ottawa Citizen)
Griffins get scoring help as Red Wings reassign center Wade Megan (MLive.com)