Hockey headlines for October 5, 2019

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Flyers open season with 4-3 win over Chicago in Prague as Travis Konecny stars (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jets storm back from four goals down to beat Devils in shootout thriller (Winnipeg Sun)
Leafs young and old play key roles in road win over Blue Jackets (Toronto Sun)
Schenn signs $52 million contract extension with Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Devils lose Cory Schneider, then 4-goal lead in stunning loss to Jets (NJ.com)
How the Leafs surprised John Tavares with The Great Captaincy Caper (Globe & Mail)
With P.K. Subban, Devils Seek Wins on the Ice and in the Ticket Office (New York Times)
Golden Knights complete 2-game sweep of Sharks with 5-1 win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov wins long-awaited NHL debut vs. Islanders (Washington Post)
San Jose Sharks’ home opener is a stinker (San Jose Mercury News)
Cam Atkinson scores, but little else goes Jackets’ way (Columbus Dispatch)
Isles struggle on offense, fall to Caps in opener (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks doomed by turnover plague in season-opening loss to Flyers (Chicago Tribune)
Training-camp darling Dennis Gilbert plays in Blackhawks’ opener after all (Chicago Tribune)
Rookie Dobson sits in favor of Boychuk (New York Newsday)
For Flyers winger Jake Voracek, an ‘amazing experience’ in his homeland (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Erik Karlsson returns, but Sharks know he won’t solve everything (San Jose Mercury News)
Marian Hossa visits the Blackhawks in Prague and hopes to celebrate a 2010 Stanley Cup anniversary at the United Center: ‘I love Chicago’ (Chicago Tribune)
Kings looking for a season of positives after a year of gloom (Los Angeles Times)
Red Wings 'sick of losing,' eager to prove predictions wrong (Detroit News)
The Panthers ‘need to learn how to win’ as they try to avoid another slow season start (Miami Herald)
Getting better on defense is a must for the new-look Sabres (Buffalo News)
Boudreau breaks up Wild's top line after only one game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Quinn swaps defensive pairings despite win (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers counting on rookies to shore up defence (Edmonton Journal)
Why Rangers already are giving Henrik Lundqvist a day off (New York Post)
Lucic shows how emotionally invested he is in Flames (Calgary Herald)
Lightning’s Pat Maroon flashes his talent in Bolts’ season opener (Tampa Bay Times)
Danton Heinen’s fast start a good sign for Bruins (Boston Herald)
Teddy Blueger finds place on Penguins’ fourth line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning’s Carter Verhaeghe on NHL debut: ‘I’m glad it’s over with’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Rookie center Sam Steel’s injury puts Ducks’ depth, versatility on display (Orange County Register)
Logan Brown's camp may not be happy, but Senators have been here before (Ottawa Citizen)
Bruins announcer Jack Edwards stands by call of Roman Polak injury (Boston Globe)