Hockey headlines for October 5, 2018

Friday, October 5, 2018

Thomas Greiss spectacular in season opener as Islanders win on Josh Bailey's overtime goal (New York Newsday)
Penguins beat Capitals in wild opener on Kris Letang's OT goal (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wayne Simmonds scores twice as Flyers rout Vegas Golden Knights in opener (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sabres roasted by fans as opening loss looks all too familiar (Buffalo News)
Jets fly away with victory in opener (Winnipeg Sun)
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid goes up against Taylor Hall in battle of MVPs in Sweden (Edmonton Journal)
Sharks ink depth forward to two-year extension (San Jose Mercury News)
Isles name Anders Lee captain (New York Newsday)
Capitals forward Tom Wilson to appeal 20-game suspension (Washington Post)
Bettman says Blues could get All-Star Game 'at some point' (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Avalanche tops Wild in season opener behind Carl Soderberg, Nathan MacKinnon (Denver Post)
Fingerprints of Stars' new head coach Jim Montgomery all over season-opening shutout vs. Coyotes (Dallas Morning News)
Predators top Rangers 3-2 in season opener (The Tennessean)
Embracing role as underdogs, Blackhawks nab OT victory in season opener (Chicago Tribune)
Artemi Panarin delivers OT winner (Columbus Dispatch)
Brad Marchand, Bruins stifle Sabres (Boston Herald)
Golden Knights fall 5-2 to Flyers in season opener (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A night after raising their banner, the Capitals fall in a wild one at Pittsburgh (Washington Post)
Parise scores but Wild can't control MacKinnon in season-opening loss (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Winnipeg spoils the party by drubbing Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Blue Jackets sting Wings in OT on opening night (Detroit News)
Rangers not looking at opening-night loss as a moral victory (New York Post)
Penguins' Matt Murray starts season with an ugly win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Marc-Andre Fleury gets an early exit in Knights’ season-opening loss (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sabres don't do enough to help goalie Carter Hutton's cause (Buffalo News)
Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin offer disappointing debuts in loss to Bruins (Buffalo News)
Reunited with his playoff linemates, Jake Guentzel starts the season in postseason form (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Latest trade from Stars GM Jim Nill paid off in a big way during Dallas' season opener (Dallas Morning News)
Dream comes true for Rangers' Brett Howden (New York Newsday)
Family is at the CTC to see Lajoie's remarkable NHL debut (Ottawa Citizen)
Even for Flyers veterans like Giroux and JVR, opening night of the NHL season is still special (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blues begin season with a look back (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Kings open with another stellar defensive season in mind (Los Angeles Daily News)
Schedule limits early game opportunities for Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Ducks have work to do after stealing a victory in season opener against Sharks (Orange County Register)
Claude Julien placing his stamp on younger, speedier Canadiens team (Montreal Gazette)
Travis Hamonic's status uncertain after fight in Vancouver (Calgary Sun)
Kris Russell is playing for Edmonton Oilers against New Jersey Devils if coach has his way (Edmonton Journal)
With 35th birthday comes newfound sense of optimism for Giordano (Calgary Sun)
Gardiner starts new season with big play (Toronto Sun)
Flyers' plan to help Mikhail Vorobyev along in NHL (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Blackhawks call up Collin Delia after Anton Forsberg injured during morning skate (Chicago Tribune)
Sam Gagner arrival gives Marlies a boost on eve of season opener (Toronto Star)
New mask for Mike Smith carries aura of nostalgia (Calgary Sun)