Hockey headlines for October 18, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Dubois scores in return as Kings rout Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
You can exhale now, Oilers are back with a bang (Edmonton Sun)
Knights stay undefeated, rally for shootout win against Stars (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Alexandar Georgiev helps Avalanche remain perfect with another stellar outing in Seattle (Denver Post)
Sean Couturier scores in long-awaited return to Wells Fargo Center as Flyers roll Canucks (Philadelphia Inquirer)
On special night for Marc-Andre Fleury, special teams go Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Trade with Penguins brings end to the Jack Rathbone experiment (Vancouver Province)
Kirby Dach out for season with ACL and MCL tears, Canadiens say (Montreal Gazette)
There’s something Charlie McAvoy can do to be more like Bruins great Ray Bourque (Boston Globe)
From Pronger to Ekholm, Oilers reputation undergoing a dramatic shift (Edmonton Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes overcome injuries, penalties to post big road win in San Jose (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders put on defensive show in blanking of Coyotes (New York Post)
Kraken put up dud in home opener, fall to Avalanche (Seattle Times)
Oilers score 4 goals in the first period, stomp Predators 6-1 in Mattias Ekholm's return to Nashville (The Tennessean)
Canadiens come out uninspired against Minnesota Wild (Montreal Gazette)
'Who are we to think we're anybody,' says Tocchet after Fright Night in Philly (Vancouver Province)
San Jose Sharks’ Quinn blasts ‘soft, slow’ play after latest home loss (San Jose Mercury News)
Lightning salvage a point from tough opening road trip (Tampa Bay Times)
San Jose Sharks’ parade to penalty box proves costly vs. Carolina Hurricanes (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres scratch Victor Olofsson, shift Peyton Krebs to wing vs. Lightning (Buffalo News)
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos misses a second straight game (Tampa Bay Times)
Dubois bears no grudges, has no regrets (Winnipeg Free Press)
How Mattias Ekholm soaked in his return to Nashville to face Predators at Bridgestone (The Tennessean)
Preds honor returning Mattias Ekholm with tribute video during Oilers game (The Tennessean)
Duhaime, Dewar join select crowd in the Wild's record book (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Red Wings benefitting from balanced offense early on (MLive.com)
Two games into the season, Spencer Carbery shuffles the Caps’ lines (Washington Post)
Injured forward Pavel Buchnevich still sore, doubtful to play Thursday vs. Arizona (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Early returns have been promising for the Erik Karlsson-Kris Letang partnership in Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penalty shot underscores Igor Shesterkin’s Rangers importance (New York Post)
Devils’ Timo Meier on brutal start to 2023-24: ‘[Bleep] happens’ (NJ.com)
Rangers’ Chris Kreider off to hot start thanks to early line chemistry (New York Post)
Blackhawks’ MacKenzie Entwistle hoping to take step forward offensively this season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Defenseman Libor Hajek signs with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘I'm gonna have fun’: Assistant coach Marc Savard brings energy, enthusiasm to Flames (Calgary Sun)
Isles honor hundreds from Farmingdale band community (New York Newsday)