Hockey headlines for October 17, 2019

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Brandon Tanev’s daring overtime goal gives Penguins win over Avalanche (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mikko Koskinen outshines the local kid Carter Hart in Oilers win (Edmonton Sun)
Evander Kane, San Jose Sharks skate past Carolina Hurricanes (San Jose Mercury News)
Ducks power past Sabres with 5-goal outburst (Los Angeles Times)
First real Kaapo Kakko-Jack Hughes battle is finally here (New York Post)
Devils move assistant GM Tom Fitzgerald into assistant coach role (NJ.com)
Golden Knights’ Gerard Gallant to coach 500th NHL game (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Life of Vladi: In the net, in the White House, in the Kremlin (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Auston Matthews has a deadly shot. And now he’s perfecting the one-timer (Toronto Star)
NHL’s Gary Bettman goes from betting opponent to advocate (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ilya Samsonov stands firm as Capitals rally past Maple Leafs (Washington Post)
Sonny Milano’s goal pushes Jackets to win (Columbus Dispatch)
Connor McDavid, Oilers chase Carter Hart and trample Flyers, 6-3; losers fire 52 shots (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘He was making plays for us’: Corey Perry’s debut in the Stars’ loss to the Blue Jackets brought a needed element to the forward group (Dallas Morning News)
'That's hockey right there': Sabres slow to respond to physical Ducks in loss (Buffalo News)
Hutch not clutch in Maple Leafs loss to Capitals (Toronto Sun)
Penguins dress Juuso Riikola on left wing with Jared McCann sidelined (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Close friends and training partners Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon set for clash (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ryan Miller using experience with Sabres to impart wisdom on young Ducks (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks have their 1st victory, but they’re still waiting for Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane to emerge from slow starts (Chicago Tribune)
Red Wings consider ‘tinkering’ with top line in search for offense (MLive.com)
Defence and penalty-kill become black holes for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Kings coach on Adrian Kempe: ‘He’s got to be way more productive than he’s been’ (Los Angeles Times)
Jets' Little on verge of making season debut (Winnipeg Sun)
The Hurricanes are winning but still waiting on Nino Niederreiter to start scoring (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blackhawks’ Brandon Saad enjoying stellar start in unusual role (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wahlstrom has no doubts he belongs with Isles (New York Newsday)
After being sent to minors, Stars hope forward Denis Gurianov can help team the way they believe he can (Dallas Morning News)
Wild coach Bruce Boudreau’s toughest critic: His 86-year-old mum (St. Paul Pioneer Press)