Hockey headlines for October 15, 2023

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Two games, two hat tricks: Matthews leads Maple Leafs to wild win over Wild (Toronto Sun)
Canadiens didn't need torch in home opener to beat Blackhawks 3-2 (Montreal Gazette)
Cizikas' late goal holds up to reviews as Islanders beat Sabres to open campaign (New York Newsday)
Avalanche rallies to beat Sharks in shootout, negate Mackenzie Blackwood masterpiece (Denver Post)
Penguins complete perfect weekend, beat Flames with flurry of 3rd-period goals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canucks want defenceman, cap space in a Conor Garland tade: report (Vancouver Province)
Connor Bedard and Taylor Raddysh are neighbors in the same apartment building— and now Chicago Blackhawks linemates too (Chicago Inquirer)
Lightning’s Austin Watson finds success after anxiety, alcoholism struggles (Tampa Bay Times)
Jeremy Swayman stops 33 shots, leads Bruins to 3-2 win (Boston Herald)
Detroit Red Wings get pair of goals from Alex DeBrincat in 6-4 win in home opener (Detroit Free Press)
Gritty road win backstopped by battling Casey DeSmith (Vancouver Province)
Robert Thomas scores winner as Blues beat Kraken in shootout in home opener (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jenner, Jiricek lead Blue Jackets to win over Rangers (Columbus Dispatch)
Connor, Scheifele help lift Jets past Panthers (Winnipeg Sun)
Blackhawks’ power play remains futile in loss to Canadiens (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kings lose in shootout to Hurricanes (Los Angeles Daily News)
WUT? Revenge game blows up in Edmonton Oilers faces (Edmonton Sun)
Turnovers, mistakes send Lightning to frustrating loss in Detroit (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers fall to Blue Jackets as Boone Jenner nets hat trick (New York Post)
Panthers give up three goals in second period, comeback bid falls short in loss to Jets (Miami Herald)
Flames concede five in third, fall to Penguins to begin road trip (Calgary Sun)
Kraken still can’t find first win, fall to Blues in shootout (Seattle Times)
Claude Giroux and the Senators roll to a 5-2 win over the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sharks get a goaltending performance for the ages, but lose in familiar fashion (San Jose Mercury News)
Nashville Predators fall to Boston Bruins: Here's what happened in 3-2 loss (The Tennessean)
Penguins winger Reilly Smith quickly connects with Evgeni Malkin on 2nd line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Morrissey’s big assist from bench (Winnipeg Free Press)
J.T. Miller wanted the Connor McDavid test. He got it. (Vancouver Province)
Ryan Lindgren scratched and Rangers’ defense suffers in loss (New York Post)
Rangers' Lindgren a surprise scratch due to upper-body injury (New York Newsday)
A lot of pride in being a Gopher' as Faber, Knies, Cooley shine in NHL (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ex-Golden Gophers go for it as Leafs take on Wild Saturday (Toronto Sun)
Connor Bedard in good hands with Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson (Montreal Gazette)
Wahlstrom still strengthening knee but says he could play right now (New York Newsday)
Bo Horvat remains happy with ‘tight-knit’ Islanders after Canucks exit (New York Post)
‘Where angels fear to tread’: Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis adds muscle, honors legacy (Raleigh News & Observer)